NEWS

U.S. and Canadian ag tractor monthly unit sales in July 2022 fell, while harvester sales grew in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

The USDA is investing up to $12 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands.

Sioux Falls-based Raven Engineered Films announced July 20 the company will move forward as Viaflex.

No one can deny it's been a rough couple of years. Between economic, political and social unrest, economic pressures from COVID and war in Ukraine, and widespread drought and other curveballs from Mother Nature, producers have faced innumerable challenges. 

It’s becoming a summer of monthly repeats, with drought, financial pressures and availability of inputs and rising interest rates serving as the main themes. Here’s Progressive Forage’s monthly look at market forces during the second week of August 2022.