by Becca Frazier | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Where’s the water? Irrigation accounts for 70% of total global freshwater use. The UN is forecasting a 40% shortfall in freshwater resources by 2030. That presents a real problem. Irrigation innovation: Enter Lumo. Lumo is a smart-irrigation startup looking to address...
by Becca Frazier | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The EPA just got served. Objection, Your Honor: Last Wednesday, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) sued the EPA, challenging its E15 emergency biofuels blending waiver. The CBD claims the EPA didn’t “fully assess” the damage the rule would have on...
by Becca Frazier | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Increased nitrogen fertilizer tariffs are out, and U.S. agriculture groups are celebrating. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled it wouldn’t impose additional tariffs after CF Industries filed a petition for urea ammonium nitrate tariffs on imports from...
by Becca Frazier | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s nothing sus about tracking sustainability. An Argentinian company is making it easier for farmers to monitor their sustainability methods and make buyers aware of the things they’re doing to put the “sustain” in sustainability. A funding round of...
by Becca Frazier | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Big chicken is reportedly on the verge of plumping up. And all the investors said, “It’s about time.” Refresher: Last August, Sanderson Farms announced a “joint venture” between Cargill and Continental Grain Co. to acquire the country’s third...
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