Overall unit sales of both ag tractors and combines continue their growth above an already-hot pace set in 2020 according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
U.S. total farm tractor sales climbed 2.5 percent in September compared to 2020, while U.S. self-propelled combine sales jumped 34.6 percent, the third month in a row of growth...
According to a new Corteva Agriscience survey of 600+ row crop farmers across 26 U.S. states, soil health practices continue to gain traction. Sixty-six percent of farmers report they have already implemented soil health practices such as using cover crops and/or reduced tillage that would qualify them to enroll in most carbon programs.
Even as soil health practices become more...
Two of the biggest issues facing America right now, labor shortages and the environment, are already getting major, tech-centered solutions from the ag world.
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“We’re just right at the cusp of some really interesting innovations as we begin to implement artificial intelligence and advanced sensors into the machines themselves. Whether that’s a machine that identifies weeds and treats them specifically...
A recent report conducted by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated the impact of AFP tax proposals on family farmers and ranchers.
The proposed changes in AFP would make accumulated gains (in asset value) subject to capital gains taxation at death whereas—under current law—these gains can be passed on to heirs without being subject to...
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 27 to celebrate the official opening of the Collaborative Biosecurity Laboratory at the Morrison Life Sciences Research Center on Nebraska’s East Campus.
The laboratory is another tangible step in the growing partnership between IANR and NSRI that brings together...
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