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27 May 2022
John Deere has purchased visioning technology properties from AI-startup Light. Light was founded in 2013 and its computer visioning platform is to become an important piece in Deere's expanding fleet of autonomous vehicles. Currently, Deere is producing the 8R autonomous tractor/TruSet-enabled chisel plow system. It operates with six pairs of ster...
26 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- For cow-calf operations, drought can affect forage production yield. It can also severely affect animal performance and health. However, there are some ways to stretch forage during times of drought. Cattle owners can reduce stocking rates, alter grazing practices and wean calves early. DROUGHT LIMITS FORAGE During a recent Kansas St...
26 May 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Row crop farmers are worried about their soil resources, according to a new study from USDA's Economic Resource Service (ERS). Farmers of cotton, wheat, oats and soybeans reported having at least one "soil resource concern" on 49% of their fields in the study, which analyzed farmer-reported data on soil and water problems fr...
26 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA on Thursday will announce $200 million to expand meatpacking capacity through a new loan program, along with releasing a new proposed rule to protect contract poultry growers and invest in ways to increase training programs for workers in meat and poultry processing. Citing the Biden administration's efforts to promote competiti...
26 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- For the first time in several months, retail fertilizer prices were mixed, according to prices tracked by DTN for the third week of May 2022. A few were slightly higher, a few were slightly lower and one fertilizer was unchanged in price compared to last month. Four fertilizers' prices were higher compared to last month, but none wer...