On the Verge of Full Tractor Autonomy

On the Verge of Full Tractor Autonomy

“These tractors drive themselves these days.” – Almost.  With $7.5M in a Series A funding round led by Yamaha Motor Ventures, a Canadian startup is on the verge of making truly fully autonomous farm equipment a reality. Farm simulator—but in real life: Verge is a...
Dollars for Double-Croppers

Dollars for Double-Croppers

Biden is tryin’ to keep wheat on the table and pull dollars out of the grocery bill in one fell swoop.   His request to Congress calls for a cool $500M to offset rising costs and food shortages related to the war in Ukraine. The skinny: Under the proposal,...
E15 Extravaganza

E15 Extravaganza

Summer’s just around the corner, and you know what that means… Swimming pools, barbecues, and more corn in your gas tank. On Tuesday, President Biden made his way to an ethanol plant in Iowa and made a big announcement: “I love corn. I just love it. We should use it...
Burger King of Cattle and Climate

Burger King of Cattle and Climate

When Burger King isn’t getting into Twitter wars with Wendy’s, they’re supporting cattle ranchers. Whopper of a deal: Burger King, Cargill, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are teaming up to flip the script on climate change. The five-year...
China: Stuck Between Corn and COVID

China: Stuck Between Corn and COVID

China’s zero-COVID policy means zero corn for some farmers who have found themselves locked in and kept out of fields that need to be planted.  It shucks: Smallholder farmers often take winter jobs in cities, and many still remain stranded in those cities. Farmers in...