Lantern Flies Illuminate Agriculture Risk

Lantern Flies Illuminate Agriculture Risk

The first leaves of fall haven’t yet taken over the sweet memories of summertime. The smoke from the grill, the splashing of waves, and the…. spotted lantern fly sucking the life out of trees rustling in the breeze? Yup. 2022 has been the summer of the spotted lantern...
Purple GM-omatoes

Purple GM-omatoes

GM-omato: It’s a plum! It’s a grape! It’s neither! Plant scientists at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed a purple tomato. That’s right, purple (remember the Heinz purple ketchup of the early 2000s?). The goal of the project was to create a tomato high in...
The Battle of the Valleys: Silicon vs. Central

The Battle of the Valleys: Silicon vs. Central

They’re coming. Agricultural robots (aka agribots) are no longer just a George Jetson future. They are on the move—to the tune of a $17.8B market by 2027 after reaching $6.3B in 2021. What can they R2D2? Weed control, seeding and planting, aerial data collection,...
Black Sea Conflict Blackens Sunflower Markets

Black Sea Conflict Blackens Sunflower Markets

The war in Ukraine is causing a specialty crop and oilseed scramble. Ukraine is the world’s top exporter of sunflower oil. Because of the escalating conflict there, the price of sunflower oil has increased by 64% last week alone, according to official data. The...