The Buzz Around Beewise

The Buzz Around Beewise

Investors are buzzing about Beewise, contributing $80M to its latest funding round. Beewise, an Israel-based company with operations in Sacramento, sells solar-powered, robotic Beehomes that use software and AI to protect bees from pests and harsh weather conditions....
Farmers to Lean on Soybeans for 2022

Farmers to Lean on Soybeans for 2022

Planting season is upon us, and U.S. farmers are making planting decisions as we speak. But if you’re expecting to hear that the U.S. will fill in corn and wheat supply deficits, you’ll be disoypointed. Despite grain prices rising as a result of Russia’s invasion of...
Sows in the Supreme Court

Sows in the Supreme Court

It’s no sow-prise Prop 12 is back in the courts. And soon, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge by farm groups. Swine time in the courts: In 2018, California voters approved a ballot measure to give sows and egg-laying hens more room and ban the sale of meat...
Diesel Gets Fired, Ethanol Is Hired

Diesel Gets Fired, Ethanol Is Hired

Dump the diesel and bring on the corn juice. ‘Cause your tractor may soon be running on ethanol. ClearFlame Engine Technologies, the Chicagoland-based startup, recently announced it will be running a field test of its technology on a 9-liter John Deere diesel engine....
Transparent Cattle Markets Getting Muddier

Transparent Cattle Markets Getting Muddier

The cattle market can see clearly now, the bill is done… Well, maybe. The updated version of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act is done. Introduced in November 2021, the bill has mixed support. In one corner, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says...