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October 25, 2022
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Brief: Brazil, US can expect a ‘healthier supply’ of fertilizers than last year, says Rabobank
September 9, 2022
Growers may also see “further downward price pressure” on phosphates and potash, though the outlook is less sunny for nitrogen.
Brief: Ukraine conflict puts food security at risk for 3% of global population, says McKinsey
August 17, 2022
War, climatic events, and supply chain strains are putting millions of tons of grain and roughly 1.4 billion people in vulnerable countries at risk.
How can the global agrifood system build resilience amid climate change? Look to Ukraine
June 21, 2022
Panelists on a recent webinar about Ukraine and the global agrifood industry didn’t mince their words when discussing the current dire climate situation.
Brief: Food producers bearing brunt of rising costs vs energy sector as inflation rages on – report
June 9, 2022
Food producer costs were 1.4% higher than consumer costs in the US as of March 2022, according to new research from pricing software company Vendavo.
How to support agriculture in Ukraine to prevent a global food crisis
May 27, 2022
Agriculture in Ukraine is significant globally. Here’s how the international community can help.
Inflation, supply chain challenges drove Q1 2022 growth for crop genetics company Benson Hill
May 23, 2022
Consolidated revenues for the St. Louis, Missouri-based crop genetics company increased 191% to $92.4 million for the quarter.
We must scale US agtech innovation to fight the looming food, energy crisis
April 13, 2022
Members of the agrifoodtech community issue a joint “call to arms” for innovation to mitigate the fertilizer crisis – and a looming food crisis – invoked by the war in Ukraine.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine won’t just disrupt food supplies – but food technologies, too
February 25, 2022
With so much of the world’s food and fertilizer — and tech prowess too — coming from Ukraine and Russia, we’re facing yet another global food crisis.
FluroSat acquires Dagan, becomes Regrow in ‘resilient ag’ & carbon push
February 22, 2021
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
Become more efficient by tomorrow: A guide to farm management systems
February 18, 2021
The ag industry is actively developing farm management systems (FMS), but the abundance of choices may be confusing. New research from AgroHub, AgFunder, and Top Lead seeks to make things simpler.
What satellite data can tell us about war’s impact on farming
September 1, 2020
From Ukraine to Syria to Yemen, satellite data – including imagery and AI-driven analytics – is helping to track the impact of conflict on agriculture.
Fully digitalized farming is nearly a reality. Emerging economies must keep pace
August 14, 2020
Emerging markets that depend on ag exports to the EU, like Ukraine and Kazakhstan, risk being left behind if they don’t keep up with farm digitalization.
Satellite data uncovers 10.6 million acres of illegal farms in ‘Europe’s breadbasket’
March 30, 2020
A recent study from EOS Crop Monitoring identified millions of acres of “shadow” farmland in Ukraine, offering a case study on satellite data’s value in agriculture.
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