AgriWebb Captures $6.7M

AgriWebb Captures $6.7M

“Home, home on the range. Where an app tracks cattle gains and the best places to graze…” Australian startup AgriWebb, which has built a livestock management platform for ranchers and farmers, just nabbed another $6.7M in its Series B funding round....
Rail Union Negotiations Back Off Track

Rail Union Negotiations Back Off Track

All aboard the strike express! And then back off it. And then… back on? We choo-choo-choose no: A few weeks ago, a strike by railroad workers seemed imminent—until a tentative agreement was reached in the 11th hour (technically, the 21st hour—after a 20-hour...
The High Court’s Hog Debate

The High Court’s Hog Debate

Bacon took center stage at the Marble Palace (aka, the Supreme Court) Tuesday, and the jabs on both sides of the aisle were sizzling. Oral arguments were heard in National Pork Producers v. Ross, with debate over California’s controversial Prop 12 hitting both moral...
Fertilizer Outlook

Fertilizer Outlook

 “It’s harvest time in this little town, Time to bring it on in, pay the loans down…”  Luke Bryan’s lyrics ring true this time of year, especially as farmers bring in one of their most expensive harvests. We don’t need to remind everyone (okay, we will...
Roomba Goes Rural – Autonomous Ag Equipment

Roomba Goes Rural – Autonomous Ag Equipment

Look Ma, no hands: In the ag equipment market, the future is autonomous. Like Babe Ruth calling his shot, manufacturers are putting out their estimates for their fully autonomous equipment to hit production lines. For John Deere, that’s 2030—which means 8 years to...
Missing-ssippi River

Missing-ssippi River

Drought’s bringing barges to a halt on southern stretches of the dehydrated Mississippi River, where bottlenecks and backups are stymying shipments of critical commodities. This new supply chain snafu is showing up due to a dry summer, and is expected to hurt farmers...