American Farmer on TV
American Farmer has announced its fifth season scheduled to broadcast on 1 March 2016 on RFD-TV. Source: AFDJ eNews American Farmer is a program on a mission to showcase the latest advancements in agriculture and farming. Starting out, the series will take viewers behind-the-scenes to learn about one of the fastest growing industries – industrial hemp, which refers to cannabis […]
Vertical indoor farming for the future
Matt Matros is CEO of FarmedHere, the largest indoor vertical farm in North America. At 90,000 square feet the Illinois farm is a leader in a growing agriculture movement that grows crops without soil and sunlight. Source: Tech Insider Instead, these crops are grown indoors, where they’re always monitored and kept away from harmful bacteria. “They can’t […]
Top of the crop at World Ag Expo
With more than 1500 exhibitors and vendors planning to show off their wares at the 2016 World Ag Expo, just about anything needed on a farm is likely to be on display during the three-day event. Source: Visali Times Delta A favorite part for many attending of the Expo in Tulare, one of the largest agricultural trade shows […]
Tractors keeping time
Grace does not usually come to mind when you think of heavy farm machinery but it was in evidence when the tractors danced at the Otago Taieri A&P Show in New Zealand. Source: Otago Daily Times Spectators were delighted as the tractors wove in and out dancing with precision, at times coming perilously close to touching. The ‘‘ladies” driving […]
UK feels the fall in tractor sales
A fall in the latest tractor sales figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association reflect a tough 12 months for farmers and manufacturers alike in the UK. Source: Farmers Weekly (UK) Registrations of agricultural tractors bigger than 50hp reached 10,598 units in 2015, a drop of 14.8% on the level of the previous year. The testing climate has seen most of […]
Deere CEO not so dear
Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has reported that John Deere CEO Samuel Allen took a pay cut amid the company’s down financial cycle. Source: Agrimarketing Allen’s compensation package was reduced by 7.8% to $US18.7 million, according to a proxy statement from the company. The reduction comes as the firm tries to keep sales up while corn and […]
Kuhne to show new machinery at Agromash
Farm machinery and bus manufacturer Kühne, based in Mosonmagyaróvár, western Hungary, is to show two new in-house developed and manufactured farm machinery products at next weekʼs Agromash Expo in Budapest. Source: The Budapest Business Journal CEO Csaba Süli told Hungarian news agency MTI that Kühneʼs seedbed cultivator has won the farm machinery exhibitionʼs domestic product design award. Kühne had profit […]
Case IH new ad features NSW locals
Case IH has a new advertising campaign for 2016 that includes locals from Narrabri, Wee Waa and Wagga Wagga. Source: The Land Armed with shot lists for working footage of the Magnum Rowtrac, it was some fortuitous afternoon light, children playing and the ever-hospitable Narrabri-Wee Waa farming community which ended up shaping the new ad, […]
Farm machinery black market specials
Gordon Handy, of Gordon Handy Machinery in New Zealand, is relieved to get his stolen tractor back but is concerned about a growing rural burglary problem. Source: Stuff co nz Tighter budgets for some farmers may be fostering a burgeoning black market for stolen farm machinery in South Canterbury, New Zealand. There has been a […]
Nesting instinct is for the birds
Nesting birds are causing hundreds of thousands of dollars damage to farming equipment. Source: The Advocate (Tasmania) With the dry season upon the state’s farmers and tractors being used to harvest hay, and William Adams agriculture business manager Jamie Palmer is urging all farmers to check their tractors before use. Recently Mr Palmer had three customers coming […]