The ‘Amazon of Ag’ $nags Cash

The ‘Amazon of Ag’ $nags Cash

The self-proclaimed “leading agribusiness online market in Latin America,” Agrofy, just secured $30M in Series C funding. The Amazon for ag? Pretty close. The online marketplace sells more than 150,000 products (from 17 different categories) for farmers in...
Bird Flu Deja Vu

Bird Flu Deja Vu

European governments are grappling with an explosion of bird flu that’s hitting everywhere—from backyard flocks and bird sanctuaries to large commercial farms. This year’s outbreak is a fowl new strain, and the UK’s chief veterinarian is concerned with year-over-year...
Post-Storm Ag Outlook

Post-Storm Ag Outlook

Deadly tornadoes plowed through six states late last week, killing dozens of people and destroying property and livelihoods. And agriculture, especially in the Bluegrass State, was not spared from the mayhem. Soundbite: “We have a 200-mile swath through Kentucky...
We’re Sensing A Trend

We’re Sensing A Trend

We’re sensing new agricultural companies poised to help the future of agriculture technology. And we’re not pretending to have a sixth sense: we’re talking about AgSensor Solutions and Zyter, Inc. Help this make sense: AgSensor Solutions doesn’t make sensors;...
China Pigged Out On Pork

China Pigged Out On Pork

You know that moment when you realize you cooked way too much food for the holidays? You look around the table and see leftovers for weeks, but you’re in too deep and there’s nothing you can do about it now? That’s the situation the world’s largest pork-consuming...
Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Oh, give me a home, where the 6M wild hogs roam… said no one. Especially not the 1.1M ag producers who are experiencing a Planet of the Apes-level feral pig takeover firsthand. Feral pigs eat and uproot almost any crop, commonly targeting sugarcane, corn, grain...