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Strong to Stronger: Equipment Sales, Confidence in Economy

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

The farm equipment-sales index confirms the demand that manufacturers are experiencing.

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Bankers Report Record Farmland Price Index:

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Vernon Schmidt Rural Mainstreet Index

For the 10th straight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) remained above growth neutral, according to the monthly survey

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Farmer Sentiment Rises, Financial Outlook Remains Strong

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Producers are becoming increasingly concerned about rising input costs. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they expect input prices to rise by 8 percent or more.

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More Than One in Five Dealers Beat July Forecasts

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer sentiment

Dealers report that inventories remain too low, pricing is up, and sales are beating forecasts. See the data from Ag Equipment Intelligence.

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Land Prices as High as an Elephant’s Eye

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles farmland prices

In Iowa, in one week, five counties broke records for price per acre on farmland. In at least one county, the record had only been standing for a week.

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COVID Payments to Farmers Not the ‘Boost’ Some Expected

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Farm Income

Projections for farm income in 2021 are 20 higher than the 2020 projection and 49 percent higher than the average from 2015 to 2019.

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Brandt Tractor to Acquire Cervus Equipment Corp.

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Brandt

On the same day the agreement was announced, Cervus reported earnings for its best-ever second quarter.

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Dealer News

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

Expansions are underway for dealer operations headquartered in North Dakota and Florida.

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Acquisition Announced in Digital Ag Marketplace

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Farmers Edge, CommoditAg

Farmers Edge Inc., a digital agriculture company, has agreed to acquire CommoditAg, an online marketplace for agriculture products.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Flash

Sales of big equipment showed enormous gains in July.

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Senate Amendment May Protect Farms and Ranches from Transfer Taxes

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Vernon Schmidt taxes, Stepped-Up Basis

In the middle of the U.S. Senate’s flurry of amendments and votes this week on a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation

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Farmers Expect Cooling Off Period in Machinery Buying

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Nearly half of producers surveyed said they expect input costs to rise by at least 8 percent in the next year. Such costs have risen by 1.8 percent per year over the last decade.

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Glyphosate Gone for Lawns, Remains for Farmers

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Bayer, glyphosate

The move is designed to mitigate future litigation risk.

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Tractor, Combine Sales

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Sales of big tractors saw big growth in June.

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July Rural Mainstreet Index Shows Strength

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

The July farm equipment-sales index extended the longest run in growth territory that the index has recorded since 2012.

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Biden Takes Aim at Tractor, Combine Repairs

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair, Biden, FTC

Regardless of the outcome, the president’s actions have turned the hot light of public opinion on the right-to-repair issue.

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Dealer News: Acquisitions, Expansion

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See news about changes in the dealer landscape in Florida, Texas, and Iowa.

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Opinion: Executive Order Creates Opportunities for Farmers and Ranchers

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Vernon Schmidt Right to Repair, Farm Bureau Federation

Limiting who can work on a piece of machinery drives up costs and increases down-time. Ensuring farmers have the ability to perform cost-effective repairs on their own equipment will keep America’s farms running and financially sustainable.”

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Farmers’ Reluctance to Build Weakens Investment Index

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

About a third of farmers expect farm input prices to rise by 8 percent or more in the upcoming year, which would be more than four times the average rise over the last 10 years.

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Commodity, Consumer Prices May Prompt Fed Rate Hike

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Fed, Interest

The world hasn’t seen such across-the-board commodity-price increases since the beginning of the global financial crisis, and before that, the 1970s. Corn, soybeans and wheat have jumped to their highest levels in eight years.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Sales of big machines saw big growth in May.

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White House to Launch Supply Chain Task Force

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

The task force will address the bottlenecks in the agriculture, construction, transportation and semiconductor sectors.

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It’s Back: Obama-Era Clean Water Rule Revisited

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles WOTUS, Clean Water Rule

In response, AFBF President Zippy Duvall said that “clean water and clarity are paramount, and that is why farmers shouldn’t need a team of lawyers and consultants to farm.”

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U.S. Initiates Trade Dispute Against Canadian Dairy

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USMCA, Dairy Dispute

The U.S. alleges that Canada is not upholding the terms of USMCA and using a system to set aside a s hare of the dairy market exclusively for Canadian processors.

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Ag Revenue Up Nearly 19 Percent at Titan Machinery

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Titan Machinery

The agriculture segment generated pre-tax income growth of 82 percent during the three months that ended April 30.

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Dealers Plan Construction, Expansions

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Hutson Inc., Messick Farm Equipment, Torgerson, Sunshine Quality Solutions

Dealers in Louisiana, Montana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky are expanding their footprints in the equipment industry.

