…a largely construction and transportation focused auction last week and set a new site sales record in the process. On August 17, more than 1,350 equipment items were sold for…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…used equipment levels. Overall, agricultural equipment sales are expected to be down 15 to 20 percent this year in the United States and Canada, according to the company. From the…
USDA Grant to Support Future Farmers
…need to bring new farmers into the business. USDA has engaged its resources to provide new farmers improved access to land, credit and equipment. USDA is also extending crop insurance…
Meeting Emissions Goals
…Safety Administration over the past three-and-a-half years to ensure these fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards took into account the wide diversity of equipment and operations across the trucking sector.”…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…problem. This is significant because there is a continuing need to raise capital to pay to refurbish, replace and repair aging State Water Project facilities, including aqueducts and hydroelectric equipment,…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…land, and equipment. USDA has also provided greater access to quality crop insurance coverage to over 13,500 new and beginning farmers and ranchers with special crop insurance benefits designed just…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…The July farm equipment-sales index sank to 10.7 from 12.8 in June. “Weakness in farm income and low agriculture commodity prices continue to restrain the sale of agriculture equipment across…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
Everett Griner talks about sharing equipment in today’s Agri View. Equipment Sharing Plan Is it really necessary for every farmer who grows corn to have a costly corn combine? Or…
Sales of Precision Farm Services Expected to Slow
Following the downturn in the agriculture economy, a majority of precision farm equipment dealers expects sales to slow. Precision Farming Dealer magazine reports only 40 percent of dealers expect some…
Agri View: Needle in a Hay Stack
…isn’t stacked anymore. In fact, hay equipment is some of the most modern equipment on a farm today. Hay cutting, raking and bailing is big business. It is vital to…
Agri View: Beekeeping 101
…you nothing. They teach people to learn about the tools, the equipment it requires, how bees reach and what you have to know to properly maintain a hive. It takes…
Make Plans to Talk with Lenders before Machinery Purchases
…if it’s affordable.Loans for farm equipment are available at historically low-interest rates, and prices on equipment—especially used machines—are at sharp discounts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates
…Section 179 single-year expensing to buy equipment. Agriculture won permanent Section 179 single-year expensing for equipment and other capital expenses last December, but only extensions for bonus depreciation and some…
Agri View: Telematics
…tells you what it concerns. It is transferring electronic information from one origin to a storage source. And farmers are using it? They are saving data from equipment in the…