The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia could have a major effect on fertilizer availability and prices for the next few years. This is due to the fact that nearly 20% of all global fertilizer exports are from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. While Ukraine has not historically been the major contributor, the country saw a
Regenerative Agriculture is the latest trend in production agriculture, being presented by corporations due to consumer demand. But, what is Regenerative Agriculture? General Mills is one of the first companies to set goals for regenerative agriculture. Their goal is to expand their programs to 1 million acres across North America. Here are the General Mills
Sustainability in Agriculture is one of the big topics of the past few years. There are many definitions. However, all definitions include maintaining successful production agriculture for the present and the future. All must start with and involve healthy soils. Defining healthy soils is possibly the easy part. A recent Successful Farming article included “10
The latest push in Illinois is to add solar energy to the grid to increase the state’s footprint of renewable energy. The state’s goal is to require 25% of retail electric sales be from renewable sources by 2025. What does this require from solar? How many farmland acres will be required? Illinois’ total electricity production
I have written a few articles on Sustainability in Agriculture over the past few months. It is a hot topic in virtually all industries, and perhaps especially in agriculture. This is a consumer driven topic. Why? Consumers want to know that they are purchasing food that helps the environment, improves their health, and improves the
Recently I wrote that “Sustainability” is an un-definable word (“Sustainability in Agriculture: An Undefinable Word”). In it I explained that everyone seems to have a different expectation of this word, and therefore impossible to define. As this special word becomes more important to consumers, perhaps a better way of stating my case is to state
Food Business News recently published an article regarding a forecast by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC). “Each year, our team of registered dietitians, nutrition experts and consumer researchers take a look at what we can expect in the coming year,” said Joseph Clayton, president and CEO of IFIC Foundation. “In 2020, we predict
The “USDA Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade” report indicates that there could be a higher demand for pork and poultry in 2020 due to the extensive outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). The following is the USDA forecast for meat demand in Asia. Due to the extensive outbreak of ASF, higher prices for
A shameless plug for my Alma Mater, Purdue University. This news sounds very positive for treating cancer tumors. Plus, this cold plasma technology may have a multitude of applications. From Purdue University Biological Sciences News, West Lafayette, IN: Cold atmospheric plasma technology, currently the only way to remove microscopic cancer tumors remaining from surgery, has
I receive economic information from various sources, including “Agricultural Economic Insights”. Recently Brent Gloy and David Widmar wrote about the possible biggest issues facing agriculture in 2020. Below are their top 11 issues facing agriculture in 2020. I have added a few additional questions. Do you agree? Farm Income—Several factors including trade wars, MFP payments
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