Andrew Rose (US)

months are going to be terrifying. With the Ukraine situation, they were very fortunate to get a grain corridor put up in the Black Sea. As you can see, they've been spending a lot of time on their aquatic drones and making sure that's secure. So they're able to get grain out more than we thought.

months are going to be terrifying. With the Ukraine situation, they were very fortunate to get a grain corridor put up in the Black Sea. As you can see, they've been spending a lot of time on their aquatic drones and making sure that's secure. So they're able to get grain out more than we thought.

The issue was when they were doing it over land through Poland and the rest of Europe, all that glut of grain then drove prices down. So there was some reluctance to accept that grain coming across the borders. We'll see. It's not necessarily the food. It's the inputs. It's the fertilizers. And where are the precursors of those fertilizers coming from?

The issue was when they were doing it over land through Poland and the rest of Europe, all that glut of grain then drove prices down. So there was some reluctance to accept that grain coming across the borders. We'll see. It's not necessarily the food. It's the inputs. It's the fertilizers. And where are the precursors of those fertilizers coming from?

The majority are from Ukraine or Russia or China. So the next 18 months will be a little bit bumpy. I'll leave it at that before I get too dystopian.

The majority are from Ukraine or Russia or China. So the next 18 months will be a little bit bumpy. I'll leave it at that before I get too dystopian.

One thing I do want to add to that, in terms of the heat and the environment and what's going on, there are some really interesting advances in genetics, both for proteins as well as for plants. I think it's probably common, we've developed a short-statured corn, which has a thicker stalk, same ear yield, but it resists a lot of those wind storms that come across the Iowa and Illinois and Indiana.

One thing I do want to add to that, in terms of the heat and the environment and what's going on, there are some really interesting advances in genetics, both for proteins as well as for plants. I think it's probably common, we've developed a short-statured corn, which has a thicker stalk, same ear yield, but it resists a lot of those wind storms that come across the Iowa and Illinois and Indiana.

And Illinois came out with a strain of corn, I believe it was about two years ago, that requires 25% less water because now there's an abundance of carbon dioxide in the air that it can absorb. And it doesn't need all that water, but it hasn't evolved fast enough to reduce its water uptake. So through engineering, we're able to assist it in that function.

And Illinois came out with a strain of corn, I believe it was about two years ago, that requires 25% less water because now there's an abundance of carbon dioxide in the air that it can absorb. And it doesn't need all that water, but it hasn't evolved fast enough to reduce its water uptake. So through engineering, we're able to assist it in that function.

And I'm sure you've heard about the slick gene that we've got in the beef cows. So now we can have beef cows existing on a planet with an ambient temperature of 120 degrees. And I've heard rumors that dairy is not far behind on that one. So the piece there is making sure that we've got soy and other crops that can then feed the livestock that can exist on that planet as well.

And I'm sure you've heard about the slick gene that we've got in the beef cows. So now we can have beef cows existing on a planet with an ambient temperature of 120 degrees. And I've heard rumors that dairy is not far behind on that one. So the piece there is making sure that we've got soy and other crops that can then feed the livestock that can exist on that planet as well.

So again, going back to science, because we're not going to be able to selectively breed ourselves out of the way of climate change. It's just not going to happen.

So again, going back to science, because we're not going to be able to selectively breed ourselves out of the way of climate change. It's just not going to happen.

All right. Well, that's a bone with a lot of meat on it. So I'm going to pause here and think. One thing I do want to mention, too, for anyone who's listening who is in the agriculture sector, if something happens, please report it. There is an easy website called ic3.gov. You can report anonymously.

All right. Well, that's a bone with a lot of meat on it. So I'm going to pause here and think. One thing I do want to mention, too, for anyone who's listening who is in the agriculture sector, if something happens, please report it. There is an easy website called ic3.gov. You can report anonymously.

The government will use that information to both triage and identify trends, and it'll be a multi-agency response. If you file something and it's a low dollar amount, obviously the federal government has budgets. They need to justify the expense of going after something. But if you're

The government will use that information to both triage and identify trends, and it'll be a multi-agency response. If you file something and it's a low dollar amount, obviously the federal government has budgets. They need to justify the expense of going after something. But if you're

report it and someone else reports it and a third person reports it, all of a sudden the aggregated amount gets to a level where they can respond. So please report to ic3.gov, report on behalf of your friends, yourself, anonymously again. The FBI is there to catch criminals. They're not there to victim shame.

report it and someone else reports it and a third person reports it, all of a sudden the aggregated amount gets to a level where they can respond. So please report to ic3.gov, report on behalf of your friends, yourself, anonymously again. The FBI is there to catch criminals. They're not there to victim shame.