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Agriculture
Intelligence Report

Paul Kindinger

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Dec 8, 2021

Tyson Foods to Pay Frontline Workers $50 Million in Bonuses

Tyson Foods said this week that it will pay about $50 million in year-end bonuses to frontline and hourly meatpacking workers starting this month, as companies compete to attract and retain employees. The one-time bonuses for 86,000 eligible Tyson employees will be based on tenure and range from...

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Dec 8, 2021

Catch a Glimpse of the First Ag-Fueled Flight and Learn How Inflation is Hurting Low and Mid-Income Consumers

This short, but informative video chronicles the first commercial airline flight using agriculturally-based fuel. The video also tells how inflation is impacting purchasing decisions of consumers, especially those with lower to middle incomes. And – there’s a special treat at the end.

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Dec 8, 2021

‘Lose, Lose’ for Producers if Deere Strike Continues

There is still no agreement between Deere & Company and its union employees as the labor strike continues.

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Dec 8, 2021

2021 Turkey Production and Inventory Trends

Given all the attention about food prices headed into the holiday season, let’s step back and consider the underlying supply situation. With turkey on our minds, we dig into the monthly production and cold storage data for turkeys, which have been tight this fall.

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Dec 2, 2021

Nitrogen Fertilizer Triples in Price:  CAD Members Can Help Farmers Save Thousands!

It’s hard to believe that the cost of nitrogen fertilizer has tripled in the last year! Kyle Walker, a farm manager based in central Iowa for Peoples Company, was recently named Syngenta’s Professional Farm Manager of the Year. He says, “I know anhydrous was over $1,200 a ton the other day and last...

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Dec 2, 2021

NCBA TO USDA: Halt Brazilian Fresh Beef Imports

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it’s time to keep Brazilian fresh beef out of the US. Ethan Lane, Vice President of Government Affairs, recently told Brownfield News that Brazil’s inability to adhere to rules set by the World Organization for Animal Health for reporting cases of...

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Dec 2, 2021

Indiana to be Home to the Largest U.S. Solar Farm

This will be the last year that Norm Welker and his family harvests corn. But Welker will still be a farmer — he’s going to farm the sun. 

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Dec 2, 2021

John Deere Invests in a Startup Company to Develop a Heavy-duty Truck Engine Able to Run on Straight Ethanol

ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced recently it had secured another $17 million in funding from several companies, including the agriculture-industry stalwart, John Deere.

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Dec 2, 2021

Chef-Led Study Finds Real Beef More Nutritious and Tastier than Plant-based Burgers

Plant-based beef burgers may trump meat from cattle in the sustainability stakes, but when it comes to taste and nutritional value, the original still wins every time.That's the headline finding of a new study conducted by U.S. food product consultancy Chew, which is headed by a chef and staffed by...

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Dec 2, 2021

An Electric Tractor May Be Coming to a Showroom Near You

It’s been nearly 30 years since Steve Heckeroth designed and built his first electric tractor. Since then, he’s converted diesel tractors to electric power, custom-built electric tractors, and even assembled an experimental electric tractor for Ford New Holland as early as 1995. Today, as founder...

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Dec 2, 2021

This Holiday Season – Give the Gift of Agriculture

The holidays are a time of giving, and what could be better than giving the gift of agriculture? Here are five ideas for farm-related gifts to include under the tree.

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Nov 18, 2021

John Deere Strike Ends as UAW Workers Approve New Contract

The employees of John Deere have ended their strike after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union approved the company's latest contract offer.

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Nov 17, 2021

Important Changes to Pre-Owned Eligibility for AgPack Effective December 1, 2021

With the 2022's now out and starting to ship, CAD is updating our acceptable model years eligible for pre-owned. Effective December 1, 2021, the 2018 model year trucks are no longer eligible for AgPack. Only 2019 - 2021 pre-owned models will be included as eligible for the AgPack program. If you...

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Nov 17, 2021

Would You Believe – A 73% Increase in Combine Sales for October

You heard it right – a 73% increase in combine sales in October 2021 compared with 2020! Combines with headers are about a million dollars a pop. Year-to-date figures show 2WD tractors through October, increasing by 11.3%; 4WD tractors increased by 20.3%; and combines 24.4%.  

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Nov 17, 2021

Rise in Farmland Values Seen as Healthy Sign for Ag

Farmland values have increased 15% over a year ago in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming; 43 counties in western Missouri; and 14 counties in northern New Mexico.“Though some risks remain, the agricultural sector will be well...

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