When I was involved in the metalcasting industry, I often felt like a voice in the wilderness in urging foundries to stop commoditizing the engineered cast iron and steel components they were manufacturing by selling them by the pound. I don’t know how much good it did.
Raven Industries, developer and distributor of precision farming and other specialty equipment and systems, reported net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 were $98.2 million, down 11.7% vs. the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
Trimble reported its first quarter 2019 GAAP revenue of $801.6 million was up 8% vs. the first quarter of 2018. Resources and Utilities revenues, which include the company’s ag activities, was $159.5 million, flat on a year-over-year basis.
Topcon's NORAC Tillage Depth Control (TDC) System utilizes ultrasonic sensors to automatically compensate for differing soil types and terrains, while maintaining the correct implement depth.
Net sales in the third quarter for Raven’s Applied Technology division, which includes its precision farming business, were $29.7 million, up 17.5% year-over-year.
Raven's AutoBoom XRT features radar sensor technology that uses simultaneous ground and canopy detection to maintain optimal spray height for maximum product efficacy.
The SFA Monitor's easy to see, color touch screen display shows row seed population, individual row singulation percentages, as well as row-by-row multiple and skip percentages.
With Trimble's Advisor Prime, users can define when formulas are utilized and how fertilizer applications will be calculated to make both initial prescriptions and last minute changes quick and easy.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.