Titan Machinery Expands to Germany – Farm Equipment
Titan Machinery Inc. recently announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all interests of two companies, AGRAM Landtechnikvertrieb GmbH and AGRAM Landtechnik Rollwitz GmbH, which consist of four Case IH agriculture dealership locations in Germany. The acquisition is expected to close in July 2018. [More]
Mahindra to Establish Ag Tech Center at Virginia Tech – Farm Equipment
Mahindra & Mahindra recently announced plans to set-up a Mahindra Ag Tech Center in the U.S. at Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. This research facility will focus on creating breakthrough technology products for the North American agriculture market. [More]
Meyer Receives Award – Farm Equipment
David Meyer, co-founder and CEO of Titan Machinery Inc., was presented with the University of Minnesota’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. [More]
DuPont Developing Corn-Based Plastic – Farms.com
Two agribusinesses are working together to develop a recyclable plastic made from corn.
DuPont and Archer Daniels Midland recently opened the world’s first furan dicarboxylic methyl ester pilot production facility in Decatur, Illinois. [More]
Smith Says Career Academy Model ‘Exactly What Our Economy Needs’ – Scottsbluff Star Herald
Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith made a stop at the recently completed Scottsbluff High School to learn how education is evolving to meet the needs of tomorrow’s workforce. [More]
Autonomous Farm Equipment Market to Exceed 7+ M Units by 2024 – Expert Consulting News
Autonomous farm equipment market for UAV segment is projected to witness significant growth at over 35% up to 2024. [More]
Blueprint Nebraska Unveiled to Help Jump-Start State's Economy – Lincoln Journal Star
Blueprint Nebraska is described as a "comprehensive plan to invigorate Nebraska's economy and workforce." [More]
U.S. has Lost Farmland Equivalent to Size of Iowa to Development – AgriMarketing
Nearly 31 million acres of farmland were irreversibly lost to development between 1992 and 2012, according to a report released by the American Farmland Trust.
Gov. Ricketts Announces International Trade Mission to Mexico – KTIC
Governor Pete Ricketts recently joined Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Steve Wellman to announce plans to lead a trade mission to Mexico this August. Mexico is Nebraska’s second-largest ag export market, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. [More]
