During a presentation at the 2023 Associated Equipment Distributors Summit held January 10-12, Pinion Principal Marc Johnson forecast 4-6% growth in large ag equipment sales for 2023. Johnson said while the forecast may seem disappointing, it comes after 2 years of notable growth.

By the time planters roll in Iowa this spring, India will have surpassed China as the world's most populous country. The United Nations estimates that in three months, India's population will swell to 1.45 billion, ranking first globally. Of India's 1.41 billion people, 1 in 4 are under the age of...

Some recent reports suggest that inflation is slowing down, yet consumers continue to struggle with higher food prices. Here, a recent report reviews how consumers say rising food prices have impacted their decisions at the grocery store and the dinner table.Results come from the Gardner Food and...

Exports should be a key driver for cattle and beef markets in 2023. How export demand holds up will be influenced by what happens in currency markets. Beef export data continue to show overall growth, but with a high level of economic uncertainty worldwide, headwinds remain strong.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have bred four cotton lines that can be used to make self-extinguishing textiles when exposed to fire. The hope is that these cotton lines will reduce the need for flame-retardant chemicals to be embedded in...

From Ventura County in Southern California, north through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, to Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the onslaught of rain, wind and floods have devastated 1,840 acres. While the majority of family farmers are cleaning up minor storm damage, some farms have...

Certified Agriculture Dealerships won big at the recent National Agri-Marketing Association "Best Of" regional awards ceremony. That’s right. As judged by our peers in the world of agricultural marketing and advertising, for the third year in a row, the Certified Agriculture Dealer program was...

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AgTruckTrader.com, part of the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program family has kicked-off a Spring Start-N-Arc Sweepstakes where farmers and ranchers can enter to win a Vanair ^® 10,000 amp Start•All Jump•Pack^® and a lithium-powered, portable EPEQ™Welder140, creating a combined retail value of...

During a recent investor conference, the company looked at the future of autonomy and technology.

Consumer preferences can totter between fads and trends. For farmers to capitalize on consumer demands, they must be able to sort out what is an of the moment fad or a significant shift, according to Rob Dongoski, Ernst & Young food and agriculture leader.

Egg prices at the grocery store were elevated throughout 2022 due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among egg-laying hens, said USDA economists. Because of the recurrent outbreaks, U.S. egg inventories were 29% smaller in late December than they were the start of 2022. The...

Top athletes across North America’s “big four” sports are trying something new: farming. Joe Burrow, Blake Griffin, Kevin Gausman, Anders Lee, and around 20 other athletes, are purchasing a farm in Iowa. The purchase was made from a fund of roughly $5 million for agricultural investments that each...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer closed out the year on a positive note, rallying 24 points in December to a reading of 126. U.S. farmers were more optimistic about both their current situation and expectations for the future. The Current Conditions Index jumped 37 points to a...

The President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with executives from John Deere that will give farmers more opportunity to diagnose and repair their own Deere tractors and other equipment.