by Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
So you want to become an organic farmer? You’re not alone. In fact, you’re part of a trending practice that’s worth billions of dollars. Analysts have pegged industry growth among organic farms at just over 6%. That may not sound too impressive until you realize that...
by Admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Many of the famines that have plagued Africa over the past four decades have not come because of lack of rain, but because of deteriorating soil quality. That claim runs counter to the conventional wisdom spun everywhere from media outlets to political commentary. Yet...
by Admin | Nov 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Many farmers struggle to meet their financial obligations relying on traditional cropping and livestock husbandry. That’s necessitating the search for alternative sources of revenue generation. If you already do that, you’re not alone. Nearly half the 687,000 farming...
by Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of climate change are everywhere these days. It’s hard to escape predictions about global warming with its apocalyptic images of melting ice caps, rising water levels, and violent storms. Meanwhile, in your ag newsfeed, you’re...
by Admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance
You wake up just before sunrise, the birds and insects just beginning their paean to the earth’s damp fertility. After putting on comfortable clothes, you start up a pot of coffee. You’re ready to start farming. So, you turn on your smartphone, and scroll through the...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance
Need to manage your farm from afar? Measuring rainfall? Wondering about your soybean yield, or figuring out when to sell your corn? Whatever you’re doing, there’s an app for that. But the catch is, you have to know about the apps to take advantage of these...
