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Land Line: Oats, Nitrates & Karst, Fraudulent Science, ICE & Ag, Soil Health, Biostimulants, Fertilizer Price Collusion

By Brian DeVore (editor)

January 31, 2026

Opportunity Knocks for Oats in Minnesota (1/28/26) Morning Ag Clips reports that interest in returning oats to Minnesota crop rotations is increasing as a result of a new processing facility being built and research related to the soil health benefits of planting the small grain. Highlights: A new, $68 million food-grade oat mill is expected… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: antitrust • biostimulants • composting • corporate consolidation • corporate control • crop diversity • diverse rotations • diversifying agriculture • fertilizer • glyphosate • Johnson-Su bioreactor • karst geology • land grant research • Monsanto • nitrate pollution • oats • pesticides • public research • Roundup • small grains • soil health

Land Line: Food Monopolies, Soil Sisters, Bird Benefits, Soil Research Cuts, Farm Divorce, Agro-Environmentalist, China’s Soybean Supplier, Nebraska Nitrates

By Brian DeVore (editor)

December 31, 2025

Unsealed Antitrust Complaint Reveals Key Factor in High Food Prices: Corporate Behemoths (12/18/25) Writing in the Minnesota Reformer, the Minnesota Farmers Union’s Justin Stofferahn describes how monopolization of the food industry and failure to enforce antitrust laws has harmed consumers. Highlights: A newly unsealed antitrust complaint provides a unique look at price discrimination in practice,… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: antitrust • birds • clean water • corporate consolidation • crop diversity • farm crisis • farm stress • Fields of Sinsinawa • grassland birds • international trade • monopolies • nitrate pollution • public research • Rick Bieber • soil health • soil science • tariffs • trade war