Jayson Lusk

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve written and been interviewed quite a bit about the spike in egg prices that we’ve been experiencing. Given the volume of interest in the subject and recent claims of price gouging , I thought I’d pull together some data and do a bit of a deep dive. First, what has been happening to egg prices? The figure below shows the retail price of a dozen large eggs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the wholesale egg price reported by USDA (these are nominal prices not adjusted for

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Grow Link

JANUARY 27, 2023

Precision irrigation is a method of watering crops that uses technology to ensure that the right amount of water is delivered to the plants at the right time. One key component of precision irrigation is the use of substrate sensors, which measure the moisture content of the soil and provide farmers with real-time information about the water needs of their crops.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 26, 2023

Share Tweet This Story’s Impact Broadcast on 477 radio stations Here & Now The Food and Environment Reporting Network · Why extreme weather is making it hard for California farmworkers to put food on their own tables On a brisk afternoon in mid-January, Eloy Ortiz is pacing the back alley behind a white house in Watsonville, California, in the heart of California’s strawberry industry.

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Caff

JANUARY 25, 2023

Every year, we honor change-makers, trailblazers and those giving back to their local food and agricultural communities. From innovative farmers to grassroots organizers, these are the people who give us hope for the future. Selected from nominations that pour in from every corner of California by people like you, this year’s honorees represent the changing face of California farming and a commitment to equity, access and long-term sustainability.

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Fork Farms

JANUARY 24, 2023

Tawny Cowell Director of Nutrition and Facilities at Redding School District in California is focused on providing students with local, sustainable produce through the district’s farm to school program. In 2022, they set the goal of growing 50 percent of the district’s lettuce supply. To accomplish this goal, the district decided to purchase 12 Flex Farms and repurposed an unused space at Sequoia Middle School to house their indoor hydroponic farm.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

Missouri farmers and ranchers increasingly struggle with mental health challenges and access to resources. The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017. With a four-year grant commitment from the MFA Foundation, University of Missouri Extension will have new avenues to support rural communities in need of mental health assistance.

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OECD: Environment

JANUARY 23, 2023

2022 has been a year of environmental milestones, in a world faced with climate change and biodiversity loss. Rediscover our top 5 blogs from 2022 to learn more on a range of topics including ‘green water’, pandemic recovery, Norway’s environmental performance, and the environmental impact of expired medicine. Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water By Aude Farnault and Xavier Leflaive, Water Team, OECD Environment Directorate Although extreme heat, droughts, and floods have been

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Editor’s Note: Agritecture (AGR) spoke with Emiliano Gutierrez (EG), Founder & CEO of Raiz , a vertical farm located in Lisbon, Portugal. An early adopter of Agritecture Designer , Gutierrez successfully opened his farm after using the resources provided to him through the platform. We wanted to learn more about what that journey looked like for him, what advice he has for other entrepreneurs, and what keeps him excited and motivated in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) space.

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Agribusiness Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Prior to 2022, not much thought was given to the treatment of research and experimental (R&E) expenditures under IRC 174 and the companies usually will deduct these costs as incurred. There was an option to capitalize these costs and amortize over 5-year period but none of the clients I had worked for capitalized R&E expenditures under this provision.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Credit: JackieLou DL from Pixabay. Editor’s Note: According to the USDA, agriculture accounted for around 11% of carbon emissions in the USA in 2020. To improve humanity’s impact on the climate, we will need to change the way we approach agriculture in the future. Regenerative agriculture is one of many possible solutions to this issue, but its adoption on a large scale could take time.

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