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Looking Into 2024
This report features important trends that will continue to impact the world economy and farmland management decisions in 2024.
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Brenda Tjaden
How to Bonus ESG in Grain Origination
Markets seeking a feedback loop about soil health and emissions on farms can be served at scale by supply chain partners, provided the right incentives…
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Brenda Tjaden
Biology vs. Chemistry in Soil Health & Fertility
Biological crop inputs are intended to offer farmers substitutes for commercial fertilizers. They tend to disappoint when expected to perform the same.
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Brenda Tjaden
Think Bigger
Regenerative farming is far from a niche practice. At the current rate of expansion, it may soon be mainstream - in fields, and on store shelves.
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Back to the Drawing Board
Big news this week in Europe where Parliament passed greenwashing prevention legislation meant to protect consumers that support legitimately…
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Brenda Tjaden
An Economic Model for Post-Industrial Agriculture
It’s the end of an era. Yield-maximization is no longer the sole driver of economic success in production agriculture.
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Brenda Tjaden
Sheds & Webs
While more people question the sprawling suburbs serving food to households in and outside of cities, interconnectivity is building in short-chain…
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Brenda Tjaden
Beyond Compliance
Centrally-regulated markets hold traders to a certain standard of care in pricing and quality control. The inherent duality in how they operate is…
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Brenda Tjaden
Spotlight on Pep+: PepsiCo Positive Agriculture
Regenerative agriculture is the focus of PepsiCo's detailed, deliberate strategy for reducing emissions across its supply chain. It's a fantastic…
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Brenda Tjaden
Success with Traditional Mixed Farming
It’s a rare thing to start a new farm business around resiliency, regeneration, and education. Here’s how Arlie LaRoche got it done in the most unlikely…
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Brenda Tjaden
Update on Carbon Accounting & Reporting
The key takeaway from CarbonOne’s webinar today on the state of carbon accounting and reporting was that in the coming years, it will be as ubiquitous…
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Pleasing Everyone
Attention investors! Small-scale, single source processors of grains and legumes are few and far between, and they play a critical role in successful…
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