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US agricultural equipment firms do not know what to expect in coming months because of the uncertain situation regarding the farm industry as well as various domestic and world events. Nevertheless AGCO Corp., CNH Global and John Deere are working on various efforts that they hope will be successful. A table is included listing US agricultural machinery sales in 2001 and 2002., Soft sales and uncertainty leave much to chance in 2003 The stakes are high as machinery companies enter a new sales year. The uncertainty--in the farm sector, the general economy [...]

US Agricultural Equipment Despite some continuing signs of a decline in US unit retail sales of farm tractors, self-propelled combines, farm field machinery and farmstead equipment, the outlook for the [...]

There's a lot in store for the used equipment market. Here are five trends that are likely to play out in 2016 and how they affect your machinery fleet. Shop [...]

I need another four-wheel-drive tractor, and I need it cheap. I had to give up on my old horse. It has been hard to let her go because she was [...]

Corn and Soybean Fields on Tour Armed with maps marked with scouting routes, 18 teams of crop scouts canvassed fields across seven key Corn Belt states in August. They were [...]

With the calendar now reading August, attention is on two primary things--weather and the John Deere Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. Weather dominates the first half of the month, especially [...]

Hot, hot, hot. That's the market for used, shedded, clean, low-hour tractors, combines and implements. 'There is more demand now for tractors with 700 to 1,300 hours than I've seen [...]

Last year was nothing short of a terrible one for some of the nation's largest regional cooperatives. Hundreds of thousands of farmers are left holding unsecured debt on co-ops that [...]

Twice annually members of the Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI) receive a report about where the industry is headed for the next year. These forecasts are compiled from survey responses from [...]

Major factors that impact world prices include growing conditions in the major importing and exporting regions, particularly the US; the extent to which high nitrogen fertilizer prices impact on area [...]

Exports of US farm products are expected to remain low in the next few years, with prices not rebounding anytime soon, according to Bruce Babcock, head of the Center for [...]

UBS Warburg's industry analysis predicts weak machinery demand, but improved commodity prices in 2001. The survey of about 1,000 agricultural equipment dealers across the US, conducted in November-December 2000, addressed [...]

PaineWebber attributes its prediction for lower levels of industry demand in 2001 for agricultural equipment and construction equipment in the North American market to several factors: the US's biggest ever [...]

#2 in Series Meet Rocky, your parts assistant in 2010 Rocky is automated, but he can ask open-ended questions about products or parts, then respond appropriately to customer answers. He [...]

EMI's mid-year outlook reflects continued sales decline Forecasts for US retail sales of farm tractors, self-propelled combines, farm field machinery and farmstead equipment will continue to decline, according to the [...]

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) economic forecast for consumer type equipment and certain commercial turf product shows a slowdown for the rest of model year (Sept. 1 - Aug. [...]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the most part, that statement holds true for the 2015 machinery market, but a pair of trends did develop: [...]

With apologies to 'Annie,' the above sentiment fits relatively well as a theme for the agricultural equipment markets in 2002. In other words, no one expects much sunshine in the [...]

The Equipment Manufacturer's Institute reported that the 1997 mid-year agricultural equipment industry outlook looks rosy. The report was based on survey responses from 37 field and farmstead equipment manufacturers. Mid-year tractor figures indicate an increase over January's 1997 forecast. Round balers, windrowers/swathers, manure spreaders, field cultivators, farm loaders, chisel plows and disk harrows are expected to have increased sales. Dairy, beef and hog mechanization equipment sales are also expected to increase.

Stock analysts predict that stock prices of farm equipment and agricultural chemical manufacturers will rise in 1996 in the light of rising farmers' incomes. The rise in farm incomes can be attributed to the growing foreign demand for basic crops and increasing prices of farm commodities. However, some analysts cautioned that the gain in farm equipment demand may not be as substantial as some sectors predict.

Feb. 13 to 16, 2013 Mark your calendar to join us at the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show and Championship Tractor Pull, Feb. 13 to 16 at the Kentucky Exposition [...]

Despite improved quarterly results, farm equipment makers CNH Global NV and AGCO Corp. do not expect an upturn soon for the industry. CNH Global, Lake Forest, Ill., maker of Case [...]

New high-speed harrows fluff the soil and create firm, level seedbeds, running at 8-10 mph. More companies have released entrants in the harrow category. The McFarlane Reel Till and Precision Planting's ToTheMax Roller Harrow are discussed.

Sparks Computer Inc Senior VP HB Penn is confident that the agricultural industry and the entire US economy will remain strong. Penn, however, identified some factors that may stem the growth and profitability of the agricultural equipment industry. These factors include failure of the farm bill, global recession, a downturn in Asian countries and a breakdown in trade agreements.

Crop technology licensing by large agricultural corporations will alter the seed and agricultural chemicals markets as well as the agricultural machinery industry. The trend, which is expected to enhance competition, started when Monsanto Co. instituted restrictions in the licensing of its soybean technology. The changes are also expected to lead to farm expansions and partnerships between agricultural equipment and seed and chemical companies.

Purdue University economist Michael Boehlje predicts that, in the near future, large agricultural corporations will dominate farm production because of their efficiency. This will, in turn, stimulate intense competition among farm equipment dealers, forcing many to close down. Dealers who will be able to survive the shrinking of the market will have to invest heavily on providing adequate information about products to the large corporations.

The international trade association Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) forecasted that outdoor power equipment shipments from spring 1993 to 1994 will increase. The forecast was based on current national economic conditions which showed a decrease of interest rates in the housing market giving consumers additional income to continue their existing loans. Specifically, OPEI expects increased shipments of powered lawn and garden maintenance equipment, components and attachments.