USDA to Dole Out Climate-Smart Cash

USDA to Dole Out Climate-Smart Cash

by | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

On Monday, the USDA shared plans to send more green to farmers growing cleaner, greener pastures. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is a voluntary, incentive-based program. It’s pushing $1B towards producer-led, diverse pilot projects to curb climate...
Temps Freeze Out Florida Fruit

Temps Freeze Out Florida Fruit

by | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

The last week of January brrrrrrought a cold snap to Florida. The record low temperatures damaged many crops and left farmers scrambling to protect them. Crop damage assessment is currently ongoing. A soundbite: “It will take some time to fully understand the...
ADM: Can I Have Flies With That?

ADM: Can I Have Flies With That?

by | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

Sometimes we feed our pets better than we feed ourselves, but a new partnership might test that sentiment. And it just might bug you. French flies: France-based InnovaFeed is partnering with Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) in Illinois to provide some tasty treats to...
Food Chain Meets Blockchain

Food Chain Meets Blockchain

by | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

Blockchain technology isn’t just for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: applying it to food traceability is closer than you think. How close? Try November, when the FDA is scheduled to finish writing the rule requiring the food industry to keep and update records on supply...
Have you Herd? Shrink’s the Word.

Have you Herd? Shrink’s the Word.

by | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

Where’s the beef? Apparently not on farms… at least not as many head as there were last year. That’s according to the Cattle Inventory Report just released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In fact, the size of the U.S. cattle herd is smaller...