Farm Households Depend on Non-Farm Income

Farm Households Depend on Non-Farm Income

It’s no surprise that the vast majority of farm households rely on off-farm income sources—but the number may shock you. A study commissioned by CoBank and facilitated by researchers at the University of Missouri recently found that 82% of farm household income comes...
Biotech: Big Boost by Big Green Tractors

Biotech: Big Boost by Big Green Tractors

It must be payday. ‘Cause InnerPlant just cashed in. Takin’ it to the bank: InnerPlant, the California-based AgTech startup, just secured a cool $16M in a Series A funding round. And a high-profile ag industry giant led this round of funding… you may have...
JBS Oinks Out a Settlement

JBS Oinks Out a Settlement

Woo, pig sue…y. JBS is back in court to settle a price-fixing case dealing with consumers—an un-porcine-ite event for them. Emptying the piggy bank: In 2021, JBS reached a $24.5M agreement that went to direct purchasers, and this year, they added $20M to their tab in...
Purple GM-omatoes

Purple GM-omatoes

GM-omato: It’s a plum! It’s a grape! It’s neither! Plant scientists at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed a purple tomato. That’s right, purple (remember the Heinz purple ketchup of the early 2000s?). The goal of the project was to create a tomato high in...
Climate-Smart’s Ready to Start

Climate-Smart’s Ready to Start

The USDA is handing out dolla dolla bills to 70 lucky applicants to the Partnerships of Climate-Smart Commodities program. Those winners will now go on to increase U.S. ag’s competitive advantage and build wealth in rural America. ICYMI: The USDA originally dedicated...