Making it Rain: WaterTech Startup Lands Funding

Making it Rain: WaterTech Startup Lands Funding

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...
Farmers Are Fans of Fertilizer Ruling

Farmers Are Fans of Fertilizer Ruling

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...
Off the (Block)Chain

Off the (Block)Chain

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...
Bok Bok Buyout Back on Track?

Bok Bok Buyout Back on Track?

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...