CLAAS - Mon October 04, 2021
Eric Raby Becomes CLAAS Senior Vice President of Americas Region
CLAAS announced that Eric Raby has succeeded Leif Magnusson as senior vice president of the Americas Region effective Oct. 1, 2021. Magnusson joined CLAAS in 2008 and has led the Americas Region during a time of significant growth and development....
Office of Sen. Deb Fischer - Wed September 22, 2021
New Bill Expands Farmers' Access to Precision Agriculture Equipment
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture committee, introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan (PAL) Act. The bipartisan legislation would create a program within the U.S....
AEM - Tue August 17, 2021
AEM Elects AgriSync's Casey Niemann to Ag Sector Board
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Casey Niemann, president and CEO of West Des Moines, Iowa-based AgriSync, to its Ag Sector Board as its newest member. "Casey will bring a great perspective of experience from both the ag technology and startup business community to the AEM Ag Sector Board," said AEM President Dennis Slater....
Monarch Tractor - Tue July 27, 2021
USDA Grant Funds Monarch Tractor Deployment, Partnership With Hopville Farms, Oregon State University
Monarch Tractor will deploy its fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor at Hopville Farms in Oregon. Funded through the USDA's Conservation Innovation Grant program, the tractor will be utilized to automate specific blueberry field maintenance tasks in an effort to reduce the use of diesel fuels while improving farming productivity....
AGCO - Mon July 26, 2021
AGCO Pilots Innovative Precision Ag Line Support Service for Farmers With AGCO, Mixed Fleet Operations
AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced the pilot of its Precision Ag Line (PAL) program, a tool designed to streamline support services for farming customers using AGCO solutions with mixed-fleet operations....
Case IH - Mon July 19, 2021
Case IH Introduces New Planter Tech, Applicator Configurations
Case IH is introducing new technology and configurations to help producers match planting and product application to the unique needs of their fields. For Model Year 2021 equipment, producers can enhance in-field productivity with these solutions:ISO Planter Control for 2000 series Early Riser planters allows producers to monitor row-by-row planter performance and visualize high-resolution as-applied planting data in real time....
Vermeer - Wed July 14, 2021
Vermeer Innovation Concepts Address Agricultural Labor Challenges
Vermeer Corporation has introduced four concepts to help customers optimize their hay operations: an autonomous bale mover, onboard bearing temperature sensors, automated baling assistance technology and Forage Commander — a field data management app....
AEM - Wed July 14, 2021
VIDEO: Could Boom in Ag Equipment Sales Be Just What Environment Ordered?
"All indications are that the farm economy is going to continue to be strong into 2021 and perhaps for years to come," said Curt Blades, senior VP of Ag Services of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)....
Kubota Tractor Corporation - Tue July 13, 2021
Kubota Awards $100,000 “Hometown Proud” Grant to Wayne County, Tenn.
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced Wayne County Ag Center, in Collinwood, Tenn., as the winner of the Kubota "Hometown Proud" community revitalization grant program. Wayne County will receive a $100,000 grant and loaned equipment from Kubota to help develop the grounds for the county's first and only dedicated Agricultural Center (Ag Center)....
CEG - Wed June 09, 2021
Ward McConnell, Longtime Farm Equipment Veteran, Passes Away
J. Ward McConnell Jr., a longtime veteran of the farm equipment industry, passed away on May 31, 2021. Mr. McConnell was born on July 30, 1931, on the family dairy farm in Prattsburgh, N.Y. Upon leaving the Army in 1956, he returned to Prattsburgh and opened a used car lot....
