Farmers look to weeding robots as herbicide resistance solution

A new survey by the Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture finds more than half of corn farmers would adopt weeding robots. Ag economist Shadi Attallah says the prevalence of herbicide resistance weeds is a major factor. “We looked at two situations here, a $40,000 robot and a $20,000 robot,” he explains. “And as you would…Continue Reading

Hurricanes deliver one-two punch to Florida phosphate production

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have delivered a one-two punch to fertilizer production in the southern U.S. Stone X vice president of fertilizer Josh Linville says the phosphate market has been hit back-to-back. “If Helene was more of a glancing blow, it kind of touched on that west coast of Florida on its way up to…Continue Reading

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