This episode of the Daugherty Water for Food podcast features Babak Safa, a postdoctoral research associate with the Water for Food Global Institute who specializes in agricultural meteorology, micro-meteorology and vegetation-atmosphere interaction. Safa analyzes eddy covariance flux data from installed systems to support remote sensing based model verification and water productivity estimates for several agricultural and natural ecosystems and projects …
ZimmCast 672 – Farmers Edge Smart Carbon Program
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Carbon seems to be the big (C) buzzword lately. In the last couple weeks I’ve lost count of how many announcements I’ve received on this subject in my inbox. One of those was from Farmers Edge that announced the company’s new Smart Carbon program. You can find the announcement and more about this program …
Global Launch of Agoro Carbon Alliance
Just recently Yara announced the commercial launch of the Agoro Carbon Alliance, a global business created for farmers to earn additional revenue through positive climate action. The company held a virtual launch event today which with participants from all over the world. The event featured speakers from all parts of the alliance including farmers who are adopting carbon cropping practices …
MyLand Welcomes Vice President of Operational Planning to Help Spearhead Regenerative Agriculture Mission
Jonah Parker to Assist in Advancing Progress for Soil Health Company (May 21, 2021 – Phoenix, AZ) MyLand Company, LLC (“MyLand”) announced today Jonah Parker as Vice President of Operational Planning. In this role Jonah will oversee the development and roll-out of MyLand’s regional Soil Health Center network. The Soil Health Centers are key to MyLand’s soil health mission and …
Shooting Hunger Expands Support to the Entire State in 2021
Annual fundraising event will donate funds to food banks in 95 Tennessee counties During what was one of the hardest years for the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Tennessee saw a 26.6% increase in food insecurity with every 1 in 6 adults needing food support. Shooting Hunger, an annual fundraising event that helps feed hungry Tennesseans …
Register: Webinar Explores Lessons Learned From The 1980s Farm Crisis For Today’s Ag Business Leaders
Go beyond the popular “Escaping 1980” podcast to improve your decision making AEI Premium invites agricultural decision makers to participate in a virtual event exploring lessons learned from its “Escaping 1980” podcast to be held on March 3 at 1 pm eastern. Farmers, agribusiness leaders, farm policy wonks, and students can click here to register for the free webinar. Agricultural …
2021 Top Producer Summit
This year’s Top Producer Summit is “Breaking New Ground” both online and in person. This annual event features topics important to the nation’s most productive and growth-oriented producers as well as sessions and speakers. This virtual newsroom will contain photos and interviews over the course of the events. This virtual ag newsroom includes links to digital media content available free …
ZimmCast 665 – All About AgWiki
In this edition of the ZimmCast we’re going to learn about AgWiki from CEO, Randy Krotz. AgWiki is a community of farmers, researchers, nutritionists, and consultants seeking to discover solutions to sustainability and world hunger…socially. Randy will talk about the startup venture and what the mission is, as well as how you can get involved and even help with the …
FarmlandFinder Announces Online Farm Sale-Leaseback Program
As a part of its mission to make land sales simple, instant and online, FarmlandFinder is announcing a sale-leaseback program as a part of its online marketplace for farmland. “Talking with farmers, there is a contagious curiosity to find ways to unlock equity that’s tied up in their land without giving up control of the property or taking on additional …
Land O’Lakes Sustainability Business Truterra Launches TruCarbon™, the First Farmer-Owned Carbon Program
TruCarbon Promises Streamlined Experience for Farmers; Novel Approach for Buyers to Incentivize Change at Scale TruCarbon Launching With Microsoft as First Secured Buyer Arden Hills, Minn., February 4, 2021 – Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business and subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives, today announced the launch of TruCarbon, a transformational new carbon program that will …
AgWiki Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Through StartEngine
AgWiki, a new tech company in the field of agriculture information, announces the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine https://startengine.com/agwiki. Even with nearly one billion people worldwide working in the agricultural industry, there are still over 700 million people going to bed hungry every night. AgWiki aims to help solve this problem by being a central place where …
MERGE ORGANICS LAUNCHES MERGE MARKETPLACE
New platform is connecting buyers and sellers of organic products to grow the organic food sector Buyers and sellers in the organic food sector now have a new way to work together. Merge Marketplace, a new platform designed to connect organic producers with buyers of organic products, is now live. Buyers can list what they are in search of, while …
AgTech Startup Traction Launches New Accounting Solution For Farmers
(AUBURN, IN January 14, 2021) — Traction™ announced today the launch of a new cloud-based farm accounting application. This first release gives farmers an easy way to manage their day-to-day cash accounting transactions from any connected device including phones and tablets. Until now, farmers have had to choose between non-farm specific applications or legacy desktop software to manage financial information …
BENSON HILL COLLABORATES WITH ROSE ACRE FARMS TO EXPAND SOYBEAN PROCESSING CAPACITY AND BUILD OUT SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
The partnership opens new pipeline for plant protein ingredients and supports Benson Hill’s plans to scale soybean production and grower relationships Benson Hill, a food tech company unlocking nature’s genetic diversity with its leading food innovation engine, announced today a collaboration with family-owned Rose Acre Farms to optimize its soybean processing capacity in Seymour, Indiana, and build out the supply …
Jimmy Frederick Sets New World Record for Dryland Soybeans
Nebraska farmer grows 148.8 bu/A soybeans to break his own record For the second time in three years, Jimmy Frederick has set a new world record for rain-fed soybeans, producing 148.8 bu/acre over a five acre area on his Rulo, Nebraska farm. This tops his own mark of 138 bu/A set in 2018 in the very same field. Supported by …