Published Mar 30
If you are a farmer, rancher, grocer, processor, etc. , and you have specific needs and hurdles that you feel like need to be addressed, please email us at fs6@foodsystem6. org and add to our “haves/needs” document here. Summary of Needs In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing a variety of challenges emerge for the farmers, ranchers, processors, and producers that are working across US agriculture to keep our country fed. As “shelter-in-place” mandates stir up consumer worries and instigate stockpiling across the country, small-mid sized farmers and ranchers are coming face-to-face with a variety of challenges across inventory, infrastructure, and cash flow...
Categories: Agribusiness, Beef, Organic Row Crops
Published Mar 9
A grazing system, when done correctly, can assist rangeland managers in achieving management objectives. They can both boost production as well as reduce their overhead costs. Selection of the proper type of system depends on understanding the unique combination of different aspects that go into range management. Things like the topography, soil type, the particular animal involved have to be balanced in order to get the best results. Whether intended or not if you have animals grazing in a pasture then you already have a grazing system in place...
Categories: Beef
By Darren Chan
Published Jan 2, 2019
Introduction of MycorrhizaExcessive dependence on chemical fertilizers can result in the destruction of a large number of beneficial microbial communities in the soil and a decrease in soil activity. To improve the current soil ecosystem with serious damage and improve soil fertility, it is imperative to supplement soil beneficial microorganisms. The application of microbial fertilizer is the most direct and effective method. Symbiotic bacteria are fungi that need to grow with plants, but do not harm plants and they are beneficial to plant growth. The symbiotic bacteria can grow together with the roots of some plants to form a special symbiont-exogenous mycorrhiza, which exchanges substances with each other through the mycorrhiza...
Categories: Agribusiness, Beef, Corn
Published Aug 8, 2018
Hello Everyone,My name is Mike Jarmus and I am a senior analyst with the Martec Group a market research company in the Detroit, MI area. We are conducting a study on animal nutrition and feed habits by farmers in North America. We are looking for about 15-20 minutes of you time at your convenience for a brief phone survey. We are paying $100 per an interview for that time or we can donate it to a charity of your choice in your name. We provide payment via check, PayPal or Venmo...
By Animal Nutrition and Feed Study
Published Aug 8, 2018
Hello Everyone,My name is Mike Jarmus and I am a senior analyst with the Martec Group a market research company in the Detroit, MI area. We are conducting a study on animal nutrition and feed habits by farmers in North America. We are looking for about 15-20 minutes of you time at your convenience for a brief phone survey. We are paying $100 per an interview for that time or we can donate it to a charity of your choice in your name. We provide payment via check, PayPal or Venmo...
Published Jun 13, 2018
Going Private and Leveraged BuyoutGoing private refers to the transformation of a public corporation into a privately held firm. A leveraged buyout (LBO), financed largely by borrowing, is the acquisition of the stock or assets of a public company by a small group of investors. The buying group may be sponsored by buyout specialists or by investment bankers. A variant of the LBO going-private transaction is the management buyout (MBO) in which a segment of the company is sold to its managers. Since 1981, unit MBOs have represented more than 10 percent of total divestitures...
Categories: Agribusiness, Beef, Soybeans
Published Mar 30
If you are a farmer, rancher, grocer, processor, etc. , and you have specific needs and hurdles that you feel like need to be addressed, please email us at fs6@foodsystem6. org and add to our “haves/needs” document here. Summary of Needs In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing a variety of challenges emerge for the farmers, ranchers, processors, and producers that are working across US agriculture to keep our country fed. As “shelter-in-place” mandates stir up consumer worries and instigate stockpiling across the country, small-mid sized farmers and ranchers are coming face-to-face with a variety of challenges across inventory, infrastructure, and cash flow...
Categories: Agribusiness, Beef, Organic Row Crops
