by Becca Frazier | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
All aboard the strike express! And then back off it. And then… back on? We choo-choo-choose no: A few weeks ago, a strike by railroad workers seemed imminent—until a tentative agreement was reached in the 11th hour (technically, the 21st hour—after a 20-hour...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bacon took center stage at the Marble Palace (aka, the Supreme Court) Tuesday, and the jabs on both sides of the aisle were sizzling. Oral arguments were heard in National Pork Producers v. Ross, with debate over California’s controversial Prop 12 hitting both moral...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It’s harvest time in this little town, Time to bring it on in, pay the loans down…” Luke Bryan’s lyrics ring true this time of year, especially as farmers bring in one of their most expensive harvests. We don’t need to remind everyone (okay, we will...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Look Ma, no hands: In the ag equipment market, the future is autonomous. Like Babe Ruth calling his shot, manufacturers are putting out their estimates for their fully autonomous equipment to hit production lines. For John Deere, that’s 2030—which means 8 years to...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Drought’s bringing barges to a halt on southern stretches of the dehydrated Mississippi River, where bottlenecks and backups are stymying shipments of critical commodities. This new supply chain snafu is showing up due to a dry summer, and is expected to hurt farmers...
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