All signals point to continued strong cattle pricing going into 2015. This trend should bode well for the sale of mid-range tractors (40-100 horsepower), which have experienced solid growth during the past 2 years, and it may even give a lift to high horsepower equipment.
The outlook for equipment dealers catering to the livestock segment of U.S. agriculture will gradually improve as 2013 progresses with projected prices for cattle, hogs, broilers and milk continuing to rise and, in some cases, hit record highs. But many dealers expect that sales of hay tools will lag until input costs show some semblance of balance.
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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.