El Niño Raises Concerns About Global Food Prices and Beyond
September 4, 2023
The impending arrival of this year’s El Niño weather phenomenon, as reported by the Financial Times, has set alarm bells ringing
Agriculture
The latest news about agriculture and farming trends and best practices, as well as soil, crop, and fertilizer management.
Plant-Based Meat: A Healthy Alternative or Dying Trend?
August 18, 2023
Veganism as a diet practice, as well as a lifestyle, is not a new concept. It entered the mainstream culture in
Food Price Increases Go Beyond Inflation
August 2, 2023
Food price increases are coming from all directions—natural disasters likely attributable to climate change, geopolitics, alleged corporate price gouging, and inflation
How Agriculture Is Harnessing the Power of AI
July 11, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being deployed in agriculture to drive tractors, detect weeds, monitor biodiversity, and calculate food waste, ushering in
India Imposes Rice Export Halt, Sparks Concerns Over Global Food Security
July 7, 2023
India, the world’s largest exporter of rice, has ordered an immediate halt to its largest rice export category, in a move
Great plains drought affecting crop prices
June 3, 2023
The Great Plains region of the United States relies on agriculture, producing corn, canola, barley, sorghum, soybeans, cotton, hay, alfalfa, and
Reports: Food inflation finally easing
April 18, 2023
Grocery bills may finally start coming down as March food prices increased at a slower rate than any month in the
USDA climate-smart commodities project aims to reduce carbon emissions in agriculture
April 6, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities last September. The program is aimed at investing in
Anaerobic digestion: the new trend in organic waste diversion
April 5, 2023
Republic Services, a waste management company, recently acquired its first anaerobic digestion facility in Oroville, California. This will allow it to
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