By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC The work week ended with an extremely sobering read. A brilliant article by Carl Zulauf from Ohio State University, and the University of Illinois’s Gary Schnitkey, Joana Colussi, and Nick Paulson, which was just published in farmdocdaily, notes that “the world has added 398 million harvested acres of […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media One may not think too often about just how far our food has come to be on our dinner plate. But considering the recent bridge collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, this has come to the forefront due to all waterway vessel traffic […]
By Claude Flueckiger, Flueckiger Consulting Throughout my career in the agricultural industry, the impact of agriculturalpractices on bees has been an important consideration. Discussions in theindustry often focus on honey bees (Apis mellifera). However, mounting scientificevidence has shown the importance of wild bees as pollinators safeguardingcrop yields and as critical contributors to biodiversity. For biodiversity […]
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners My recent article about sustainability (Global Ag Investing News, March 17, 2022) addressed several aspects of this complex topic, with one of the focal points being that industry efforts regarding this fundamental part of the agricultural investment space were mostly focused on qualitative measures, self-reporting, and on efficiency of […]
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners Sustainability is a challenging and complex topic. It brings to mind something from my law school days that seems on point to the present day. A case was before a panel of administrative law judges on the Federal Communications Commission, and the factual record was extremely complex. In describing […]
By Tatyana Golembovskaia, EOS.com Industrial agriculture implies the cultivation of a small number of varieties in large volumes. However, this approach, as opposed to growing many different types of crops in small areas, threatens both global food security and the environment primarily due to the intensive use of chemicals. And even with the use of modern technology […]
By Matthew Kruse, CEO of Genesis Investimentos The interest in decarbonizing our society is surging in popularity as investors and advocates look for ways to reverse the impact of climate change. This trend is being propelled forward by Wall Street investors who have seen the success of companies like Tesla and Impossible Foods. One research […]
By Stephanie Huff, Huff Communications Natural capital is defined as the stock of natural ecosystems, including air, land, soil, biodiversity, and geological resources. This stock underpins our economy and society by producing value for people, both directly and indirectly. In few places is the significance of this non-monetary capital more apparent than in agriculture. However, […]
By Shannon Bergstrom, Recycle Track Systems Food waste is an economic, environmental, and social disaster. In the United States alone, nearly 40 million tons of food is thrown out every year, which equates to around 40 percent of all produce in the U.S. food supply. Much of this waste is created at the consumer and […]
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital For most new technologies, including those in the food & ag sectors, one of the hardest things to do is move from early adoption to mass market consumption. However, COVID-19 is providing an unexpected boost to the plant-based protein sector. With several meat processing facilities idled or running well below […]
