You Won’t BeLEAF What this $11.3M is For

You Won’t BeLEAF What this $11.3M is For

Leaf Agriculture has raised $11.3M in funding as the company sets out to create the mecca of agricultural data. Who? Leaf Agriculture is a farm data management platform that aims to change how producers farm. Think of it as a central hub for all the data from all of...
New Carbon Tale Featuring (Grass-Fed) Cow Tails

New Carbon Tale Featuring (Grass-Fed) Cow Tails

We all love a good grass-fed, grass-finished beef cattle carbon emissions story—and JBS Farm Assurance, along with IntegrityAg and the Australian Meat Processor Corporation came in clutch with just the tale. Once upon a time: There were 176 carbon footprints from...
Pouring Funds into Water Conservation

Pouring Funds into Water Conservation

Funds for farmers to keep farming—but with less water—are headed west.  Downpourload: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an effort to save up to 50K acre-feet of H2O across 250K acres of traditionally irrigated farmland. Think drought-impacted places like...
U.S. Milk Output Up, Farms Down

U.S. Milk Output Up, Farms Down

A recent USDA study highlighted changes in the U.S. dairy industry.    Facing the moo-sic: The number of dairy farms are declining. Yet U.S. milk production continues to rise as industry consolidation and technological advancements increase output.  The USDA’s...