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Crop Progress: USDA Reports Planting Pace – Slower Than Expected

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Gina Clark USDA, Crop Progress Report

The latest crop progress data from the USDA showed both corn and soybean plantings moving slower than analysts anticipated.

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Ag Leaders Lobby to Strengthen Farm Bill Crop Insurance

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark federal crop insurance, American Farm Bureau, Farm Bill

Farm and commodity trade association leaders lobbied for updating commodity programs and strengthening crop insurance programs at a Tuesday hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee.

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The EU Backs Plan to Forcibly Shut Down Thousands of Farms

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark EU, nitrogen, Farm Buyout

The European Commission approved two Dutch plans worth a combined 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion) to buy out livestock farmers to reduce nitrogen pollution.

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Farmer Sentiment Improves Amidst Farm Bill Discussion

May 2, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark Capital Investment Index, Purdue/CME Group, Farmer Sentiment

Farmer sentiment improved modestly in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reversed a two-month decline up 6 points to a reading of 123.

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Global Agriculture Equipment Market Sales Revenue to Surpass $519.44 Billion

April 18, 2023May 10, 2023 Gina Clark

The global Agriculture Equipment Market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6% from 2023 to 2031.

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Farmer Sentiment Weakened Again in March

April 14, 2023April 25, 2023 Gina Clark Ag Ecpnomy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group, Farmer Sentiment

Farmer sentiment weakened again in March as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 8 points to a reading of 117.

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Biofuel and Farm Leaders Press White House For Action on E15

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Gina Clark Biofuels, ncga, E15, National Corn Growers

Biofuel and farm leaders called on President Biden to get ahead of rising fuel costs by authorizing sales of E15 this summer.

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Farm Equipment Sales Index Begins 2023 on Solid Note

January 19, 2023February 27, 2023 Gina Clark Rural Mainstreet Index, Creighton University

As a result of strong farm financial conditions, the Farm equipment-sales index climbed to 61.4, its highest level since June of last year, and up from 60.4 in December. The index has risen above growth neutral for 24 of the last 26 months.

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Farmers React to New WOTUS Rule

January 13, 2023January 26, 2023 Gina Clark WOTUS, Clean Water Act

Last Friday the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers announced a final rule establishing the definition of “Waters of the United States.” Many farm and ag groups have reacted to the news.

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Farm Income Jumps 14% to Record High

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Farm Income, Farmer Commodities, Ukraine War

High commodity prices will propel U.S. net farm income to a record $160.5 billion this year, despite a steep climb in expenses, said the Agriculture Department. Farm income, a gauge of profitability, would be 14% higher than last year and twice as high as three years ago.

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High Input Costs and Rising Interest Rates Concern Farmers

December 6, 2022December 13, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group

Farmer sentiment was unchanged in November compared to October, with the Ag Economy Barometer Index remaining at 102.

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Backers of Farmworker Visa Push Immigrant Labor Deal

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Immigrant Labor Deal, Farmworker Visa

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.

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Seed Treatment Stewardship Guide Available

December 1, 2022December 13, 2022 Gina Clark CLA

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and Crop Life America (CLA) have updated their Seed Treatment Stewardship Guide. The guide includes information about planting of treated seeds to minimize the amount of dust-off and implementation of an ISO planting equipment standard to better control dust emissions.

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Unverferth Mfg Announces Shell Rock Expansion

November 16, 2022November 30, 2022 Gina Clark Unverferth Mfg, Shell Rock

Unverferth Manufacturing Co. Inc. has announced its Shell Rock, Iowa facility has nearly completed a 75,000-square-foot plant expansion that will add 65 new job openings.

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Farmers Concerned Over High Interest Rates

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue Report

Farmer sentiment weakened again in October as the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to a reading of 102, down 10 points compared to a month earlier.

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Harvest Barge Traffic Slows Due to Low River Levels

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Gina Clark Transportation, supply chain, Barge Traffic

Harvest progress is up, but river levels are down. South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited.

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Ag Industry Considered National Security Interest

September 21, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark

President Biden directed the Treasury-led committee that scrutinizes foreign investment in America to consider the national security impact any deals would have on U.S. technological leadership, including biotechnology and “elements of the agricultural industrial base that have implications for food security.”

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Farmers Look for Value, Specialization in Shortline Purchases

September 16, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark Farmer Survey

Farm Equipment’s second shortline farmer survey found growers continue to purchase shortline equipment based on price, special features and availability.

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Putin, Erdogan to Meet Over Ukraine Grain Deal

September 15, 2022September 27, 2022 Gina Clark Ukraine Graine Deal

The Russian leader has criticized the agreement that allows exports from Odessa, partly brokered by Turkey, as helping the West at the expense of poorer nations.

