by Becca Frazier | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
U.S. and Chinese relations are tai-ed up in tension after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. But, China is still buying U.S. ag products… for now. Refresher: Since Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, China has purchased at least 262K tons of U.S. soybeans and 133K tons of...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new startup funding round is maxing the vaxxing… Iowa-based startup Genvax Technologies just brought in $6.5M to continue advancing its saRNA vaccine production, focused at protecting herds from African swine fever and other emerging animal diseases. Bringing home...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
If there were a word for 2022, it would be “inflation.” Unfortunately. You can guess where this is going… Spend money to make money: The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and there’s a lot to unpack. Rather than letting the suitcase sit for...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
ICYMI, the Fed raised interest rates at the end of July after a negative GDP in the second quarter (ouch). Queue Paul Revere on his horse galloping across the countryside shouting, “A recession is coming! A recession is coming!” Not quite? While two...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
AgTech startups just got a major boost. And the new platform is totally rad. The deets: Radicle Growth, a company that builds ag and food tech companies through early-stage investment, just announced its latest project—The Radicle Farm. The new platform gives startups...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ag is long on work and short on labor, with over half of farmers saying they’ve faced labor shortages. Legislative needs and downstream impacts abound. Hired farmworkers make up over 1/3 of total hours worked on the farm. So, they’re a pretty big deal, second only to...
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