Mindy Ward
SOIL BOOST: One Missouri company is looking at how adding microbes to the soil in the form of amendments offers the potential to increase carbon sequestrations for farmers. Pluton Biosciences partners with Bayer for a carbon sequestration project.
Barry Goldman has one goal to find the next
Bt-like row crop breakthrough but for carbon sequestration.
“There are a trillion species of microbes, and the industry has been looking at the same 100 for a long time,” the founder and CEO at Pluton Biosciences says. “But for instance, if you keep looking at the same
Bt, you ll never find anything new. We believe we can find the next breakthrough for carbon sequestration because we re looking outside the common organisms. We are looking in the massive diversity that s found in all soil.”
Ag Briefs: WI still top cheese producer
Wisconsin State Farmer
WI still top cheese producer
Wisconsin still leads the pack in cheese production according to the most recent Wisconsin Dairy Products Production report from the USDA that tracks cheese production for Wisconsin and other select states between Jan. 2020 and Jan. 2021.
During this time period, Wisconsin s production of cheddar was up 4%, ranking the state in the top position. Production of mozzarella, however, was down 4.3% - with the decline likely attributed to the slow down of food service purchases during the pandemic.
Production of Italian cheeses also fell 3.5 % in the past year. Overall, Wisconsin s total cheese production was up 0.3%.