AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWater-Smart Farming: Kansas State-led SatRAP researchers are testing satellite data with producers to sharpen irrigation decisions as High Plains water supplies decline; drought is also slowing the soybean harvest and hurting western Kansas corn yields. Feedyard Technology: Dodge City-based Crop Quest is using drones to count cattle, giving feedyards faster inventories without sending workers into pens. Farm Costs: Farmers are squeezed by high diesel and fertilizer costs, and industry voices say the federal dyed-diesel order will offer little relief as U.S. farm debt reaches a record. Energy Investment: A 5.8-gigawatt-hour thermal battery project planned for Pratt would add large-scale, multi-day energy storage in Kansas. Infrastructure: KDOT plans a $2.5 million resurfacing project on nearly 15 miles of U.S. 24 in Osborne County, starting the week of Oct. 12; crews expect to finish in November.
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