Beginning this month, employers can stop withholding part of employees’ share of Social Security taxes. The IRS will recoup the funds from employee paychecks in the first four months of 2021.
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The FMCSA is seeking public comments on a proposal that would open more interstate truck-driving jobs to 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds.
Read moreBell will cease to distribute Bell-branded equipment built by Deere. It also will transition to a non-exclusive dealer arrangement with Deere.
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Ethanol industry gets a win from Trump administration, but frustrated farmers argue the gesture falls short.
Read moreGovernment leaders in Nebraska have launched a “straight from the good life” campaign to raise awareness among prospective trade partners about the state’s ag industry.
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See the latest from ASABE on new standards and revisions.
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Canadian pork exports are expected to be steady, and the U.S. will remain as the dominant trade partner for Canadian beef and pork.
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What’s your comfort level with an ethical hacker? Someone who, in the name of helping you prevent a cyber attack, stages a cyber attack to test the strength of your security system? It’s among possibilities for members.
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The Association is seeking new ways to support members in workforce development. As a first step, we want to hear what’s working where you are.
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The SBA contends that disclosing the names of loan recipients could violate their privacy because the loans are scaled to the size of a business’s payroll. But advocates for disclosure say it is important to gauge the program’s effectiveness.
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The barometer and its two sub-indices posted their most positive readings since February, when record highs were established and before the pandemic began. The Farm Capital Investment Index improved by five points.
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Titan sought to clarify its relationship with Goodyear after training documents from Goodyear used “MAGA” as an example of unacceptable language on attire.
Read moreDeere plans to spend $435 million this fiscal year on one-time moves, such as employee buyouts, employee reductions, and shuttering a small tractor manufacturing operation in China.
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The August farm equipment-sales index fell to 32.8 from 34.4 in July.
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Despite a wind storm tearing through the Midwest and drought conditions in isolated areas, a bumper crop of both corn and soybeans is expected this year.
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The primary significance of the talks is that they occurred at all, said trade experts, given the deepening divides between the two nations.
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An executive for one fleet describes it this way: “The situation in the states is so bad that people with the qualifications that we require don’t want to go to there. They want to work in Canada only.”
Read moreMartin Richenhagen has chosen to retire. Succeeding him in 2021 will be Eric Hansotia, a long-time Deere exec who has been with AGCO since 2013.
Read moreIn agriculture, net sales for the quarter were down 11.5 percent. For the first six months of 2020, net sales were down by just over 11 percent.
Read moreDon Henry will lead SeedMaster as new CEO. President Norbert Beaujot describes Henry as “a perfect fit.”
Read morePEER Bearing Company was recognized as a top-performing supplier at AGCO’s North America Virtual Supplier Event.
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USDA Chief Sonny Perdue expects to deliver another round of funding to farmers soon through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
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If farmers receive a fresh round of assistance this year, they will prioritize paying down debt. Competing for the funds after debt are equipment purchases and inputs.
Read moreIn the farm and industrial machinery segment, overseas sales, which include North America, declined by 10.5 percent.
Read moreThe proportion of U.S. workers who tested positive for drugs in urine in 2019 rose to 4.5 percent, the highest level in 16 years. Marijuana use appears to be driving the increase.
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The prevalence of reported fraud is staggering. Georgia found more than 130,000 false claims filed in July. Illinois identified more than 120,000 counts of unemployment insurance fraud in August. Consider these tips to avoid trouble.
Read moreMore than 60 percent of soybean and corn exports leave from ports disrupted by Hurricane Laura.
Read moreIf we were shocked in March, we are weary in August. Interest in Zoom meetings, virtual farm shows, and webinars is wearing thin. But perspectives on the risk vs. the benefit of connecting are individual, and differences are dramatic.
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The Board of Directors meets virtually next week to discuss the convention.
Read moreThe IRS in April issued guidance stating that expenses are not deductible if their payment results in a PPP loan being forgiven. The guidance has been criticized by some key lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who argue it goes against congressional intent.
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The White House said certain types of aluminum were surging into the U.S. and depressing the industry. The administration argued that a depressed U.S. aluminum industry threatens national security and imposed a 10-percent tariff.
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In this most unusual year, when farmers cannot kick the tires at farm shows, they are defining their preferences for getting business information.
Read moreThe new plant will focus on production of a Kubota compact track loader that’s built in Japan today.
Read moreAGCO recognized Alliance for performance in cost, collaboration, innovation, account management, coordination and flexibility.
Read moreNews in the U.S. was good. The company experienced a 37 percent increase in sales for the first nine months of this year. It plans to expand operations in Willmar and cease production in Fargo.
Read moreThe company reported that agriculture has fared better than industrial so far this year, and North American operations have been less affected by the pandemic than European.
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Panelists are seeking entries that exemplify innovation and represent significant engineering advancement and impact on their markets.
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Member companies have turned to testing services that sell home tests and promise results within 72 hours of receiving a sample.
Read moreThe decision came immediately after a second round of buyouts for salaried employees concluded. The company cites its smart industrial redesign as driving the changes.
Read moreIncreased sales of hay equipment, precision planting equipment and high horsepower tractors were mostly offset by lower sprayer and grain and protein sales.
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The state estimates that hundreds of millions of bushels of commercial grain storage and tens of millions of bushels of on-farm grain storage were lost in the storm.
Read moreThe dealerships reported a 9.9 percent increase in sales compared to the same quarter last year, largely due to higher sales of used equipment.
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The Trump administration is expected to distribute a record $33 billion in payments to farmers this year. The funds would push government payments to 36 percent of farm income but still be too little to keep some farmers afloat.
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While the handful of seeds identified do not pose a threat, the agency continues to advise recipients of the packets against planting them.
Read moreThe company said the market was recovering more quickly than anticipated from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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USDA estimates suggest that storage capacity will be the second tightest since 1988 and only slightly below the record set in 2016, when supplies filled 101.7 percent of the nation’s grain bins.
Read moreThe expo plans to return for its 2021 show and encourages those who would have attended this year to participate through social media.
Read moreThe plan would expand a worker-retention tax credit created in March, make $190 million available to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program, and send a second round of stimulus checks.
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