Agwired

MARCH 14, 2024

Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Year-to-date data, however, reflects sales are below 2023 in total units of ag tractors and combines. Ag tractor sales dipped 14.2

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Agwired

APRIL 17, 2024

John Deere , with the help of quarterback Brock Purdy, launched an epic hunt for the company’s first-ever Chief Tractor Officer (CTO) — a witty and charismatic content creator ready to help the iconic American brand celebrate farmers, contractors, groundskeepers, and brand fans. Tractors are down 13.3 March sales jumped 3.2

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. The trailer is still hitched to the old orange tractor they used as they harvested two long rows from a nearby field. Across the road, peacocks shriek.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. Faribault County farmer Tim Perrizo was able to pay for a custom aerial cover-crop seeding for one of his 70-acre fields.

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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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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

Plastics are used across the gamut of farming, from the ubiquitous silage wrap, usually black but now increasingly in an array of colours, to plastic mulches, agricultural film plastic, seed bags and onwards. What happens to farm plastics? Assessing what happens to farm plastics once their usefulness is over has proved very tricky.

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Dr. Samuel Crowell, Senior Director, International Programs and Policy for the American Seed Trade Association , was appointed to serve on one of seven agricultural trade advisory committees (ATACs). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S.

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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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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 Registration for 2024 the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Field Crop Seed Convention is open! percent year-to-date.

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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. To learn more, visit: seed-treatment-guide.com. To learn more, visit: seed-treatment-guide.com.

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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). Gains in the U.S. market were led by 100+hp 2WD units, up 25.4

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Agwired

JUNE 19, 2024

sales of 4-Wheel-Drive tractors increased 9.4 percent in May compared to 2023, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). year-to-date sales of 4-Wheel-Drive tractors are up 3.2 agriculture tractor sales dropped 11.5 The data also indicates U.S. percent compared to last year.

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Agwired

MAY 3, 2024

Syngenta Seeds overall was 8 percent lower than in the first quarter last year. The winning rodeo committee receives a new Massey Ferguson 4700 Series tractor, valued at over $60,000, as part of the prize package. Syngenta Crop Protection sales in the first quarter 2024 fell by 24 percent to $3.2

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

BASF is introducing xarvio SeedSelect, a novel seed variety placement technology based on an algorithm derived from plot trial field research, local topographic and soil attributes, and variety-specific yield building characteristics. Unit sales of 4WD ag tractors continued growing in both the U.S. 4WD tractors grew year-over-year 12.6

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rob-See-Co , an independent seed company located in Elkhorn, Neb. Heavy duty row crop tractor unit sales continued to increase in the U.S., while overall farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. and Canada declined in August, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). In the U.S.,

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Agwired

MAY 16, 2024

Lindsay Corporation , a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, announced enhancements to FieldNET Advisor, its award-winning irrigation management solution. You can learn more about reuse and recycling on California farms during the Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Issues Summit.

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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

But the myth has never been aimed at farmers, who aren’t particularly susceptible to it anyway: It doesn’t help them pay for seed and fertilizer, it doesn’t help them pay workers, it doesn’t help them heat curing barns, it doesn’t help them get a good price from the companies that have locked them into contracts.

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