Breadbasket Bottleneck

Breadbasket Bottleneck

As the war in Ukraine nears the four-month mark, agriculture issues are still a major concern in Eurasia’s breadbasket. The good news: Ukraine’s grain, oilseed, and vegetable oil exports jumped a whopping 80% in May (compared to April’s numbers), shipping out nearly...
Agrotools Adds $21M to Its Toolbox

Agrotools Adds $21M to Its Toolbox

Add another tool to your AgTech tool belt. Agrotools raised a crisp $21M, bringing total company value to nearly $94M. The technology and intelligence company for agribusiness provides remote analyses for managing risks and opportunities, with an emphasis on ag...
Lumber Tumble

Lumber Tumble

Lumber prices are going down: they’re yelling, “timber!” Some background: We all remember the high costs of lumber during the height of the pandemic. With supply chain issues and labor shortages, prices went as high as a sycamore grows. Inflation...
Farmers Got the Feels…and They Ain’t Good

Farmers Got the Feels…and They Ain’t Good

There’s a storm a-brewin’. At least that’s what it looked like when the barometer tanked earlier this week. Or to be more accurate, the Ag Economy Barometer. Gloomy forecast: When Purdue University and CME Group released the Ag Economy Barometer report for the...
All the Buzz on Biofuels

All the Buzz on Biofuels

At laaaast. After endless delays, the EPA has finally set biofuel blending mandates for 2022, as well as retroactively for 2020 and 2021, due to the reduced energy demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 mandate: 20.63B gallons 2021: 18.84B gallons 2020: 17.13B...
Wiser Weed Management

Wiser Weed Management

What do Arnold Schwarzenegger and an ag startup have in common? No, it’s not giant muscles or an Austrian accent. It’s that they’re both Terminators—but for ag startup FarmWise Labs, it’s all about using the power of artificial intelligence to terminate weeds....