USDA: As livestock producers expand, they buy rather than grow feed
Trends toward the consolidation and specialization of US livestock also lead producers to purchased feed instead of growing or mixing it on site, says USDA.
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Crop yield enhancement ag tech company raises $5m in funding
BioLumic is seeking to expand its work with ultraviolet-based aimed at boosting crop yields after closing a series A financing round.
New report documents soy-linked deforestation in Argentina and Paraguay
Large commodity traders, Bunge and Cargill, are displaying “intentional ignorance” about purchasing deforestation-linked soy from the Gran Chaco region in South America, alleges Glenn Hurowitz, CEO of US based not-for-profit group, Mighty Earth.