Evidence continues to mount that ag is an attractive place to invest these days. News during the past few weeks has reinforced the trend of international investments in agriculture — especially in farm equipment. While many of the deals are coming from within the industry, a high level of interest is coming from financial investment [...]
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Farm Equipment Attracting Investment, Especially for International Expansion
Posted in News, tagged News, farm, CNH, Ag, Farming, Deere, AGCO, Investments, Industry trends on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
WTF? Day Across America
Posted in News, Shows and Events on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love Farmers hosted an interesting day, dedicated to asking WTF? Where’s the food without the farm. This day was dedicated to spreading awareness about farming and agriculture. The video above goes into a bit more detail of how that was done. They will be hosting another WTF? Day on March 21 and hope to [...]
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Strikes Optimistic Tone
Posted in News, tagged Ag, farm, Farmers, USDA on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As the campaign season heats up, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Missouri yesterday to spread the message and priorities outlined by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. Echoing the same theme from the president’s speech of fighting for the middle class, Vilsack sought to portray actions by the [...]
USDA says Rural Development progress made
Posted in News, tagged Community, farm, Farming, Fiscal year, Growth, money, Rural, Taxes, USDA on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The head of the USDA Rural Development Office says the work they’re doing is having a positive impact on Rural America. Undersecretary Dallas Tonsager says the 2011 Rural Development Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report shows they have invested almost $29 Billion dollars and “created or saved an estimated 440-thousand” jobs through the rural business cooperative, [...]
Mobile App Now Available For the National Farm Machinery Show
Posted in News, tagged #NFMS12, Ag, Android, App, farm, Farmer, Farming, iphone, Louisville, National Farm Machinery Show, technology on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The National Farm Machinery Show continues its tradition of meeting demands of its attendees by offering a mobile app for the February 15-18 show. The first-ever mobile app, called “NFMS ’12,” for the National Farm Machinery Show is now available for free on smartphones (iPhone, Android and Blackberry) and features an interactive exhibitor map and [...]
More Young People Are Getting Into Farming
Posted in News, tagged Ag, Ag News, Farmers, Farms, Trends in ag, Young farmers on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New numbers on farmers won’t be available until the agricultural census is done next year, but those in agriculture point to some good signs: Enrollment in university ag programs has increased, as has interest in farmer-training programs. That’s good news to the government. More than 60% of farmers are over the age of 55, and [...]
Schaffert Mfg. & Sales Introduces New G2 Liquid Fertilizer Disc
Posted in News, tagged Ag, Disc, farm, Fertilizer, New Products, Schaffert Mfg. & Sales on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Schaffert Mfg. & Sales, the leader in Seed and Fertilizer Application Systems is excited to introduce our NEW, Generation 2 – 2 x 2 Fertilizer Disc. Its unique one-piece design will keep the down pressure even on both press wheels as they move in unison. The arm of the G2 is mounted on a pivot [...]
AEM Releases 2012 Agriculture Equipment Outlook
Posted in News, tagged AEM, Ag, Equipment, farm, Forecast on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In its 2012 Outlook, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)recaps the results of its survey of members in the ag sector for U.S., Canadian, and Rest of World markets. And they provide data that reviews 2011 data and forecasts into 2014. Manufacturers also ranked influencers on their business, including weather, energy costs, interest rates, Tier [...]
With Supplies Up, Cotton Prices at Pivotal Point
Posted in News, tagged cotton, Cotton Prices, farm, Farming, Oklahoma on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After a wild ride in the past year, cotton markets are relatively subdued and price forecasts are weakening. “I think the cotton market is in trouble,” says Robin Rosenberg, market analyst at PFGBest, Northbrook, Ill. Is the trouble big enough to push prices down to the 70-cent range? “I think we have to see 90 [...]
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