John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Fruit, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Jobs US, Weather,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag South America,
An efficient and low-cost approach to detecting food fraud
Fraudulent practices in food production, especially false claims of geographical origin, cause billions of dollars in economic damage every year. Botanists at the University of Basel have now developed a model that can be used to determine the origin of food in an efficient and low-cost manner.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Corn/Maize, Economics, Fertilizer,
Agricultural Economic Insights | Breaking Down 2021’s Higher Fertilizer Prices in Five Charts
Fertilizer prices are approaching decade highs. How do higher input costs in 2021 impact farm income? It’s complicated.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Coffee/Tea, Fruit, Economics, Research, Ag South America, Weather,
Colombia’s avocado boom shows the hidden costs of ‘green gold’
As avocados replace coffee crops in many parts of Colombia, scientists warn there are consequences for wildlife.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research,
Best Pig Farming Business Guide For Beginners
Commercial pig farming business is a very popular business throughout the world. It's very easy to start and a profitable business.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research,
Intensively managed grazing can increase profits, improve environment
What is good for the environment can also be profitable for livestock producers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,
COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times
by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, AgriBusiness,
The Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It's sitting on a huge business empire. - Investigate Midwest
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s most profitable farm bureau, influences most aspects of agricultural policy in the state. One profitable loan underscores how large and complex the organization has become.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Jobs US, Coronavirus/COVID,
Dairy farmers forced to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to HGV driver shortage and rising costs and labour shortages
The slim margin on milk and its short shelf life means any small hit to the labour market has a much larger effect on dairy than other products.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Solar panels help French winemakers protect grape varieties from climate change
A roof of solar panels shades Pierre Escudie as he inspects the last plump grapes to be harvested at his vineyard in southwest France, after a year of hard frosts and blistering heat that damaged man…
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