Invasive Plants Are Ticking Time Bombs

Invasive Plants Are Ticking Time Bombs

New research from the University of California, Davis found that an explosion of invasive plants is possible even decades or centuries after introduction. These ticking time bombs could be lying in wait for the right conditions—or adapting to the new...
Moo-ving the Needle on Insulin Production

Moo-ving the Needle on Insulin Production

Cows could give Big Pharma a run for its money.   Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture and the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil are studying how cows can produce insulinfor humans.   Moo-ving the needle: In the study,...
Farm Kids Fretting About FAFSA

Farm Kids Fretting About FAFSA

The FAFSA Simplification Act, which passed in December 2020, is creating complexities that concern college-bound farm kids.   The previous FAFSA process didn’t take into account the value of family farms or the net worth of small businesses employing fewer than...
The Future of Soybean Farming by Meristem

The Future of Soybean Farming by Meristem

The future of soybean farming is now. In what’s being called an “agricultural breakthrough,” the EPA has given Meristem Crop Performance a “go!” on its BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY.    This tech pairs METALAXYL ST fungicide with biocontrol...
Tackling Farm Labor Shortages

Tackling Farm Labor Shortages

ICYMI: One of the largest issues the agricultural industry faces is labor shortages. And those problems have persisted, even as the Covid-19 crisis has subsided.    A bipartisan group of House representatives are trying to address the issue by focusing on the...
Tech Adoption Up for Ag

Tech Adoption Up for Ag

ICYMI: The latest Ag Census is out. Good news – Bushel gave us their recap of agricultural demographics and trends.   Bushel (a software tech company that spends its days developing digital tools for the agriculture supply chain) released its annual State...