Farm Management Gets More Intelligent

Farm Management Gets More Intelligent

ICYMI… farm operations are getting a whole lot more intelligent, with the $1.36M in seed financing IntelliCulture just secured to grow its farm management platform. Backstory:  IntelliCulture uses IoT devices compatible with a plethora of farm machinery types to...
Pork Producers Push Priorities

Pork Producers Push Priorities

The pork industry ain’t playin’. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and more than 100 U.S. pork producers met with legislators last week to discuss three key issues: labor, foreign animal disease (FAD) prevention, and trade during the spring Capitol Hill...
That Sweet, Sweet Stench

That Sweet, Sweet Stench

Spring planting is underway. And with synthetic fertilizer prices skyrocketing into the stratosphere, #2 is becoming a #1 commodity. Fertilizer fallout: With demand up and supply down, fertilizer prices have officially entered crazy town. Last month, CRU Group out of...
Sea-rious Threats in the Black Sea

Sea-rious Threats in the Black Sea

There appears to be even more risk to human lives and the supply chain from the Ukraine and Russia conflict. More Pacific: The Black Sea serves as a major shipping route for grain, oil and oil products. Floating mines are concerning for the merchant ships sailing the...
Barometer Bummer

Barometer Bummer

Farmers feelin’ input price pain sent the March Ag Economy Barometer plummeting to its lowest point since May of 2020. The first set of specific survey questions on impacts of the war in Ukraine show sentiment is sinking. Farmers predict that input prices will be the...
Bird Flu is Getting Egg-spensive

Bird Flu is Getting Egg-spensive

The Easter bunny may have to find something new to deliver this year… A recent report from CoBank shows that highly pathogenic avian influenza is putting pressure on the egg supply chain this Easter. We can expect increased prices at the grocery store and...