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NEW “Highly Volatile” Zoom Call: Corona, Crop Prices, the Election, and Investments with Tom Willis and Greg Beck. This is one you don’t want to miss as I speak with Tom Willis, CEO at Conestoga Energy; Greg Beck, Senior Vice President of the Grain Division at CGB; and Andy Daniels about some hot topics of debate. Overall, …

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Scientists believe the hope of using pig hearts to solve the chronic donor shortage for humans is now truly in reach. The current wait for most patients is six months or longer, a time span many patients don’t have the luxury of surviving. A new review of hearts harvested for pigs indicates that these transplants …

Soon People Will Be Walking Around with a “Pig Heart” Read More »

Cooks Venture had been working in stealth for many years as they bred and raised a proprietary slow-growth, heirloom chicken, taking into account the health of the animal and the health of the environment. Over the last decade, the team has re-imagined how selective breeding is conducted through more natural criteria and heritage lines, which …

Make Sure You Know the Phrase… “Socially Sustainable Agriculture”. Eventually, it’s Going to Impact Your Operation and Ag Business. Below is a Good Example! Read More »

For the first time in humankind’s history of space exploration, one of the most critical components of our planet will make the trip beyond our atmosphere – dirt. Soil from Earth just hitched a ride to the International Space Station, making it the first time natural, unmodified dirt has been to space. Growing plants in …

Space Station Gets its First Dirt! Read More »

Today is officially the first day of Fall, with Winter officially set to begin on December 21. Before it was called “Fall”, it was called “Autumn”, and before then it was called “Harvest”. While the modern names of winter and summer have been around for more than 1,000 years, the names of fall and spring …

Fall Officially Begins Today! Read More »

The meteorological fall began Tuesday, September 1 and the autumnal equinox occurs September 23, leaving many in the trade looking for temperatures to really start cooling down. Below you will find some guesstimates, the maps show the date when selected cities see their average low temperature first dip to 50 degrees or lower. Of course …

When Should We Expect Our First Freeze??? Read More »

This is one you don’t want to miss as it features Andy Daniels, Carter Williams, John Newton, Darwin Melynk and myself. Overall, we discuss hot topics that are having and will have impact on our businesses and lives including the China trade deal, grain markets, our overall economy, the upcoming Presidential election, the growing wealth gap, …

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Corn, Corn, Corn… What an Amazing Plant! With ethanol demand wavering a bit many of my friends and partners in the ag space are wondering when the next great invention will emerge that uses corn? Let’s hope it happens sooner rather than later:) In all seriousness, corn is truly an incredible plant with an astonishing …

Corn, Corn, Corn… What an Amazing Plant! Read More »

“Camping Apps” Offering Income Streams for Landowners Camping may well end up being the top vacation activity this year with options to “get away from it all” severely limited under the pandemic. It makes sense that tech entrepreneurs have taken notice and are trying to capitalize on the trend with apps that help find camping …

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