Row-crop states generally have experienced lower bankruptcy levels compared to states in the Northeast and Southeast, where specialty commodity markets tend to experience more volatility.
A two-year study by researchers with the SureHarvest technology platform pegs the CO2 equivalent emissions of 1 lb. of mushrooms at just 0.7 lb. – far below many other crops.
Though agriculture has become increasingly volatile during the last decade and risk management has never been more critical to farm and ranch sustainability, farmers are lucky.