by Becca Frazier | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
In general, the farm economy is faring well so far into 2023—but there’s no lack of interest in the future. Literally. Farmers are feeling the heat from higher interest costs, which are showing up as loans with rates 3.5 to 4.5 percentage points higher to start 2023...
by Becca Frazier | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bump, bump, bump went the brakes: The transportation industry is a bit bumpy right now. An index that measures logistics and transportation health hit an all-time low in March. Truck, ocean, and rail have been thwarted by lasting impacts from the pandemic and labor...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Becca Frazier | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
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