The innovation project manager at Beck’s Hybrids says precision technology can help farmers improve weed management. Will Hirschfeld says the company is partnering with Verdant Robotics to utilize its SharpShooter technology, which was originally created for specialty crop use. “We were able to transition that technology into soybeans using a grant that was awarded to us…… Continue Reading

U.S. poultry production posted a year-over-year gain in July. The USDA says 4.628 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, rising 1% on the year, as a 2% increase in chicken to 4.19 billion pounds more than canceled out a 2% decrease for turkey at 426.597 million pounds. Chicken and turkey slaughter numbers…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10 day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the central and eastern U.S., as well as the Four Corners States, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail in southern Florida, the western Gulf Coast region, the Far West, and northern sections of the Rockies and…… Continue Reading