Enter regenerative agriculture. Dubbed “beyond sustainable,” regenerative agricultural methodologies seek to add to the soil through a self-nourishing ecological system that benefits the environment in the process. A closed-loop system that doesn’t halt humans’ impact on the environment, but reverses it. Is it too good to be true?@f3techMD #regenerative #agritech #agtech #soil...
The average number of bushels of corn per acre is between 180 and 250. This year, Drew Haines of Middletown yielded over 422 bushels of corn per acre, beating Maryland’s state corn yield record and winning first place in the National Corn Yield Contest in the no-till, non-irrigated corn category. @f3techMD #corn...
Hemp’s entry into the legal market has made it a hot new commodity but like any emerging sector, there are plenty of kinks to be ironed out in the years to come. The USDA recently estimated that 20% of hemp lots will exceed the 0.3% THC limit next year meaning that the...
The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. The goals of this program are to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities and increase producer income.You may receive priority if you are a beginning farmer...
Amir Zaidman discusses the key pillars underpinning Israel's strength in foodtech and offers a roundup of some of the recent big moves and funding rounds in Israeli FoodTech and the@f3techMD #israel #foodtech Source: Israel FoodTech: Turning up the heat for 2020 - AgFunderNews...
The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit is a world leading event series focused on the most disruptive technologies transforming the global food system. Now in its 6th year, this flagship event hosted in San Francisco gathers 1500+ of the brightest minds in agriculture. Agribusinesses, food brands, producers, investors and entrepreneurs from over...
Eighteen years ago, I wrote a column (below) questioning the over-used maxim “Cash is King.” My assertion was cash has many advantages over other assets like land, but for farmers, dirt was destiny, that is, a more powerful tool to secure a desired future. Obviously, it had little lasting impact,...
His demeanor might be calm, but Michael K. Stern sees the global challenges facing agriculture today in rather dramatic terms, given the trends in population growth, the need for food and the reduction in land suitable for farming.Thankfully, the cost to gather and store farm data is plummeting while the...
Register for the WebinarLearn more about the OCP Innovation Challenge in our upcoming Info Session Webinar. This webinar will provide details on program benefits which include:Your company getting to work with industry experts to help hone your company's products or services Participating in the 2020 OCP Innovation Challenge Demo Day in San...
Perdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak its name.he meeting last June in a wood-beamed barn in Newburg, Md., an hour due south of Washington, had all the makings of a secret conclave. The guest list...
