We watched as 2020 unleashed volatility on our food and agribusiness supply chains. In the fresh produce supply chain, disruptions impacted the seed industry, growers, shippers, wholesalers and retailers. While consumer behaviors and preferences also shifted during...
Transitioning to the Long Term This paper, published in the 2019 Special Issue of the Economic Review, explores how the agricultural sector might bridge the gap between its current state, where commodity prices and revenue generally have been low, to a longer-term...
Author: Dr. Scott Downey, Associate Director and Associate Professor For many years, weather, disruption and unforeseen circumstances have been the root of issues affecting the agricultural value chain. Specifically, this year, excessive rainfall early in the planting...
How does a company that has dominated international growth in other countries approach its go-to-market strategy in the United States? What barriers will they encounter, and what type of partnerships will it take to succeed? Solinftec, a digital agriculture technology...
Can an easily recognizable brand be a disruptor in its own market? Mantiqueira, the leading Brazilian egg producer with sales around US$ 200 million per year deeply invested in the traditional market, is testing the limits to find out with a vegetable-based egg....
Disruption in the food and agribusiness industry has happened and will inevitably continue to extend its touch throughout time. Digital agriculture, increasing consumer demands and Blockchain are simply a few of the changes currently making their way down the pike....
At the touch of a button, a farmer downloads an application to their phone. They open the app, and with another touch of a button, they’ve just ordered drone imagery that will cut costs, reduce chemical waste and precisely spray only the acres necessary in the...
There are a variety of rapid-fire changes happening in the food and agriculture industry, including generational shifts and consolidations in farm business and agribusiness. With these changes and the rise in e-commerce and digital purchases, do relationships still...
The recently released USDA Ag Census report on farm consolidation proves what every farm input supplier has known all along: Farms are getting larger and larger. While the rate of consolidation seems to have slowed slightly in recent years, the trend continues in...
Editor’s note: Dr. William Secor is an economist for CoBank and a former clinical professor with Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business. He played an integral role in the 2017 Large Commercial Producer Project during his tenure at...
