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Today farmers’ shops, storage facilities and offices bulge with a wide range of equipment and technologies to keep them at maximum productivity and profitability. From the work-horse tractor to harvesting equipment and GPS and other technologies that guide them, the tools of production are ever-evolving. With each season, new ideas take shape and find permanent places on U.S. farms.
Most Recent News in Farm Equipment
  • May 25, 2012
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    Farmer Mac's income up 29 percent

    The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation reported strong first quarter 2012 results, as increased earnings benefited from growth in program assets and credit quality remained high....More
  • May 25, 2012
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    Southeast Farm Press

    Europe jumps into agricultural tire market

    Rising sales of U.S. farm equipment has increased the demand for ag tires. A company that has been around in Europe for decades has decided to step into that market with a new plant in Charles City, Iowa. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Mitas CEO Jaroslav Cechura discussed the new entry at a grand opening ceremony for the $52 million plant....More
  • May 24, 2012
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    USDA expands credit access for farmers

    USDA has made substantial, year-over-year gains in expanding credit opportunities for farmers and ranchers across the United States. USDA is seeking comments on a new microloan program to help small and family operations progress through their start-up years with needed resources, while building capacity, increasing equity, and eventually graduating to commercial credit....More
  • May 22, 2012
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    Copper theft getting worse for farmers

    Although California has created laws to combat metal theft, including a bill that makes it tougher to recycle metal, the problem continues and may be getting worse....More
  • May 18, 2012
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    Farmland prices still red-hot

    Net farm assets in the United States are expected to rise to more than $2.2 trillion in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture....More
  • May 18, 2012
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    S&W Seed to buy 1,880 acres of Imperial Valley farmland

    S&W Seed Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 640 acres of high quality farmland in Calipatria, Calif., located in California's Imperial Valley....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    LightSquared files bankruptcy after FCC block

    LightSquared filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it will seek to resolve the concerns of U.S. regulators who thwarted the company’s plan to deliver high-speed wireless to as many as 260 million people....More
  • May 14, 2012
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    Delta Farm Press

    Cell phone salvation for Third World farmers 1

    Mobile phones may be the best hope for growers looking to improve yields, market crops and move out of subsistence-level farming. In the deepest backwoods of the developing world, the introduction of the simplest mobile phones is proving to be a phenomenon of great potential....More
  • May 14, 2012
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    United Fresh introduces Class 18 of Produce Program

    Beginning this June, the members of United Fresh Leadership Class 18 will participate in a number of educational events and outings centered on the four core focus areas of the program: leadership development, business relationships, government and public affairs, and media and public communications....More
  • May 14, 2012
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    Graying of US farmers not so bleak after all 2

    The pace at which America’s ag industry is aging out is unparalleled. The average farmer age increased 10 years from 47.6 years old to 57.1 in a short four years from 2003-2007. Nearly 30 percent of farms are operated by people 65 years or older. And female operators are close to an average 59 years old. If you believe that most farming is done with multi-million dollar tractors and harvesters owned and operated by giant agribusiness corporations, you would be mistaken....More
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