NIR Sensors are a well-known technology that allow producers and contractors to analyze crops and slurry. By recording moisture and nutrients instantaneously along with a GPS location, NIR Sensors with real time mapping systems produce a visual grid of quality trends across fields. When collected and analyzed over multiple years, NIR data can support changes in crop management practices that result in increased yields and reduced variability.

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.

According to a report from Quad City Times, Deere has announced it will be eliminating an unknown number of salaried jobs as part of its "Smart Industrial Redesign" strategy. 

Glen Ezell comes to Branson with over 20 years’ experience in the compact/utility tractor industry. Prior to the tractor industry, he was in the retail business for 20-plus years.