Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What's also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a new report.
By Thalia Beaty●
September 29, 2022 at 10:10 am CDT
Truterra's 2022 carbon program open for second round of farmer enrollment
Truterra LLC, the sustainability business of Land O'Lakes Inc., one of America's largest farmer-owned cooperatives, announced the opening of an additional one-month sign-up period for its 2022 carbon program.
Agriculture part of carbon solution
The notion of carbon markets is not new, but has been pushed to the forefront of recent in ramped-up efforts to sequester carbon dioxide.
By Tom Doran●
April 14, 2022 at 4:10 pm CDT
Bayer, Microsoft enter into strategic partnership to optimize and advance digital capabilities
Bayer announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to build a new cloud-based set of digital tools and data science solutions for use in agriculture and other industries, bringing new infrastructure and foundational capabilities to accelerate innovation, boost efficiency and support sustainability across value chains.
Farm & Food File: Running with the big Deere
In an effort to maintain its enviable, 34-year run of labor peace, Deere & Co. and the United Auto Workers recently announced a deal to boost worker pay — by 20% over five and six years, Deere said — to keep the iconic green-and-yellow machines rolling off its 11 assembly lines and through its three distribution centers.
By Alan Guebert●
October 24, 2021 at 6:50 pm CDT
GM teams up with Microsoft on driverless cars
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars.
By Matt Ott●
February 05, 2021 at 10:50 am CST