AgJunction Inc., a leading provider of innovative hardware and software solutions for precision agriculture worldwide, reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017. All currency amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars.
While speed has taken center stage in ag's push for increased productivity, industry experts say it will take more than going faster through the farm field to meet the growing demand for agricultural commodities.
We just finished up our special report for the June issue of Farm Equipment, and I have to say that it was one of the more enjoyable projects I've participated in for some time because it gave me a glimpse into the future of the farm equipment business.
In the face of volatile grain prices, uncertainty about depreciation rules, skepticism about a new farm bill and a lot of talk about farm equipment sales peaking, North American farm equipment dealers continue to see good potential for solid sales in 2014.
U.S. farmers planted 96.4 million acres of corn, up 5 percent from last year, making it the highest corn acreage in the last 75 years, according to the Acreage report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
USDA's issued its Prospective Plantings report last Thursday and it got the attention of most industry observers as it projected the most acreage planted to corn in 75 years. At the same time, it forecast that soybean and wheat acres would slip below 2011 plantings.
While many industry analysts view the USDA's latest crop report (September 12) as a positive for ag machinery sales, Adam Fleck, associate director of research for Morningstar, sees it as a" neutral"? for farm equipment manufacturers.
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.
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