According to a recent report from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as more of that data continues to be produced in what has become an increasingly interconnected world, both OEMs and their customers are being forced to answer a difficult question: Just who owns the data, and how should it be used?

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, revenue of Kubota Corporation and its subsidiaries (hereinafter, the “Company”) decreased by ¥86.7 billion or $820 million (–8.9%) from the same period in the prior year to ¥884.2 billion ($8.4 billion).

AGuru Machinery today announces their launch to the public, after 3 years of research and development to prepare. AGuru Machinery is a group of soil, seed and equipment professionals who have come together to do strip-till, better. Our mission is to Eliminate Compromise with Ingenuity, focused on strip-till practices and equipment.

Net sales for the second quarter of 2020 were $286.1 million, compared to net sales of $390.6 million for the second quarter of 2019, representing a $104.5 million, or 26.7%, decrease.

Revenue for the quarter was C$76.6 million, up C$12.5 million from the prior year third quarter. Revenue for the first nine months of 2020 was C$185.7 million, up C$6.1 million from 2019.

Matt Rice has joined the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association as membership director. Rice, of Godrey, Ill., comes from the office of Congressman John Shimkus (R-Ill.), where he served as director of projects and grants.

Valley Irrigation has acquired PrecisionKing, a Mississippi-based ag tech company with products focused on moisture monitoring, pump control and remote sensing, especially of flood irrigation.