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Tractor Rollovers Kill Dozens on Farms Each Year—and a Prevention Program Is at Risk

Civil Eats

The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. I felt the tractor tilting over,” Langford recalls. “I In the end, the tractor landed on its left side; a roll bar above the seat prevented it from turning upside down.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7

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California Farm Counties Are Not Even Close to Meeting the EPA’s New Clean Air Quality Standard

Civil Eats

Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning. stems from burning, soil management, and gaseous emissions from both tractors and soil. But Ansalem would like to see tractors face the same regulation as other vehicles in the state.

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John Deere Equipment on Display at the National Mall

Agwired

8R Autonomous Tractor Farmers never have a shortage of work to do on any given day. GUSS Autonomous Sprayer and Smart Apply® GUSS autonomous sprayers combine autonomous technology and precision application to complete the orchard and vineyard spray job quickly and efficiently. Here are some of the items on display.

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Precision Ag News 3/14

Agwired

economy and rural communities. Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., Year-to-date data, however, reflects sales are below 2023 in total units of ag tractors and combines.

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Nighttime Harvests Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat, but Bring Other Risks

Civil Eats

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules.

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As Extreme Heat Blasts Farms, More Harvests Are Taking Place in the Dark

Daily Yonder

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules.