Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- What's The Biggest Supply Chain Headache Crippling Equipment Manufacturers Right Now?
- Strip-Till 101 with ChatGPT
- Managing For The Future — A Candid Conversation with a 30 Year Old, 4th Gen Farmer
- 1-on-1 With Lucas Horsch at National Farm Machinery Show
- 10 Agricultural Inventions that Changed the Face of Farming in America
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What's The Biggest Supply Chain Headache Crippling Equipment Manufacturers Right Now?
From tires and tracks, to a new problem with castings, leading equipment manufacturers like Case IH, John Deere and Great Plains all say the supply chain is still an issue. “We're conditioned to expect the black swans to the point where they're no longer black swans, they're just kind of inevitable disruptions,” says Sam Taylor, farm inputs analyst for Rabo AgriFinance, RaboResearch. This 6 minute video from AgWeb breaks down the biggest supply chain issues OEMs are currently facing.
Strip-Till 101 with ChatGPT
Our colleagues over at Strip-Till Farmer asked ChatGPT — an artificially intelligent chatbot — to explain what strip-till farming is as a medieval knight. If thou art seeking to improve thy yields and care for thy land, ChatGPT implores thee to consider strip-till. Our grower division is busy planning this summer’s 10th Annual National Strip-Till Conference. Learn more here.
Managing For The Future — A Candid Conversation with a 30 Year Old, 4th Gen Farmer
Luke Roush was just a kid when Damian Mason met him, now he’s managing a diversified Indiana farming operation with his father. They talk about skill sets, strengths, weaknesses, employee management, growth, money, the future, and more. What does Luke see from his perspective? Where are the challenges, and where are the opportunities? How does technology adoption favor his generation? What concerns do the next generation of farmers have? Most importantly, what excites tomorrow’s farmers? It’s all here!
1-on-1 With Lucas Horsch at National Farm Machinery Show
The Farm Equipment crew sat down with Lucas Horsch of HORSCH at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. Be on the lookout for the full interview soon. In this clip, Horsch talks about the company’s unique relationship with dealers and customers.
10 Agricultural Inventions that Changed the Face of Farming in America
An agricultural inventions timeline of the most significant agricultural inventions during the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries details how farming has changed over the course of the century!
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