USDA recently announced details for a $470 million excess food purchase program designed to support both struggling producers and families in need. The money will be used by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase a wide variety of produce, meats, and dairy that otherwise may go to waste amid the severe food supply chain …
The American spirit lives on at a 300-year-old, cream-line dairy farm, where a farmer is working around the clock to bottle his own milk after his processor told him to dump it. Locals are lining up to support him. Brown’s Whoa Nellie Dairy farm has been providing high-quality, cream-line milk since the 1700s. He sells …
Dairy Farmer Decides to Bottle His Own Milk Rather than Dump It. Sells Out in Hours. Read More »
As if 2020 didn’t have enough apocryphal stories brewing, we now have the giant Asian Hornets to add to the mix. I’ve been seeing this story circulating around Facebook and other media sites and thought it was worth exploring and sharing some insight on this nasty looking insect. Having landed on American soil for the …
“Imagine you were born in 1900. On your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 20th birthday. 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, …
CORN bears are pointing to what many producers in big production states are calling the best planting conditions they’ve seen in several years. Bulls are pointing to extremely cool temps in the forecast – possibly below 30 degrees – and some important areas where producers have already been planting into cold soil temps. The fear …
Chinese Demand, Crude Oil Continue to Set the Trend Read More »
Solar is being installed at an increasing clip across the United States with large-scale projects looking to farms for the massive tracts of land needed for their development. In fact, I’ve personally spoken with and talked to several landowners who have recently inked longterm leases (10 to 30 years) on +800 acre tracts for between …
What You Need to Know… Big Money Leasing Farmland to Solar Operators Read More »
Nearly five years ago Aleh Manchulianstau, a food scientist, and co-founder of PLANETARIANS stumbled across defatted sunflower seeds, the dry matter left after oil extraction, which because of its hard, woodlike structure, is either completely discarded by the food industry or fed to cows. Manchuliantsau saw other opportunities for this 35% protein ingredient and quickly …
An interesting new report from the Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation (SoAR) shows that investing in agricultural research results in a long-term economic boost for the farm industry. The report comes as U.S. farmers are beset by slew of economic complications and Congress works on additional stimulus measures to address the pandemic-related fallout as well …
New Report Shows Investing in Agricultural Research Delivers Long-Term Economic Benefits Read More »
Chew on this Chinese math… U.S. stocks just finish their strongest month since 1987, at the same time the six-week unemployment total is now +30 million, implying a jobless rate of around 22%, the worst since the Great Depression, and more than twice the 10% peak reached in 2009. Consumer Spending, which accounts for more …
As most of you know, I still own some Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash off the original split. From what I understand, the next “Bitcoin Halving” is about two weeks away. Industry experts aren’t certain of the exact date but many believe it will happen on or around May 12th. Google searches have been creeping aggressively …
Bitcoin Bouncing… What You Need to Know About the “Halving” Read More »
