Tag: ag equipment
Ag Producers Can Add $30K To Their Tax Deductions With Pickup Purchase Dec 27, 2022
Westfield, N.C.-Planning your next farm equipment purchase? Whether you intend to buy, finance or lease, you may be qualified to take advantage of substantial tax savings under Section 179 if […]
Mississippi: Precision Ag Tools for Growers – Podcast Aug 22, 2022
Agricultural engineer Wes Lowe visits the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville to discuss the precision agriculture tools Mississippi State University is involved in developing for growers in the state […]
Minnesota: New Cost-Share Program to Help Upgrade Irrigation Systems May 31, 2022
The first sign-up for cost-share for irrigation system upgrades and associated practices is now available to producers in 19 Minnesota counties. This cost-share is available through a Regional Conservation Partnership […]
Nebraska Right-to-Repair Legislation Unlikely to See Vote in State’s Unicameral – DTN Apr 9, 2022
A bill in the Nebraska Legislature that would have provided farmers and independent repair shops with the necessary digital tools to repair agriculture equipment will not be voted on during […]
Farm Inflation: Fertilizer, Food, and Equipment Manufacturing Mar 28, 2022
Financial Times opinion columnist Rana Foroohar indicated yesterday that, “We know that the war in Ukraine has led to sharp increases in prices for both food and fuel. This in turn has […]
Used Ag Equipment Prices Still Soaring – DTN Mar 23, 2022
Used machinery prices continue to soar and there’s not much of an end in sight, according to Mark Stock, CEO of Big Iron Auctions. “Higher than high,” he said in […]
Used Ag Equipment Prices Continue Surge – DTN Dec 8, 2021
Tractors depreciate. Or, tractors did depreciate, reliably, at 10% a year for row-crop tractors. It’s not a constant, as blips in the market, usually spurred by strong on-farm income, can […]
Farmers Still Hammered by Parts, Equipment Shortages – DTN Nov 5, 2021
Whatever the near-term effects of the John Deere strike on delivery of machines and parts, the on-again, off-again, on-again walkout appears to be having only a marginal impact so far […]
Biofuels: Deere Invests in Ethanol Diesel Engine – DTN Nov 1, 2021
Count John Deere among the companies investing in a startup company developing a heavy-duty truck engine able to run on straight ethanol. ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced Thursday it had secured […]
Deere Equipment Orders Face Delays as Workers Agree to Strike – DTN Oct 14, 2021
Farmers could face challenges getting in their orders for John Deere equipment as the tractor giant’s union workers agreed at midnight Wednesday to go on strike. United Auto Workers International […]