by Travis Martin | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
With a major investment in Bloomfield Robotics, Kubota is stepping up for smart ag, and targeting tree and vine crops. The joint investment with SVG Ventures was made through the THRIVE Accelerator Program. Bloomfield brought in a total of $1.8M in its first funding...
by Travis Martin | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tyson Foods is beefing up its capacity and investing in automation. Spoiler alert, it’s nothing to bawk at. By the numbers: Tyson has committed $1.8B to increase capacity in the next 2 years. During this time, 12 new plants will start operations, lifting production to...
by Travis Martin | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prices at the pump have been an ouchie lately for consumers. The seven-year high in gas prices is felt across the nation, spurred by how little we needed fuel in 2020 (for obvious reasons). And on the biofuel front, the drop in demand and the increase in cost of...
by Travis Martin | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cue the wedding bells. xFarm and Farm Technologies merged their digital ag platforms to become xFarm Technologies. The Italian company will offer artificial intelligence and Internet of Things solutions to their 80,000 farms and 1M hectares. To help ease farmers into...
by Travis Martin | Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s a regulatory tug-of-war. Animal welfare advocates have sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for not having final Proposition 12 rules in place for its January 1, 2022 effective date. On the flip side, the National Pork Producers...
by Travis Martin | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
“There’s reasons to finally be upbeat in dairy.” That was Dan Basse, president of the Chicago-based AgResource Company, at the recent Agricultural Bankers Conference. And with 2021 dairy exports tracking toward setting a new record, dairy definitely has a reason to be...
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