Kubota Teams Up with India’s Escorts to Produce Utility Tractors – Ag Equipment Intelligence
A multi-faceted joint venture will see Japan’s Kubota and Escorts of India jointly developing and manufacturing utility tractors that will be sold to Indian farmers by both companies and exported by Kubota to selected markets around the world. [More]
Raven Industries Agrees to Acquire AgSync – Farm Equipment
Raven Industries Inc. has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of AgSync, Inc., an ag logistics software company headquartered in Wakarusa, Ind. The acquisition will greatly enhance its Slingshot platform by delivering a seamless logistics solution for ag retailers, custom applicators and enterprise farms. [More]
Machine Autonomy for Compactors and Dozers Being Developed by Trimble – WorldHighways.com
Trimble is working on innovative technologies that could revolutionize the construction and aggregates production sectors. [More]
Kubota Names New President and CEO – Ag Equipment Intelligence
Kubota Tractor Corp. announced the appointment of Haruyuki Yoshida as the new president and chief executive officer of Kubota Tractor Corp. and Kubota North America, effective Jan. 1, 2019. [More]
November U.S. Tractor & Combine Sales Largely Up – Farm Equipment
The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers' (AEM) U.S. Ag Tractor and Combine Report from November shows overall sales remained positive year-to-date. [More]
Ricketts to Serve on Trade Advisory Committee – Lincoln Journal Star
President Donald Trump has appointed Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to serve on an advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations. [More]
Leopold Center Continues to Play Smaller Role in Ag Research – Iowa Farmer Today
So today the center exists, but most of its research projects have either ended, been eliminated or been transferred to Nutrient Research Center at ISU. A staff that once numbered 16 people now only includes Rasmussen. [More]
Climate Change Imperils Midwest Ag Production – The Dairy Site
A new Cornell University-led study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the region's reliance on growing rain-fed crops. [More]
Declining Exports, Production of Italian Ag Tractors – Rural Lifestyle Dealer
Italy, the largest ag equipment producing country after the U.S. and Germany, will likely see an 11.9% decline in tractor exports by the end of 2018, according to FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, which also reports that national production is dropping in the country as a result. Even so, other equipment segments are performing strongly which should lead to a production value in line with 2017 levels. [More]
