K-State hosts farm tour showing AI use for weed management

Kansas State University is highlighting how artificial intelligence can be used in weed control.  Ajay Sharda, Director of Research at K-State’s Institute for Digital Ag and Advanced Analytics brought international ag producers to a local farm to see John Deere’s See & Spray technology in person. “When these machines are working, they’re creating all sorts…… Continue Reading

CME cash dairy markets lower with few trades Thursday

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower with light trading activity except for butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.54.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.01 at $1.93.   One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 at $1.97. One sale was recorded…… Continue Reading

U of I researching specialty crops in agrivoltaics

A professor in the department of crop sciences at the University of Illinois says his first-year research into growing specialty crops among solar panels is promising. Bruce Branham says agrivoltaics has economic potential. “Horticultural crops tend to be smaller acreage and so I could see combining the shade of solar panels with certain crops might…… Continue Reading

Good week for new crop soybean, corn export sales

The USDA reports solid new U.S. corn and soybean export sales for the week ending July 18th. New crop sales for both corn and beans were up from the previous week, with unknown destinations taking the top slot for soybeans and Japan leading the pack for corn. Old crop sales for both were below a…… Continue Reading

Congress asked to reauthorize CFTC

House Ag Committee leaders heard strong support for reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of a subcommittee hearing Thursday. Walter Lukken is a former CFTC Commissioner and President and CEO of the Futures Industry Association. “Our markets have grown significantly,” he says. “Total trading volume on CFTC regulated exchanges in the U.S.…… Continue Reading

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