Unmanned Autonomous Planes Cut Pesticides and Peril
Rafaela Jinich of Bloomberg reports that Pyka’s Pelican Spray, an autonomous electric crop duster, reduces emissions and chemical use in banana plantations, achieving 96%...
Seawater Desalination Breakthrough Could Save Billions
Derek Smith at the University of Michigan News reports that the University of Michigan and Rice University engineers developed carbon cloth electrodes that efficiently...
French Wine Producers Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest
Nayla Razzouk of Bloomberg reports that France, the world leader in wine production, is salvaging what's left to harvest after bad weather destroyed much...
American Ethanol Exports Hit Record Highs
Karen Braun of Reuters reports that August marked the fifth consecutive month in which a new monthly ethanol export record was set. Braun writes:
Despite...
Farm in New Mexico Secured Rare License to Grow Illegal Crops
Peter S. Goodman of The New York Times reports that after supply chain disruptions that made critical medicines scarce, a federal effort is underway...
America Is Investing Billions in Low-Carbon Energy Ammonia
Scott Patterson and Amrith Ramkumar of The Wall Street Journal report that capturing carbon makes ammonia cleaner, boosting its popularity for fertilizer and fuel. Washington and...
US Farm Belt Headed for Bumper Crop – Few Farmers Celebrating
Kirk Maltais of The Wall Street Journal reports that grain prices have been in free fall since the Covid commodity boom ended, forcing some...
Deep Cuts Announced to Navigate Farm Economy Downturn
Bob Tita of The Wall Street Journal reports that Deere & Co. revealed deep cuts to production and payrolls to avoid prolonged pain from the...
Michigan Farmers Say No Thanks to Covid-Like Response to Bird Flu
Tom Polansek, P.J. Huffstutter, and Leah Douglas of Reuters report that some dairy farmers are resisting state measures by shunning protective gear and leaving research...
America’s Most Productive Farmland at Risk
P. J. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper of Reuters tell their readers that as the Biden administration pushes to build up the green infrastructure, they...