U.S. Corn Sales Drop to a 3-Year Low
Competition from Brazil and Argentina has caused U.S. corn export sales to fall to more than a three-year low, according to U.S. government data released last week. Although corn prices are falling, the number of sales is still declining. In an article from The Times of India author Karl Plume writes, “The sales slump came […]
This Agricultural ‘Moonshot’ Could Change the Future of Food
As scientists are looking to the future, they are challenged with the problem of feeding almost 10 billion people. Thankfully, an elite group of scientist has been brought together for a year long brainstorming session to figure out how to address this problem. In an article from The Washington Post, author Jenna Gallegos writes, “Their […]
Technology Helping Agriculture Flourish
Farmers today are combining traditional farming practices with the power of new technology to create techniques used to improve the entire industry. Without disconnecting from the land, farmers are able to leverage technology to help improve farming practices around the globe. In an article from The Altus Times, author Leilana McKindra writes “For producers thriving […]
How Climate Change is Impacting the World’s Food Supply
Implications of climate change are being talked about around the globe. One of the biggest challenges that we face as a planet is the impact climate change will have on our food supply. While there are people who support climate change and those who do not, the rising planet temperatures are likely to affect the […]
U.S. Workers Vanishing in the Agricultural Industry
Agricultural producers are struggling to find workers that are willing to work long, hard hours. As the wages in the construction or oil and gas industry continue to rise, agricultural producers are finding it hard to keep up. According to an article from The Durango Herald, there simply are not enough U.S. workers who are […]
Farmers Adjusting to U.S. Department of Agriculture Forecasts
As farms across the US prepare for the warm weather ahead, there is a sense of uncertainty among farmers. This uncertainty can be attributed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that net farm income will drop about 9 percent this year, according to an article from The Daily Nonpareil. Author Barbara Soderlin explores the […]
Gene Editing Will Change Modern Agriculture
Corn has been a valuable resource to mankind for some ten thousand years. However the plant itself has mutated, and what we know as corn today hardly resembles the crop first used by Mesoamericans. Thanks to new scientific discoveries, the way scientist study corn is about to change. In an article from KTIC Radio in […]
Myths about Modern Agriculture
Organic farming is widely viewed as a sustainable solution to farming techniques that emit greenhouse gasses and harm the environment. While organic farming can in fact be sustainable, it may not be in certain instances. In a reprinted article on ScientificAmerican.com, David Montgomery, a professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, […]