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As more and more homeowners 'return to the land' due to remote working, Covid, an interest in hobby farming, sustainability and other reasons--it should come as no surprise that small [...]

As the agrifood industry grapples with ongoing economic shifts and uncertainties, understanding its key stakeholders' current sentiment and future expectations becomes imperative. DIAL Ventures, a venture studio launched by Purdue [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

Byline: Rachel Schutte Missed some agricultural news this week? There was a lot happening, and here are seven stories to fill you in. Deere strike comes to an end Deere [...]

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 [...]

Byline: Jodie Wehrspann Spinner spreaders aren't just for your local fertilizer dealer anymore. Those high-capacity box rigs that you'd hire someone to pull are now being purchased by farmers who [...]

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 [...]

Byline: Oliver Mark Diesel-electric Q Electricity is one energy sector the human race has pretty much mastered. Yet, electric-powered cars, although slowly growing in popularity, are still in their infancy. [...]

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 [...]

1992 WILL SPEED UP INTEGRATION IN FARM SUPPLY INDUSTRIES The EC's |1992' integrated market is likely to speed up the current trend to greater integration and domination by large companies [...]

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 [...]

Initially, 2007 looked like a ho-hum year for farm equipment sales. But as the year progressed, it gradually turned into an intense scramble to buy tractors, combines, planters and other [...]

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 [...]

CHICAGO, ILL. -- Based on results from the Equipment Manufacturers Institute's (EMI) 'State of the Ag Industry Mid-Year Outlook,' the forecast for the U.S. retail sales of farm tractors, self-propelled [...]

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 [...]

Direct marketing is steadily growing in importance as an alternative source of income for German farmers, according to the German agricultural machinery association. In the past year they earned around [...]

#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. [...]

While it doesn't seem possible, the Rural Marketing News (RMN) e-newsletter is now entering its third year. The bi-weekly e-newsletter is sent to approximately 7,000 managers of companies provingproducts and [...]

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: [...]

Name: Charlie O'Brien Title: Vice President of Agriculture Services, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) since 2007, Milwaukee, WI Education: B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison; MBA Drake University Career: Before joining AEM, [...]

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 [...]

Yield monitor manufacturers express varying opinions regarding farmers' use of yield monitors. Some expect an increase in farmers adopting the technology while others believe that the pace of adoption remains uncertain.

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.

When last I left you, I shared with you a sense of optimism from several of your fellow dealers, echoing the sentiments of those executives who participated in our annual [...]

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 [...]