Spring Agronomy Outlook: A Time to Plant, a Time to Prosper
March 11, 2021 15:06 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Farm supply cooperatives and distributors are positioned to benefit from an active and profitable spring agronomy season driven by high commodity prices,...
Big Idea Ventures Announces Appointment of Senior Advisors to Generation Food Rural Partners Fund
March 02, 2021 10:30 ET
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Big Idea Ventures, LLC
NEW YORK, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Big Idea Ventures LLC today announces the appointment of Bette Brand, former Deputy Under Secretary for USDA Rural Development and Bill Northey, former...
Weak U.S. Dollar Benefits Some Agriculture Commodities, But Not All
February 25, 2021 13:15 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The value of the U.S. dollar weakened substantially since March 2020 and is expected to experience modest deflation in 2021. A weaker dollar generally makes...
Former General Surgeon, Dr. RL Carroll, Reflects on Rural Upbringing, Faith, and 50-Year Medical Career in Riveting Memoir
February 15, 2021 07:15 ET
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WestBow Press
CLEWISTON, Fla., Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After spending 50-years as an accomplished general surgeon, Dr. RL Carroll, now retired at the age of 78-years-old, is reflecting on his life and...
Distributed Energy Resources Evolve the Role of Electricity Suppliers
February 09, 2021 14:21 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retail electricity prices have continued to rise over the last decade, despite the declining costs associated with generating electricity. Moreover, severe...
Big Idea Ventures Launches New Fund to Commercialize University IP and Grow Rural Economies
January 28, 2021 10:00 ET
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Big Idea Ventures, LLC
NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Big Idea Ventures LLC, the global leader in early-stage alternative protein investing, announces the launch of the Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP)...
Uneven Recovery in U.S. Foodservice Sector Implies the Same for Animal Protein
January 27, 2021 17:00 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As COVID-19 spread across the country last year, it spurred the “great grocery grab of 2020” - a shift to at-home food consumption not seen since the early...
Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Announces Its Largest-Ever Funding Opportunity for Early Stage Nursing-Driven Interventions
January 26, 2021 12:07 ET
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Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation (RAHF) today released two Requests for Proposals (RFP) – one for grant funding through the Hillman Emergent...
Rural Broadband Auction Results Raise Concerns About Execution, Financial Risk
January 25, 2021 14:51 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The results of the first round of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction left many industry participants...
CoBank Quarterly: Probable Boost in Fiscal Spending Lifts Outlook
January 14, 2021 13:15 ET
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CoBank
DENVER, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The coronavirus still dominates the economy and continues to impact rural industries, but with vaccines rolling out, the virus will slowly loosen its grip...