The original green sector – agriculture — hasn’t been on the radar for environmental, social and governance investors, given industrial agriculture’s heavy dependence on pesticides, fertilizers and genetically modified seeds.
MarketWatch.com…
El Nino Takes a Toll on US Rice Farmers and Points To Even Higher Prices
Christine2018-07-23T10:21:40-04:00Blame El Niño. The weather phenomenon is causing havoc for US rice farmers and a sharp price spike in the world’s most important staple food may foreshadow possibly higher prices in Asia in the coming months.
TheGuardian.com…
Community Supported Agriculture isn’t just for summer
Christine2018-07-23T10:00:18-04:00Community- supported agriculture, or CSAs, has become a popular way to buy produce, and the concept has expanded beyond just fresh fruits and vegetables to livestock, fish, fiber and just about anything else that can be grown.
ChicagoTribune.com…
Down but Far From Out on the Farm
Christine2018-07-27T16:57:38-04:00Over the past decade, prices for U.S. farmland have boomed, capped by a 20%-plus jump last year in some of America’s most fertile regions.
Barrons.com…
Pricing the Good Earth
Christine2018-07-23T10:20:11-04:00In the rush for hard assets over the past few years, some investors have planted farmland in their portfolios hoping to harvest nice gains.…