Charmayne Hefley

In late February, Yamaha Motor announced the launch of Yamaha Agriculture, a new company that focuses on delivering autonomous equipment and AI-powered digital solutions to help specialty crop growers become more sustainable, profitable, and resilient. As part of Yamaha Agriculture’s launch, the company acquired Robotics Plus and The Yield.

Farmers in states along the Ohio River should expect historic levels of flooding and possible tornadoes as the first week of April comes to a close. The first round of flooding is expected to impact the majority of Indiana from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, said Indiana State Climatologist Beth Hall. Additional storm systems are anticipated to bring even more precipitation after the soils are drenched with high levels of rainfall from the first storm, Hall said.

After a dry winter, with some parts of the state receiving just trace amounts of rain, some Texas growers are hopeful for an average crop year as corn and sorghum begins to emerge. According to the Texas Crop Progress report for the week ending March 30, rainfall ranged from trace amounts up to 15 inches, with the Lower Valley and South Texas regions receiving the most rain. Scott Frazier, a corn and grain sorghum grower in Nuecex County, Texas, said planting began in mid-February.