Research concludes that “you are dramatically less likely to contract COVID-19 at a business event than by simply performing day-to-day activities such as grocery shopping.”
Read moreJosh Linton from Enquiron will join the Association for a breakout session in Oklahoma City to discuss cyber risks and a new, no-cost cyber resource for members.
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Fewer farmers this month said they planned to increase their machinery purchases than on the August survey. More than half say their farm machinery purchase plans have been impacted by low inventories.
Read moreThe marketing section will hold its traditional fall meeting to elect leadership. The supplier section, which typically elects new board members at Supply Summit, also will elect leaders.
Read moreWorksaver is celebrating its 70th anniversary as an Association member. Executives there have long optimized their membership through participation.
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Read moreWhen the plant begins to operate at capacity, it will employ 500 people and manufacture medium- and small-diameter tires for agricultural and industrial machines.
Read moreAmong the areas worst hit by the severe energy shortage are northeastern provinces where about half of China’s corn and soybeans are grown.
Read more“We have seen this transition from just-in-time in supply chains to just-in-case, and that is significantly changing our environment,” said Griff Lynch with Georgia Ports Authority.
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The current contract expired Friday morning, but a contract extension was approved in the overnight hours so work could continue as negotiations did.
Read more“Elk Grove allows us to remain close to our existing employee base while we expand our operations to better serve our dealer network,” said Western Division Manager Kyle Hagen.
Read moreRaby joined Claas of America in 2015 and has been president of sales. He now has assumed leadership of Claas sales companies in Brazil and Argentina as well as importer markets throughout Latin America.
Read moreThis is part of Kubota’s strategy to double down on the growth potential of the tractor market in India.
Read moreU.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) denounced the proposal and said on Twitter he would “fight this tooth-and-nail.”
Read moreThe company will build a 105,000-square-foot facility to expand production capacity and reduce delivery time. It envisions a similar facility in three to five years.
Read moreTom Rodgers brings 28 years of experience in the agriculture industry. He also is a fourth-generation landowner in Pike County, Ill., and has a history of service in ag-related organizations.
Read moreThe newly acquired company is the creator of ChickenBoy, the world’s first ceiling-suspended robot that monitors broiler chickens.
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The sugar cane crop took a hit from Hurricane Ida, as did the infrastructure that exports U.S. crops. Mark Naquin with member company M.J. Naquin describes the area after the storm.
Read moreThe amount of time spent in port has grown basically twice as much as the amount of cargo shipped in the world.
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Businesses are paying at least four times more to move their products than they were last year and face longer delivery times. Contributing to the problem is that the top six container operators control more than 70 percent of all container capacity.
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Convention attendees in Oklahoma City will elect new leaders for their respective membership sections.
Read moreCombine sales in Canada posted a 29 percent gain in August. Sales of tractors in the 100-plus horsepower category in the U.S. increased by 38 percent.
Read moreAn appellate court upheld a decision that requiring an insurer to pay for or facilitate an injured worker’s use of marijuana would expose the insurer to criminal liability.
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The farm equipment-sales index confirms the demand that manufacturers are experiencing.
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High demand, too few workers, and a shortage of microchips are forcing manufacturers to approach farm shows differently.
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For the 10th straight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) remained above growth neutral, according to the monthly survey
Read moreThe farm implement and tractor attachment maker will create 147 jobs at its new multi-building manufacturing campus in Conover, NC.
Read moreSIOUX FALLS, S.D., September 15, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company; NASDAQ:RAVN) announced that, at a special meeting held on September
Read moreGlobally, 376 container ships carrying are piled up near ports, according to figures compiled Thursday. The longest wait at that time was 15 days in queue.
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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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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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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.
Read more“We currently have customer commitments for the majority of our new machinery orders being shipped in Q3 and Q4 of FY ’22,” the COO said. “And we are also finishing presale customer orders for production slots into the first of FY ’23.”
Read moreFisher Barton has appointed Scott Coyne as its vice president of sales and Paul J. Krejcarek as chief financial officer.
Read moreFEMA was well-represented at Farm Progress. Crowds seemed light, which created opportunities to dig into good conversations.
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Projections for farm income in 2021 are 20 higher than the 2020 projection and 49 percent higher than the average from 2015 to 2019.
Read moreASABE has initiated a revision to ANSI/ASAE S390.6 (ISO 12934:2013) to adopt the new iteration of the international standard by the same name.
Read moreMoveero, formerly GKN Wheels, has appointed Hugo Burgers to chief sales officer.
Read moreCompanies celebrating milestone membership anniversaries this month represent a century of wisdom in the shortline farm equipment industry. Still, they represent only a fraction of a percentage of the collective years of knowledge of member companies.
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LTL traffic will see a continued capacity crunch and possible rate increases, the report forecasts.
Read moreNew parts distribution center at Vermeer campus will add 100 new jobs in Pella, Iowa area.
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At Cleveland-Cliffs, an incentive program that gave employees the opportunity to pocket as much as $3,000 had generated a 60 percent vaccination rate as the deadline to participate approached last week.
Read moreThe Association will hold its Annual Business Meeting and election of directors during the 1 p.m. session Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the fall convention.
Read moreIn small agriculture and turf, net sales increased by 32 percent, and operating profits climbed 73 percent.
Read moreDecker has been with Great Plains and Land Pride for more than 25 years, including a decade as national sales manager, and most recently as vice president of sales.
Read moreCurtis Schaben will lead the U.S. operation as its managing director.
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The new plant will be used for the production of haymaking and harvesting machines, such as balers and large rakes, as well as the line of the newest generation of self-propelled mixing wagons.
Read moreOn the same day the agreement was announced, Cervus reported earnings for its best-ever second quarter.
Read moreExpansions are underway for dealer operations headquartered in North Dakota and Florida.
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