INDUSTRY NEWS

Many contracts include a provision called “force majeure” (fancy term for superior force). Force majeure means unforeseeable circumstances that prevent a party from fulfilling its contractual obligations.

According to the Department of Homeland Security announcement, agriculture is included as one of 16 essential businesses in the U.S.

February 2020 saw mixed results in overall U.S. sales of tractors and self-propelled combines. The bright spot was four-wheel-drive and 100-plus-horsepower tractors, which showed healthy gains year over year, however, overall tractor and combine sales fell for February, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands sign-up beginning March 16. The sign-up runs through May 15.

New data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Oxford Economics shows a positive trend in agricultural tractor and self-propelled combine sales for the next several years despite a brief tick down for 2020.

The nonprofit Soil Health Academy (SHA) announced Feb. 13 it has received a $1.65 million grant from global food company General Mills to educate and mentor wheat and oat producers in targeted regions of the U.S. and Canada as they transition from conventional agricultural practices to soil health-focused regenerative agriculture practices.