Corn, soybean and wheat production has increased 50% since 1990 while farm diesel use remained essentially unchanged due to advances in equipment and powertrain technology.
USDA increased its estimates of corn and soybean yields and wheat production in its Nov. 8 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which most analysts agree was another bearish sign for farm machinery sales in the year ahead.
The impact of the rapid escalation of wheat prices on the sale of farm machinery will not be felt in 2010, according to Robert McCarthy, machinery analyst for RW Baird.
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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.