The latest episode of On the Record is now available! In this week's episode we discuss Deere's plans to address leasing concerns, the economics of robotic implements and the likelihood that the third installment of the Market Facilitation Program payments will be made. Also in this episode, an exclusive interview with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts while in Germany as part of a trade delegation and a look at what dealers thought had a bigger impact on machinery sales in 2019 — trade or weather.
With the imposition of the first round of tariff hikes on Chinese goods in 2018, U.S. agriculture producers — and the folks who build the equipment they use — realized fully they have a big stake in a peaceful resolution to the redrawing of trade agreements between the world’s two largest economies.
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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.