Nitricity Raises $20M

Nitricity Raises $20M

Lightning struck for AgTech startup Nitricity—20M times. That’s right, Nitricity, a U.S. startup changing nitrogen fertilizer production, announced last week it had closed its Series A funding round with a fine $20M. It’s electric: Maybe you’re familiar with how...
A Blend of Requests Ahead of New EPA Rule

A Blend of Requests Ahead of New EPA Rule

For the first time, the EPA is working on biofuel renewable volume obligations (RVOs) sans Congress’ statutory numbers. Historically, Congress created a corn (ethanol) ceiling of 15B gallons. This year is a historic opportunity for EPA to blaze a new trail—pun...
Artificial Intelligence, Genuine Solutions

Artificial Intelligence, Genuine Solutions

AI is taking over the world. And for agriculture, that may be a good thing. AI (no, not that AI. We’re talking about artificial intelligence. We know what our livestock friends were thinking…) uses programmed algorithms to “learn” from data, adjusts...
Ship Happens

Ship Happens

Turn on Long Hot Summer Day by Turnpike Troubadours and keep on reading… But first, railroads: While there’s been a bright light in shipping agricultural products by rail in the fourth quarter, a new tide is shifting because of labor. We all remember the potential...
No Dairy Industry FOMO on FMMO

No Dairy Industry FOMO on FMMO

The 1930s have been calling—and they want their dairy challenges back. More than 180 representatives from the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Milk Producers Federation, dairy cooperatives, processors, state dairy associations, and dairy farmers from across...