by Travis Martin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Houston, we have a pest problem. According to the Agricultural Research Service, damages to agriculture by insects exceed $100B each year and account for an annual 40% loss of ag production worldwide. Small creatures, mighty damaging. Working out the...
by Travis Martin | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The plot is thickening in an ongoing battle between rival nut companies, with Touchstone Pistachios gaining a recent foothold against Wonderful Pistachios. In a nutshell: Touchstone Pistachios has been planning an efficiency expansion of a processing facility in...
by Travis Martin | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
New coat of paint, same car: The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard took effect Jan. 1st. You may remember this as GMO Labeling, but the term GMO has undergone a facelift. Instead of genetically modified or GMO, food products in this category will...
by Travis Martin | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Between constant labor and supply shortages, it hasn’t been a Goodyear. The latest shortage in tires has some farmers feeling even more deflated. Fueled by a demand for new equipment, plus the need to simply turn raw materials into a final usable product, the struggle...
by Travis Martin | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sea’s the limit: Seaweed has been slowly drifting into the agricultural world in the form of animal supplements that help reduce methane emissions in cattle, fertilizer, and as an ingredient in a variety of food products like sushi. Seaweed farming is the...
by Travis Martin | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The U.S. meat industry had better raise its sleeve—because it’s about to get boosted. On Monday, President Biden announced the administration would be directing $1B toward the meat industry in an effort to improve competition in what some see as a meat monopoly....
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