INDUSTRY NEWS

Unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines in April 2020 rose in the U.S., according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), putting total unit sales year to date (YTD) roughly flat with 2019.

Hay inventories stored on farms as of May 1 were the highest in three years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Production report, released May 12.

Through social media connections, I asked agriculture producers and associated business owners over a period of two weeks how the supply-chain train wreck and jammed city escalators of farm-to-fork perishable goods impacted their daily lives.

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced on May 1 changes to the forage seeding and forage production crop insurance programs starting with the 2021 crop year.

Unit sales of agricultural tractors and self-propelled combines in March 2020 fell across the board in the U.S. and Canada, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

A number of organizations have been warning that COVID-19 infections could not only be more common but also impact rural areas more than large metropolitan centers.