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Higher Farm Income, Sluggish Supply Chains Push Up Equipment Prices

December 20, 2021 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Data & Forecasts
Source: WFYI, Indianapolis, Ind., by Brock E.W. Turner, WFIU Public Radio/WTIU Public Television

“Farmers have disposable income, so they have money to spend it on and the tax laws really, really favor purchasing equipment,” Gary Schnitkey, a professor of farm management at the University of Illinois said. “Manufacturers are having difficulty keeping up with the demand.”


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What Tillage Practices Will Get Growers Back on Their Feet This Spring?

Following last year’s weather problems, dealers will likely see growers leaning into a variety of tillage practices to catch up where last year put them behind. Manufacturers share what they expect to see.
By Ben Thorpe posted on March 23, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Product Innovations & Introductions
The 2019 planting season wasn’t kind to growers in North America. Overly wet conditions plagued them at every turn, which for many created tough working conditions in their fields.
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‘Playing Chicken’ with Trade Policy

By Kim Schmidt posted on May 1, 2017
The agriculture market is a hard one to predict. Between the weather and politics, there’s no sure fire answer to what commodity prices might do or when equipment sales might start to pick back up.
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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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