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Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Rising Costs

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Gina Clark Ag Economy Barometer

Farmer sentiment improved in August as the Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 14 points above its July reading to 117.

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U.S. Panel Rejects Duties on Fertilizers from Russia, Trinidad and Tobago

July 19, 2022July 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt tariffs, trade

In a victory for farmers and a loss for the domestic fertilizer industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission has voted against imposing import tariffs on urea ammonium nitrate from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

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ASABE Revises Standard for Farmstead Equipment Safety

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Standards

ASABE REVISES STANDARD FOR FARMSTEAD EQUIPMENT SAFETY ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has

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Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group

Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices. (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert).Download Photo WEST

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AFBF Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Prop 12 Case

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Farm Bureau, Prop 12

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall has commented on the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear the case

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USDA Payments to Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Vernon Schmidt livestock, USDA, Disaster

New Emergency Livestock Relief benefits to be delivered through two-phased approach; compensation for 2021 forage losses WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 –

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Railway Labor Dispute to Further Disrupt Fertilizer Supply

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles fertilizer, Canadian Pacific Rail

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.

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USDA Seeks ‘Made in America’ Fertilizer Solution

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles fertilizer

It seeks to fund efforts that reduce America’s dependence on imports for fertilizer components while rewarding innovation and sustainability.

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Survey Suggests Confidence Among Farmers, Rural Bankers

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles rural mainstreet

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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Members of Four Dealer Associations Approve Merger

March 15, 2022March 16, 2022 Kristi Ruggles EDA, MSEDA, WEDA, NAEDA, UEDA

The dealership association landscape has shifted this week with the announcement of a new North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).

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Deere Responds to Right-to-Repair Suits, Farmers Continue Pressure

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Deere

Deere shareholders asked executives during a recent meeting how the company plans to address these challenges.

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Farmers’ Moods Improve from January to February

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

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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Dealer News: Acquisition, Association Election

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

See dealer new from New York and the deep south.

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Barometer: Worried Farmers Focus on Input Costs

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

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.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Combine sales fell hard from January 2020 to this January. Big tractors continue to post double-digit sales growth.

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Dealer News

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See the latest in acquisitions and expansions.

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Lawmakers File Right-to-Repair, Suits Continue

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

A bill filed in the U.S. would require all tools and equipment, wireless transmission of repair and diagnostic data, and access to on-board diagnostic systems needed for repairs be made available to the independent repair industry.

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Barometer: Worried Farmers Focus on Input Costs

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Farmer sentiment weakened in January as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 6 points to 119, down from

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Staying Power on Equipment Sales Strong on Mainstreet

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles rural mainstreet

Bankers overwhelmingly named rising farm input prices as the top threat facing farmers in 2022.

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Dealer News

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See news from Montana, Nebraska, Minnesota.

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Right-to-Repair Suits Continue

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

A cattle farmer in Alabama filed suit after he allegedly paid more than $600 for a repair that took fewer than three minutes to complete.

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Conflict in Ukraine Could Create Huge Corn Market

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Corn Exports

A grain market expert says global circumstances could lead to an all-time high for the corn market this summer.

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Rural Mainstreet: Longevity of Strong Equipment Sales Index Surpasses 2011

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Kristi Ruggles rural mainstreet

Farm equipment sales index readings over the past several months are the strongest string of monthly readings recorded since spring 2011.

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Deere Named in Class Action Lawsuit

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

John Deere is illegally monopolizing the U.S. tractor repair industry, according to a class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court last week.

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Deere Says Driverless Tractors Ready for the Field

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles driverless tractor

The significant new technology in this tractor is the addition of stereo cameras that scan in all directions, combined with cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence to understand what the cameras are seeing.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Sales of 4WD tractors in Canada and the U.S. dropped dramatically compared to sales in December 2020. Combine sales in the U.S. continue to post big numbers.

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Berlon Industries Acquires Lowe Manufacturing

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Lowe Manufacturing, Mergers

Berlon Industries, of Hustisford, Wis., has acquired Lowe Manufacturing, a Viola, Wis.-based supplier of auger, trenching and grapple attachments that complement Berlon’s line of buckets and attachments for skid steers and other machines. The deal closed the first week of January 2022.

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Low Inventories Influence Plans to Buy Farm Equipment

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Nearly four out of 10 farmers who responded to the survey expect input prices to rise by more than 30 percent in the upcoming year.

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Farm Equipment Sales Index Hits 10-Year High

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

While the indices show economic growth, bankers warned that inflation and rising costs of input and land could hinder rural economies.

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Dealer News

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See the latest in acquisitions among dealers in the eastern U.S.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Strong sales continue to the 100-plus horsepower tractor category in both Canada and the U.S. Sales of four-wheel drive tractors declined.

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