Wheat harvest continues as corn and soybeans are growing rapidly. We visit a less traditional farm here in Nebraska. We turn now to my colleague Alex Makovica with the Rural Radio Network for this update on the growing season with a flower farm not far from Lincoln.

Last month a team of UNL grad students brought home the prize for complexity of design from the Inaugural Farm Robotics Challenge. This is an invite-only competition focusing on creating new solutions for on-farm challenges.

https://cap.unl.edu/management/managing-diverse-talents-and-perspectives-professional-and-personal-contexts-june-15-2023

Over to the Markets. This week we were joined by Central Valley Ag's Luke Beckman. Here's our conversation from Wednesday afternoon.

The furnace was cracked up this past week. It quite literally felt that way at times. How long can we expect the heat to stick around? Here is weather with Nebraska Extension Ag Climatologist and "Market Journal" Chief Meteorologist Eric Hunt.
Farming can be an expensive venture. A country music song released a few years ago makes it sound easy, right? Buy dirt. That's the advice from Jordan Davis. But farm ground is becoming more expensive. As UNL recently confirmed a 14 percent increase in the price last year.

https://cap.unl.edu/land/nebraska-ag-land-values-cash-rental-rates-trending-according-farm-real-estate-report