Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Over the next two decades, tractors, mechanical harvesters, and chemical herbicides made sharecropping obsoleteyou no longer needed much labor to farm cotton or grains. All his siblings left, too.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

Farmers have been fighting for the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and combines for several years, and the issue of John Deeres repair monopoly has united farm groups across a broad ideological spectrum.

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Agwired

MAY 9, 2024

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) partnered with member companies and ag organizations to hold the three-day event which featured combine harvesters, milking equipment, sprayers and planters, irrigation equipment, tractors big and small, as well as dozens of interactive and hands-on exhibits.

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Agwired

MAY 14, 2024

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) partnered with member companies and ag organizations to hold the three-day event which featured combine harvesters, milking equipment, sprayers and planters, irrigation equipment, tractors big and small, as well as dozens of interactive and hands-on exhibits.

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

If the data review justifies any changes, NASS will publish updated planted and harvested acreage estimates in the Aug. As harvest season approaches, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is encouraging farmers to prepare by filling propane tanks early. 12, 2024, report.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

AUGUST 22, 2024

New Holland Agriculture North America will debut a range of new equipment and technology offerings at the upcoming 2024 Farm Progress Show taking place from 27-29 August scheduled to take place in Boone, Iowa From combines to high-horsepower tractors to round balers, the show will display more than 15 pieces of equipment from New Holland.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Unit sales of 4-wheel-drive agriculture tractors grew slightly in the U.S. during the first month of 2024, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). January data shows 4-wheel-drive tractors increased year-over-year 1.4 In the U.S., percent, the only segment to show growth in the month.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

JUNE 28, 2024

Our long-term partnership with CNH and New Holland combining leading autonomous technology with the best tractors and harvesters in the orchards and vineyards sector is a milestone in achieving our mission of making cutting-edge innovation accessible to the agriculture sector."

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Agwired

JANUARY 17, 2024

Combine harvester sales closed out the year ahead of 2022 levels, while almost all tractor segments saw declines in both the United States and Canada, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). farm tractor sales fell 5.1 farm tractor sales fell 5.1 percent last month.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 4.8 percent in August 2024 compared to the year before according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Ag tractor sales decreased 19.4 Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing. sales also increased 5.2 percent year-to-date.

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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). For small grain and canola producers, consistency and efficiency are keys to a successful harvest.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested. In some conditions, it’s preferred because using a tractor to treat a field means that whatever organisms are infecting one section can travel on the tractor to another field. But the crop duster did.

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Agwired

AUGUST 16, 2023

As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking the appropriate precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply. Narrow operating windows make maximizing productivity essential during planting and harvest, regardless of farm size.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This new feature simplifies the process of managing fields and field operations data, allowing platform users to automatically synchronize information such as field boundaries, fertilizer application, seeding, spraying, and harvesting directly from their John Deere Operations Center. sales of Ag tractors decreased 19.2

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Daily Yonder

JANUARY 16, 2025

Fields that once relied on manual labor are shifting to driverless sprayers and tractors. The unified curriculum means seasonal workers can continue their studies as they move up and down the Valley following different harvests. Robots equipped with GPS now shuttle produce from pickers to processing stations.

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Agwired

MAY 16, 2024

ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program compensates farmers and ranchers for reduced greenhouse gases, increased soil carbon, improved water quality, and other ecosystem services benefits. The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) released its 2023 Annual Report. Enter promo code MEDIA24 at checkout for free registration. GROWMARK, Inc.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

Diesel-powered tractors replaced horse-powered plows, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers replaced their manure. Department of Agriculture programs encouraged their adoption with financial assistance that enabled big purchases like tractors as well as smaller annual purchases of newly improved hybrid corn seeds.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Another example: The International Tobacco Growers Association, set up and run by cigarette manufacturers, lobbied in Indonesia in 2010 against a ban on additives in tobacco manufacturing, claiming that it would harm the livelihood of farmers. Tobacco manufacturing jobs—de-stemming leaves, making cigarettes—accounted for only 1.6

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