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Market Factors Have Shifted U.S. Crop Acreage Toward Corn and Soybeans Over the Last Decade

May 31, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Source: USDA-ERS
Over the last decade, the amount of U.S. acreage devoted to corn and soybeans has expanded while area of other field crops, such as wheat, hay, rice, and cotton, has tended to decline. The magnitude of these shifts varies regionally, with the Midwest and Plains States showing the biggest gains in corn acreage, while the Plains, Atlantic and Southern regions all show growth in soybean acreage that combine to offset a decline in soybean acreage in the Midwest.
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Agritech Business Barometer Reports Manufacturers' Optimism for Ag's Near Term

May 30, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Source: http://www.agrievolution.com
Manufacturers of agricultural machinery are optimistic about near-term business expectations in most parts of the world, according to the Agritech Business Barometer from the Agrievolution Alliance. The alliance is a global coalition of agricultural equipment manufacturing associations that work to advance member companies interests in industry issues, data exchange and public policy on a worldwide basis.
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Miller-St. Nazianz Breaks Ground on Major Expansion

May 29, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. (herein Miller) is pleased to announce a $4.5 million expansion of their production facility following an office-wide remodeling project. Due to strong North American and international demand for its crop application equipment, investment in a major facilities expansion is necessary to maintain its growth trajectory. Miller worked closely with the Wisconsin DNR to obtain the necessary permits and will soon break ground on a 60,000 square foot addition to its manufacturing facility.
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Tornado Damages Kansas Deere Dealership

May 28, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Source: Marysville Advocate
A farm equipment dealership and construction supply business west of Marysville were heavily damaged by a tornado late Monday in western Marshall County. At least 30 homes were also damaged and livestock killed, according to Marshall County officials, in a path from Second Road in Washington County northeast to the intersection of Eighth and Juniper roads in Marshall County.
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H&S Manufacturing Founder Lauri Heikenen Dies at 89

May 28, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
Source: http://rembsfh.com

Lauri Raymond "Ray" Heikenen, 89, founder of H&S Manufacturing, passed away on May 10, 2013. After beginning high school, Heikenen went to work in a defense industry on the west coast during World War II, then enlisted in the Army Air Force on October 4, 1943. In the Army he received his high school equivalency, attended radio and gunnery school and became an aerial gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress. The war ended before he was deployed overseas and he left the service on November 6, 1945 with the rank of sergeant.


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