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Judge Rules Against Bayer

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Bayer

The company stands by the safety of glyphosate and is committed to keeping it available for farmers.

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Mainstreet Index Soars to Record High

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

About 61 percent of bank CEOs reported that their local economy expanded between April and May.

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U.S. Forecasts Highest Prices for Crops in Years

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA, WASDE

The USDA estimates the corn crop will sell for a season-average $5.70 a bushel, soybeans for $13.85, and wheat for $6.50. Those would be the highest farm gate prices since 2013 for corn and soybeans and the highest since 2014 for wheat.

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What’s Behind the Labor Crunch?

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Labor Shortage

Is it enhanced unemployment benefits, border issues, wages? One agricultural economist asks if it is even correct to call it a labor “shortage.”

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Virus, Weather Lead to Resin Shortage

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Resin, Shortage

Farmers could see higher prices and possible shortages of plastic agricultural products.

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Tractor Supply Reports Big First Quarter

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report

The company’s e-commerce sales experienced triple-digit percentage growth for the fourth consecutive quarter.

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Farm Financial Performance Index Hits Record High

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Farmers expect a strong bottom line this year in spite of rising input costs. The data shows a greater willingness to buy equipment and attend in-person events.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

Percentage increases in tractor sales in the U.S. and Canada are in the high double-digits, even climbing into triple digits in one category.

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Rail Acquisition Supports USMCA

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USMCA, Canadian Pacific Railway

The merger will provide direct rail service throughout Canada down to central Mexico and key agricultural and manufacturing hubs through the center of the U.S.

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Cervus Announces $40M Increase in 2020 Adjusted Income

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Vernon Schmidt Cervus

CALGARY, AB, March 11, 2021 /CNW/ – Cervus Equipment Corporation (“Cervus” or the “Company“) (TSX: CERV) today announced its financial results for

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Farmers Commitment to Big Purchases Remains Strong

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

The subcategory that measures farmers’ willingness to make big purchases drifted slightly downward but remains impressively high.

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Rural Mainstreet: Outlook Soars to Highest in Decade

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

The February farm equipment-sales index rose to 62.7, its highest reading since February 2013 and up from 54.5 in January.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

Tractor sales in Canada increased by 39 percent in January compared to the same month last year. Sales in that same category in the U.S. increased by 24.7 percent.

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Texas Farmers, Ranchers, Reel from Winter Blast

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Texas, Winter

Early estimates put crop losses at $300 million. Said one expert: “Peach trees that had started budding, those buds are going to be toast at 15 degrees.”

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Senate Confirms Vilsack as New USDA Chief

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Vilsack

USDA’s priorities under Vilsack will include establishing a “new era for equity and fairness” as well as helping end the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing climate change.

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Tractor Supply to Acquire Orscheln Farm and Home – 167 Stores in Midwest

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Vernon Schmidt Tractor Supply, Orscheln

February 17, 2021 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer

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Shipping Carriers Reject Tons of Ag Exports

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles trade, Shipping Act

Shipping carriers rejected U.S. agricultural export containers worth hundreds of millions of dollars during October and November. The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating whether carriers violated the Shipping Act.

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Deere Pulls Out of Agritechnica

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Agritechnica

The tractor maker said the “future remains uncertain,” citing mutations of the coronavirus and the slow progress of vaccination.

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Bill Gates Owns Most Farmland in U.S.

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Land Report

Bill and Melinda Gates own 242,000 acres of farmland in the U.S. in more than a dozen states.

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Shrinking Grain Supplies Send Prices Skyward

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Kristi Ruggles USDA, Commodities, Grain

Dry weather and an uptick in demand from China has influenced the supply-and-demand scenario on grains.

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Farm Equipment Sales Index Highest Since 2003

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

After 86 months below growth neutral, the farm equipment sales index bounced into growth territory in December in the Rural Mainstreet Index.

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Year Begins with Changes in Distribution Landscape

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

The new year arrived with news about mergers and acquisitions in the farm equipment marketplace.

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Southern Farm Show Cancels

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID-19, Southern Farm Show

“The idea of a show where everyone is behind a mask, show guests would be required to travel one way through the show to encourage social distancing, and good friends would not be allowed to shake hands, did not appeal to anyone,” the show manager said. “But mainly, our concern was for everyone’s health.”

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Pandemic Likely to Speed Up Rural Internet Investment

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Broadband

“That glaring gap of where you were able to access the technology really hit home,” said a rural internet advocate. “When I talk to members of Congress, they would say it is the first thing that comes up in a townhall.”

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