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:

Money Well Spent

Mike Lessiter recently vented about big agribusiness flooding cash into ego-bought “sponsorships” while legitimate farmer-education, research and technology transfer work goes unfunded. And then we learned our own Luke Weigel’s fledgling baseball career was supported by H&S Manufacturing. Those ball-playing days were so decorated that it led to a marketing brand manager profession (he never did produce his stat line, but we suspect his Shohei Ohtani comparison was an exaggeration). By the way, we support Little League sponsorships “all the way.”

Luke Weigel H&S Manufacturing

Ag Robot Costume Coming to a Spirit Halloween Near You!

Nathan Faleide has some halloween fun with this ag robot costume. He also shares where he thinks robots will and won’t fit in the ag industry.

Tugging Tractors for the Kids!

Premier Equipment once again supported the OAC Tractor Tug in support of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington.

Valley Center Pivot Named Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska

Congrats to Valley Irrigation for earning the title of 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska!

Product Video of the Week: Yanmar Debuts Highest Horsepower Tractor at Equip Expo

Yanmar’s first public viewing of its highest horsepower tractor, the new SM475, took place during Equip Expo 2024, held in Louisville, Ky., mid-October. Director of Yanmar’s Rural Lifestyle Division, John Richardson, shared features of the new addition to the lineup, including an output of 74 horsepower, and a clutch-less power shuttle transmission for ease of operation and convenience with adjustable power steering.

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