…the Kentucky State Fair Board. About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers: AEM is the North American-based international trade group providing innovative business development resources to advance the off-road equipment manufacturing…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…of stability allowing mills to invest in new facilities and equipment, but the strength of the U.S. dollar is creating challenges for yarn exports. For 2017, the NCC is projecting…
Agri View: Robot Farming
Everett Griner talks about what the mechanical engineers working on robot farming equipment in today’s Agri View. Download Robot Farming Well mechanical engineers are working right now to give us…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…equipment. The tests will determine if the robotics can work as well in different environments as they have in laboratory situations. The campuses are pursuing a joint patent on the…
6 Things to Know About EPA Review of Pyrethroids
…including: sites of application; formulations; application methods and equipment; maximum application rates; frequency of application, application intervals, and maximum number of applications per season; and geographic limitations on use. 4….
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…arrest and conviction of persons responsible for stealing bees and/or beekeeping equipment belonging to a member of the association; learn more at castatebeekeepers@hotmail.com. Christine Souza is an assistant editor of…
Cattlemen Applaud Death Tax Repeal Legislation
…of the land, livestock, and equipment they use to grow food and fiber for consumers around the world. Yet the death tax forces them to pay based on the often…
Agri View: Tough Year
…buying replacement parts instead of new equipment. This isn’t new. It is a normal cycle. On the positive side, when this happens, the market for used farm equipment picks up….
Important Tax Deadline Looms for Farmers
…15 instead of April 15. Looking to the new year, Fields said now may be the time to consider when to make equipment purchases or whether to wait until later…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…and food sciences facilities and equipment. The 1890 Facilities Grant Program helps the eligible institutions educate the future workforce in the food, agricultural and human sciences job sectors. “This funding…
Changes Aimed at Ending the Inhumane Practice of Horse Soring
…horses, or to use any equipment, device, paraphernalia, or substance prohibited by USDA to prevent the soring of horse in such events. APHIS works actively with the horse industry to…
Minimum Wage, Truck Exemption Among New Laws
…and they put a trailer on it and they haul equipment to another farm to do work, then it doesn’t get the exemption,” Fox said. The exemption ends Jan. 1,…
Raising a Child-Where Your Dollars Go
…expenses while transportation came in at 15-percent. Healthcare expenses accounted for 9-percent, while clothing was 6-percent and miscellaneous expenses, things like sports equipment and personal care items came in at…
Tractor Sales Up Slightly in 2016
U.S. farmers bought more tractors in 2016, compared with 2015, according to the latest report from the Association of Equipment Manufactures. Through December, AEM says 2016 tractor sales were up…