Dairy Farmers to DC: Do Mooore for Milk

Dairy Farmers to DC: Do Mooore for Milk

Farmers of a feather herd together. And that’s just what happened when a motley crew of various organizations gathered together in Washington, D.C to promote a common interest—The Dairy Revitalization Plan. Farmers and dairy groups linked arms in late July to advocate...
Carbon Confusion — A Messy Market

Carbon Confusion — A Messy Market

We mentioned this topic briefly in last week’s Magnetic, but figured the conversation deserved more credit. Carbon dating: No, we’re not talking about aging dinosaur bones. We’re talking about new relationships forming around carbon. Businesses want to be carbon...
Making It Rain (More)

Making It Rain (More)

In the west, “cloud seeding” is helping make it rain in the part of the country that needs it most. Not new, but being improved, cloud seeding was first introduced in the 1940s. When it’s performed by airplanes, “silver iodide, various salts, or...
Precision Ag’s Potential Bugs

Precision Ag’s Potential Bugs

University of Nebraska-Omaha professors are turning up the heat on the ag industry for turning a cold shoulder to cyber security. In a widely shared POV, they point out that the ever-increasing adoption of precision ag opens the door to attacks on farm equipment that...
U.S.-Taiwan-China Tension Triangle Intensifies

U.S.-Taiwan-China Tension Triangle Intensifies

U.S. and Chinese relations are tai-ed up in tension after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. But, China is still buying U.S. ag products… for now. Refresher: Since Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, China has purchased at least 262K tons of U.S. soybeans and 133K tons of...