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Large-Scale Ohio Research Project to Explore How Solar and Farming Can Co-Exist

Daily Yonder

Research underway at a Madison County solar farm promises to shed light on how well multi-use farming can work at a large scale. The answers will help shape best practices for future projects, while addressing some concerns raised in ongoing debates over siting large solar projects in rural farm areas.

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The Farmers Leaning On Each Other’s Tools

Civil Eats

He found this disconcerting, not only for himself but the future of small-scale grain farming in California, once known for its golden hills of grain. This specialized, often professionally operated equipment—and all farm equipment , for that matter—can be prohibitively challenging for many farmers to buy and maintain.

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Exploring Key Trends in the Farm Machinery Market: A Closer Look at Changing Buyer Sentiment

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

For those who are unaware, our agricultural equipment financing landscape is undergoing a significant transformation marked by a union of factors that are restructuring buyer sentiment. After a period of record demand and sturdy farm profitability, our industry is now facing several new challenges and opportunities.

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AEM President Pleased to Promote Ag Technology

Agwired

AEM president Megan Tanel does media interviews on the Mall The Celebration of Modern Ag on the National Mall this week is the second time the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has coordinated this kind of event to showcase farming equipment and technology and AEM president Megan Tanel says it’s much bigger than in 2022.

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Where Are You Reading This? That’s Where Food System Transformation Is Happening

Food Tank

In Arkansas, a variety of laws passed in 2021 allow for homegrown or homemade food and drink to be sold at farmers markets, farm stands, homes, and even online to help boost local economies. States are hearing the needs of rural communities, too. Small-scale food producers are getting the rights they’re due.

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Colorado’s Right to Repair Law Could Save Farmers Time, Money and Spur Local Business

Daily Yonder

A Colorado law that loosens the grip of manufacturers on farm-equipment repairs could lower costs for farmers and jump-start business for independent mechanics. While Colorado’s is the first right-to-repair law for agricultural equipment, efforts are ongoing to get similar laws passed in other states and at the federal level.

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Industry Ag News 12/8

Agwired

Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Baseline provides a 10-year outlook for seven major U.S. crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, barley, oats, cotton) and plays an important role in predicting farm program expenditures in the President’s annual budget proposal. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) with AFBF’s Golden Plow award.

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