INDUSTRY NEWS

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is pleased to announce the election of Dietz Lankhorst, president and CEO of Krone NA Inc. and Keith Johnson, P.E., president of Kondex Corporation to its Ag Sector Board.

Farm tractor and self-propelled combine unit sales start the year continuing growth in both the U.S. and Canada, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, announced Feb. 3 the creation of an agricultural manufacturing training program with Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the nation’s leading provider of trained technicians to the transportation industry.

On Jan. 29, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released an average estimate of grazing fee rates for cattle. The report includes information per animal unit, cow-calf combo and per head.

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) submitted written comments to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on Jan. 19 in response to the agency’s request for comments on agency programs and Western water quantity.

If you’re a forage numbers geek, your Christmas arrived on Jan. 12, 2021. That’s the day the USDA released a number of reports covering forages from seed to shed.