According to the 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, 35.1% of survey respondents indicated they recently purchased or plan to purchase a strip-till rig in 2024.
On Dec. 20, Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile and Farm King equipment lines, announced it would be acquired by Turkish ag equipment manufacturer Başak Traktör.
Germany-based Jost Werke SE has signed a purchase agreement to acquire LH Lift Oy, based in Finland, that manufactures 3-point linkages and hitches
trucking company Yellow Corp. collapsed into bankruptcy on Aug. 6
In its Sept. 12 WASDE report, USDA estimated 2023-24 corn ending stocks at 2,221 billion bushels, soybeans at 220 million bushels and wheat at 615 million bushels
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 4% year-over-year in August (up 3% year-to-date)
Kubota plans to commercialize unmanned tractors, rice planters and combine harvesters in Japan as early as 2026, according to an Aug. 26 report from Nikkei Asia
Lemken CEO Anthony van der Ley forecast a 6-7% decline in global ag equipment sales for 2024 in a Sept. 10 report from Agriland
According to CEMA, the general business climate index for the European ag equipment industry has continued to fall
Now in its second update, Ag Equipment Intelligence editors have compiled together available data on manufacturer-owned stores in the ag equipment industry.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.