Agwired

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

announced the establishment of its new forage division and the introduction of an advanced evaluation system, designed to amplify the value delivered to Every Farm, Every Crop, Every Acre. Heavy duty row crop tractor unit sales continued to increase in the U.S., while overall farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. In the U.S.,

Tractor 59

Tractor Forage Supply Chain Manufacturing 59

Agwired

AUGUST 15, 2024

sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 18.6 percent year-to-date according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Total sales of Ag tractors dropped 14.1 bushels per acre. USDA made the announcement in a Federal Register notice. percent in July 2024 compared to the year before and are up 5.2

Tractor 52

Tractor Manufacturing Agriculture Agriculture 52

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2023

Beyond just improving crop yields and reducing input costs, farms can monitor their fields from across the world. They can use drones to get aerial views without trekking through acres and acres. Hackers are jail-breaking tractors and they’re using ransomware to go after individual farms.

Supply Chain 84

Supply Chain Food Technology Manufacturing 84

Agwired

JULY 19, 2023

Total farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. turned positive for the first time in 2023, led by continued strength in large tractors and combines according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Gains in the U.S. market were led by 100+hp 2WD units, up 25.4

Tractor 52

Tractor Manufacturing Fertilizer Technology 52

Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

The bulletin says, “Iowa State University researchers generally recommend terminating the cover crop with herbicide 10-14 days prior to planting corn to protect yield; however, that time frame is less critical for soybeans.” For every acre planted in winter cover, the conservation district would pay the farmers $50.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Acre Seeding 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent. And the single-use product is neither recyclable nor reusable, requiring seasonal retrieval and disposal.

Agriculture 121

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 121

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

He recounted the innumerable ways his 1,500 acres of tobacco, spread over several counties around Wilson, the historic center of the flue-cured tobacco industry in North Carolina, might lose money if he’s not careful. Tobacco manufacturing jobs—de-stemming leaves, making cigarettes—accounted for only 1.6

Farming 76

Farming Farming Acre Crop 76