Alan Guebert writes “Farm and Food” Contrary to the woeful baying by Big Agbiz, the United States — and any nation with enough money — will not run out of food this year. This can be said without reservation for two reasons. First, war or no war, there is no global shortage of wheat, the…
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) – Howard Dahl stopped taking farm equipment orders from customers as a shortage of parts and labor and escalating inflation threatened profits for his North Dakota-based firm Amity Technology. He did so even as high crop prices suggested strong demand for the sugar beet and silage machinery his company makes ahead…
* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Reshaping investment away from deforestation is tough – but these changes could help Achille Djeagou Tchoffo is the Congo Basin technical assistant for the World Resources Institute’s Open Timber Portal. Teodyl Nkuintchua is the Republic of…
. With the continued recovery from the coronavirus pandemic increasing consumer demand, and geopolitical events and weather impacting supply of key agricultural goods, should you consider agricultural equipment stocks carrying momentum into 2022? Agriculture Recent News The powered agriculture equipment market encompasses a wide array of products such as tractors, combines, planters, sprayers and other…
Overview: The global market for the agricultural biotechnology market is showing positive signs of making progress from a valuation of USD 44453.4 million in 2018 with a CAGR of 11.40% during the forecast period of 2019-2027. Market Research Future (MRFR) declared that the growing demand for better crop yield, increased inclusion of advanced technologies, and…
Chia Tai Farm by Chia Tai Group, Thailand’s leading innovative agricultural company, has recently launched the latest personal care products from melon extract. This new product line is not only to add value of Thai melon but also to showcase the new solution of food waste management on a sustainable basis. Chia Tai Farm, the…
FORMAN, N.D. — In the fall of 2021, Brian Bjork put the farm equipment in the shed after his 42nd crop, thinking he’d farm another year in 2022. But Bjork (pronounced “Byork”) turned 62 in November 2021, and changed his mind before Christmas. He decided to retire and rent out his farm in southeast North…
Not only is groundwater invisible to many, it is also often unseen in the products we consume. Groundwater is a hidden resource that is slow to replenish, especially when extracted from aquifers in water stressed regions. Agriculture accounts for 70% of human freshwater consumption, and approximately 40% of this is groundwater[1]. Food we consume in…
