U.S.-Friendly Fertilizer News

U.S.-Friendly Fertilizer News

Some potentially favorable news for U.S. fertilizer producers came this week, when the Department of Commerce ruled that imported urea ammonium nitrate fertilizers were unfairly subsidized and dumped in the U.S. at below-market prices. It’s not all good news. While...
Smarter Scarecrows Guarding Grapes

Smarter Scarecrows Guarding Grapes

Thanks to a team of researchers at Washington State University, scarecrows just got a lot smarter. Through automated drone technology and vision systems, the team’s drone design can identify and scare away birds that seek to do damage to grapes. Feeding frenzy: Birds...
The U.S. to Foreign Farmland Seekers:

The U.S. to Foreign Farmland Seekers:

  The “do not buy” list just got a little longer. Language approved by the House Appropriations Committee intends to stop a group of not-so-friendly foreigners from finding farmland in the U.S., including companies from Russia, China, North Korea, and...
Rice Is Not Looking Nice

Rice Is Not Looking Nice

Rice balance sheets are on the brink, according to Texas A&M’s Agriculture and Food Policy Center. Pressure’s on: Rice’s infrastructure and market go against the grain from other commodities. Input prices have climbed across the board, but rice hasn’t seen...
99 Problems But Methane Ain’t One

99 Problems But Methane Ain’t One

U.S. and Australian company CH4 Global is making waves with its first commercial sale of a seaweed-based product to help reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals. Tell me more: Asparagopsis (not asparagus) is an important ingredient in CH4’s formulation. There’s...