Bloomberg writer Lydia Mulvany reported yesterday that, “Hurricane Michael is expected to whirl through areas of southern Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, idling chicken and egg farms and fertilizer mines. “Preparations have already begun in Georgia, the No. 1 chicken-producing state, with companies closing down operations early and relocating birds, said Will Sawyer, an economist… Continue Reading
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Hurricane Michael Takes Aim at No. 1 Chicken Producer Georgia
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Veggie-Selling App Meicai is Said to Raise New Capital
Bloomberg writer Lulu Yilun Chen reported yesterday that, “Meicai, a Chinese startup that helps farmers sell vegetables to restaurants, raised at least $600 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management and Hillhouse Capital, people familiar with the matter said. “The money will be used to expand as the startup competes for a bigger… Continue Reading
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Minnesota Startup “Raised Real” Delivers Nutritional Pouches to Assist with Meal Preparation
Kristen Leigh Painter reported recently at the Minneapolis Star Tribune Online that, “Jen Biswas spent every Sunday afternoon chopping, steaming and puréeing foods for her firstborn when he was a baby. “With her second child, now 11 months old, she doesn’t have to. A startup company called Raised Real sends her a box of flash-frozen… Continue Reading
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DNA-altered Soybeans Escape GMO Designation in U.S. Decision
Bloomberg writer Lydia Mulvany reported Friday that, “For Pete Zimmerman, a Minnesota farmer, the age of gene-edited foods has arrived. While he couldn’t be happier, the hi-tech soybeans he’s now harvesting are at the crux of a long-running debate about a frankenfood future. “Zimmerman is among farmers in three states now harvesting 16,000 acres of DNA-altered… Continue Reading
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U.S. Soybean Exports Plunge in August
Bloomberg News writer Andrew Mayeda reported today that, “The U.S. trade deficit widened in August to the biggest in six months as soybean exports plunged and a measure of the gap with China hit a record, showing how the Trump administration’s trade war is dragging on economic growth. “The gap in goods and services trade increased… Continue Reading
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Despite Elevated Loss Rate Since 2006, U.S. Honey Bee Colony Numbers Are Stable
A recent update from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) by Peyton Ferrier, stated that, “In 2006, large and mysterious losses of honey bee colonies led entomologists to classify a set of diagnostic symptoms as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and spurred major efforts to measure, quantify, and understand pollinator loss. New data show that between 2007 and 2013,… Continue Reading
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Fruit Trees in Orchards Possibly Damaged by Dicamba
Christy Couch Lee reported recently at Prairie Farmer Online that, “In his 81 years, Bill Flamm has seen many changes on his family’s Flamm Orchards in the rolling hills of Union County, Ill. But until mid-July of this year, the leaf curl and tree stress on the orchard’s peach and apple trees was foreign. “Nephew… Continue Reading
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Perspective on the Startup Pitch
In a column posted earlier this week at The Financial Times Online, Andrew Hill stated that, “The pitch — that moment when an entrepreneur briefly has a chance to market their idea to an investor — has acquired a hallowed status in the start-up world, and beyond. “Manuals abound (Pitch Perfect, Life’s a Pitch, Perfect… Continue Reading
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Surging Organic Consumer Demand Led Startup to Establish ‘Indentity Preserved’ Venue
Financial Times writer Gregory Meyer reported yesterday that, “An American entrepreneur is building a wholesale commodity market to meet rising demand for food that is free from pesticides and bioengineering. “Kellee James leads Mercaris, a US company that hosts online auctions for organic or non-genetically modified crops. Hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain and… Continue Reading
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Federal Court Says North Dakota Anti-Corporate Farm Law Constitutional
Last week, the Associated Press reported that, “A federal judge has upheld North Dakota’s Depression-era anti-corporate farming law. “U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland in Bismarck ruled Friday that the law meets constitutional requirements. “North Dakota Farm Bureau sued in 2016 to do away with the law that voters approved in 1932 to protect the state’s… Continue Reading
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