Total U.S. two-wheel drive tractor sales gained four percent for March compared to last year, while four-wheel-drive tractor sales dropped five percent and self-propelled combine sales declined 20 percent, according…
More California Reactions to Chinese Tariffs
…China will continue to enjoy lower tariffs, our farmers and ranchers will likely experience greater competition and a slowdown in sales. The tariffs will also have a chilling effect on…
MLB Fans Predicted to Eat More than 19 Million Hot Dogs in 2018
…anticipated hot dog sales. The Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals round out the lineup of top hitters, with fans expected to consume more than 1,080,000 and 959,720 hot dogs,…
Almond Matters: Celebrating Women in Agriculture
…stereotype held by consumers of a farmer being an older man in a cowboy hat driving his tractor is being replaced by a much more diverse reflection of what the…
Online Grocery Sales on Track to Being $100 Billion Industry
Online grocery sales are forecasted to hit $100 billion even sooner than first anticipated according to a study from the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen. The benchmark was initially expected…
Chinese Retaliation On U.S. Pork Exports Will Harm The Rural Economy
…U.S. pork. Many economists, including Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, have cautioned that tariffs on U.S. agricultural products could disrupt exports to China. Lost sales would have severe economic…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…in the bill will equalize tax treatment of commodity sales to cooperatives and non-cooperatives, while also providing flow-through deduction from co-ops to their members similar to the old Section 199…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
The world’s largest maker of agriculture equipment, Deere and Company, is worried that possible trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries could affect its machinery sales. A Bloomberg report…
Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Positive
…declined from 23 percent to 20 percent over the past 12 months according to bankers. * Farmland prices and agriculture equipment sales continued to decline. The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet…
Key Farm Groups Like Co-op Tax Fix
…would repeal the tax law change that gave farmers a 20 percent deduction from their gross sales by selling to co-ops. And, it would restore the tax benefits that co-ops…
AEM Releases Latest U.S. Ag Tractor and Combine Sales Report
…grew 34 percent compared to last year and sales of 4-wheel drive tractors increased 9 percent. Sales of 2-wheel drive tractors declined 10 percent for February compared to last year….
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…are really supporting the community here and I believe in the mission.” Alonso and Levine were recently approved to replace their old tractor with a cleaner-burning unit through our National…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
…utilized two previously-owned tractors to conduct business, but they seemed to make work that much more difficult. With the help of Jose Luis Herrera, a Soil Conservationist at the Natural…
USDA Decides Not to Impose Additional Regulatory Requirements for Organic Producers and Handlers
…Industry estimates show that organic sales in the United States reached almost $47 billion in 2016, reflecting an increase of almost $3.7 billion since 2015. The Department carefully considered public…