Lawmakers, agriculture groups and farmworker organizations are pushing to pass an overhaul of the farmworker visa program through both chambers of Congress before the GOP takes control of the House next year.
Read moreAre you prepared for an emergency? The strategies we’ll present in this webinar can help you strengthen your existing emergency response plan and communicate it to your team.
Read moreFor the fiscal year that ended Aug. 31, the Association did not participate in activities that would require members to declare a portion of their member dues as non-deductible.
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Every attendee is encouraged to take whatever precautions make them comfortable, but the city, the hotel, and the Association will not enforce restrictions.
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Can the case be made that supply chain vulnerabilities could be addressed in the 2023 Farm Bill? After all, challenges felt by equipment manufacturers are quickly felt by farmers and ultimately in the food supply.
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The webinar is 1:30 p.m. Central this Thursday. Members will get an overview of this no-cost service at a moment in which cyber risks are escalating.
Read moreKerry Richardson has been helping the company navigate supply chain challenges and now will drive communication strategies and integrate customer-support and customer-centric experiences.
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Sukup Manufacturing shares a story of associates in Eastern Europe who helped evacuate women, children and the elderly from danger in Ukraine.
Read moreIn the farm segment, sales grew 28 percent in Q4. Farm backlog is up 48 percent over the prior year.
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Demand for corn from the U.S., Brazil and Argentina soared in the past weeks as the war in Ukraine escalated. China ramped up its purchase of U.S. corn earlier this month.
Read moreSales of big equipment declined in Canada. Otherwise, positive trends continued.
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More than 1 million short tons of fertilizer cross the U.S.-Canada border by truck each year. March, April and May are peak months for fertilizer applications across the northern states.
Read moreIt seeks to fund efforts that reduce America’s dependence on imports for fertilizer components while rewarding innovation and sustainability.
Read moreThe company plans a 6 percent increase in the price of tractors in North America and 5 percent increase in construction machinery.
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China has been facing the biggest wave of COVID-19 infections since Wuhan became the original center of the pandemic in early 2020.
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Farmers surveyed said they have 20 percent of the fuel they need and between 40 and 65 percent of the crop inputs for spring planting.
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The merged association will represent dealers on a national level as well as dealers in 24 states.
Read moreThe increases reflected sales gains in all segments, most notably agriculture, along with pricing gains.
Read moreHutson Inc. has acquired Lappan’s of Gaylord.
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The March farm equipment-sales index showed growth for the 16th consecutive month. This has been the strongest string of monthly readings since spring 2011.
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The new standard will complement ISO 11783 by providing context for how geographic harvest data is used in practice.
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The program is intended to use data to share information such as location of cargo, timing on arrival of a shipment at port or warehouse, and ultimately inflation.
Read moreThe dealership association landscape has shifted this week with the announcement of a new North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).
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The CEO of Amity Technology in North Dakota has been to Eastern Europe 93 times in his farm equipment career. He remains in touch with colleagues and friends.
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The Russian trade ministry has called for a broad suspension of fertilizer exports. That will drive up prices for an agricultural input that already experienced a doubling of some prices in 2021.
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Attendees to our 2022 Supply Summit in New Orleans need not pack a mask. The city’s health director lifted the indoor mask mandate last week.
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Deere shareholders asked executives during a recent meeting how the company plans to address these challenges.
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The Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Konstanin Babkin after Babkin spoke in support of the actions of the Russian Federation.
Read more“I’m excited to take the experiences I’ve had to help lead the team and the important work they do,” Mindi Vanden Bosch said.
Read moreCFM, based in University Park, Ill., manufactures cold headed metal fasteners for on- and off-highway applications.
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Although confidence in their economies appears to have wavered among rural bank CEOs, several economic measures showed strength in February.
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The bill could prohibit employers from firing or disciplining employees or not hiring applicants who use any form of cannabis. However, there are exemptions for safety-sensitive positions.
Read moreCEO Jeff Leonard said shortages of hydraulic components in the fourth quarter affected nearly all of the company’s production operations.
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Farmers offered insights into quality of their rural broadband and if they plan to grow their business or leave it.
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More than 40 percent of producers in this month’s survey say that low farm machinery inventories are holding back their investment plans.
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The document is a major revision that adds performance specifications for module covers used on cylindrical modules.
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When we bring together businesses with generations of success behind them and those embarking upon something new, we create an environment with extraordinary opportunities. Membership matters.
Read moreSee dealer new from New York and the deep south.
Read moreMindi Vanden Bosch has been named the next vice president of operations at Vermeer Corporation. Prior to joining Vermeer in 2008,
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Supply chain hacks are becoming more common as criminals realize that they can breach organizations en masse by attacking service providers who have access to many companies’ systems.
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Shearer will discuss key considerations reshaping the machinery industry, including precision agriculture/electrification, equipment automation, input logistics, and evolving generational perspectives on best practices for crop production.
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Differing wage subsidy programs overseas, and a rate of higher infection in the U.S., were likely contributors to the sluggish domestic labor market.
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A narrated coach tour will take participants through lovely neighborhoods, an above-ground cemetery, and a botanical garden or sculpture garden.
Read moreOrder books for the upcoming year are mostly full, Deere said, except for a few cases where it has paused orders to reevaluate inflationary pressures later in the year.
Read moreIncreased sales of high horsepower and mid-range tractors as well as precision planting products represented the largest increases for the company.
Read moreIn North America, sales of tractors and construction machinery increased significantly due to strong demand along with growth in suburban development.
Read moreIn North America, demand was up 10 percent for tractors under 140 HP and up 23 percent for tractors over 140 HP. Combines were up 25 percent.
Read moreMember companies exhibiting at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville last week welcomed a steady stream of customers.
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Fifty-seven percent of producers who responded said they expect farm input prices to rise by 20 percent or more in 2022; 34 percent said they expect prices to rise by 30 percent or more.
Read moreCombine sales fell hard from January 2020 to this January. Big tractors continue to post double-digit sales growth.
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