‘Blue Room’ exposes FFA members to agricultural tech and innovations
At the National FFA Convention that ended on Oct. 27, student members were able to experience something new to the event: An exhibit and presentation devoted to innovation in agricultural technology called the Blue Room.
Unseasonable cold, excessive rain slow down harvest’s finish
The swath of unseasonably cold temperatures and above-average rainfall stretching from the Upper Midwest and down into Kentucky and Tennessee has slowed completion of this year’s harvest.
St. Louis, K.C. Fed reports reflect lower farm incomes
The U.S economy has heated up, but farm income in the nation’s heartland has dropped for the 19th consecutive fiscal quarter, according to a new third-quarter report from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, which serves parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Inari to open seed foundry at Purdue Research Park in ’19
Inari, a Cambridge, Mass.-based plant breeding technology company, expects to open a seed foundry at Purdue University’s Research Park by Feb. 1, 2019.
FDA, USDA agree to split cell-cultured meat oversight duties
The cell-cultured meat industry will be regulated by both the USDA and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The announcement came in mid-November, after months of representatives from both claiming their agency would be best suited to the regulatory process.
Corporations reach across the supply chain to farmers
With the right technology and corporate partnerships, farmers may be able to boost their income. Consumers want more transparency in where their food comes from and they are often willing to pay extra for it. In order to provide this information, farmers need technological platforms that confidentially record and confirm production practices. They can then enter into contracts with corporations such as McDonald’s and Anheuser-Busch.
