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Fruits, Vegetables, tree nuts and more USA dependency
The value of U.S. agricultural imports grew by a compounded annual growth rate of 5.8 percent from fiscal years 2013 to 2023. In most...
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Jan 191 min read
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Thinking Globally About Agricultural Universities and Extensions
In the 1960s and 1970s, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) incorporated the land-grant university (LGU) system, with...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Technology can Leapfrog and Engage Youth to Agricultural Schools
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) has received record numbers of applications for admission, including...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Ag Giant Cargill Lays off Thousand of Workers
Cargill said it is laying off 5% of its global workforce, roughly 8,000 workers, as the agricultural giant deals with tepid crop prices...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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The X-Factor for USA New Food Agenda: New Agriculture Secretary and News HHS Secretary
Brooke Rollins , the President elect’s nominee for Agriculture Secretary, is the current president of the America First Policy Institute,...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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USA Farm Incomes Decrease in 2024
U.S. farm incomes are expected to fall again in 2024 and many farmers find themselves facing tighter budgets for next year. The...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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Artificial Intelligence for Long Term Food Supply
30% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to global agrifood systems. If AI is appropriately developed and governed to...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Technology for Global South
During winter months, crops from the Southern Hemisphere help meet the food needs of the Northern Hemisphere. By implementing technology...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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The Global Food Market is expected to reach $9.12 trillion in 2024, with an annual Growth rate of 6.7%.
Ensuring food security is a multifaceted goal inextricably linked to environmental sustainability, economics, global peace and security,...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Tariffs Go Both Ways
Charles Wachsmuth, who helps run a family-owned kidney-bean processor in Menomonie, Wis., said that in 2018, giant bags of kidney beans...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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The effects of further regional banking mergers on Ag lending and economics
Further banking sector consolidation would hold significant implications for lending and the broader Ag economy through: Larger, more...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Data Science Advancements will Benefit the Worldwide Specialty Crop Marketplace
Data science will transform the perishable crop marketplace by increasing efficiency, reducing waste, and optimizing supply chains. AI...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Global Sourcing
The European Commission Joint Research Centre scientific and policy report on short food supply chains and local food systems (2013)...
Agtools Inc.
Oct 22, 20241 min read
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A Farmer Who Knows Phenology can Adapt to Climate Change
It is estimated that more than 70% of farmers have already suffered the impacts of climate change on their farms, also annual climatic...
Agtools Inc.
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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The Global Food Industry Unique Reasons for Losses Exceeding 30%
The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates that about 30 percent of food in the United States goes uneaten at the retail and...
Agtools Inc.
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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AI-driven AgTech and AgriTech will provide Significant Business Impacts for Corporate CFOs.
Data science and AI in AgTech can make Ag CFOs' lives a lot easier —less guesswork, more growth potential . They do so through: Cost...
Agtools Inc.
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Agricultural Lending Practices Evolving through 2025
By early 2026, Ag lending practices will evolve due to a combination of tech advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing market...
Agtools Inc.
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Global Agrifood-Tech Investment will Impact Food Supply Chain
Investment in agrifood-tech startups has hit its lowest point in six years, declining nearly 50% from 2022 to 2023 because of fewer and...
Agtools Inc.
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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USA - Do You Know Where Your Veggies are Coming From?
10 states accounted for 78% of U.S. vegetable sales in 2022, with California alone accounting for 41%. 4 of the top 5 U.S. counties in...
Agtools Inc.
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Globally - Climate Adaptation Underfunded.
Developing countries alone need some $212 billion per year by 2030 to adapt to increasingly inhospitable growing conditions in...
Agtools Inc.
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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