Reading up on agriculture
5 deep · digging since dec 28, 25
- The Cattle Empire That Turned Out to Be a Giant Ponzi Scheme - WSJ
A former chemicals plant worker ran a $170 million cattle operation that was actually a Ponzi scheme sustained by phantom livestock and fraudulent financial reports.
- Opinion | What the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
The pork industry is pushing a 'Save Our Bacon' provision in the farm bill to block state laws banning gestation crates, overriding voter-approved animal welfare measures.
- Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
Ursa Ag, an Alberta startup, sells tractors with remanufactured 1990s mechanical diesel engines and no electronics for roughly half the price of comparable John Deere models, attracting strong demand from farmers frustrated with right-to-repair restrictions.
- Earl St Sauver
Earl St Sauver co-founded Apollo Agriculture, a company that builds impactful agricultural solutions with admired colleagues.
- I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
A web developer serendipitously buys VidaliaOnions.com at auction and builds a successful niche business selling sweet onions directly to customers.