Pork’s Predicament

It’s been a bumpy ride for the pork industry recently. And while the attitude has been a bit doom and gloom, things are starting to look up. Processing lines slowed down on June 30, after a ruling based upon the USDA New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) which struck...
Ag’s Phishing Problem

Ag’s Phishing Problem

The only thing standing between you and your weekly bread purchase might actually be… a farm cooperative’s software firewall. Iowa-based New Cooperative Inc. was the victim of a cybersecurity attack last weekend. According to Bloomberg News, the co-op received...
Red, White, and Brew

Red, White, and Brew

Your morning brew may soon look a little more red, white, and blue. Thanks to some enterprising farmers, a forward-thinking American coffee company, and a changing climate, coffee farms are popping up in Southern California—and this may be just the beginning. Give me...
Carbon Solution Craze Continues

Carbon Solution Craze Continues

At least eight companies have launched a carbon credit program in just the past two years. And the carbon solution craze continues. Most recently? EarthOptics, a U.S. soil mapping startup aiming to reduce farmers’ carbon release, just raised $10.3M in a Series A...
Arm(yworm)ed and Dangerous

Arm(yworm)ed and Dangerous

As if producers were looking to fight yet another challenge this growing season… a battle-tested pest has arrived. Fall armyworm moths hopped on a cold jet stream and rode out of the South, landing in northern states like Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio, and leaving a path...
Post-Bathroom Break Routine…

Post-Bathroom Break Routine…

After 15 days of intense training at an indoor lab in Dummerstorf, Germany, 11 out of 16 Holstein calves hit a milestone that stormed the global news cycle and made every Holstein proud. They learned how to potty (No. 1 only) in the “MooLoo,” a small,...