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:

Dealers Land on Capitol Hill

The North American Equipment Dealers Assn. and dealers took to Capitol Hill to visit with legislators about the industry’s top priorities — including tariffs, the Farm Bill, tax issues and right to repair.

Moving Iron: Farmers Turn to Older Machines, Upgraded Tech to Cut Costs

As commodity prices and tariffs complicate the farm profit equation, growers are still hitting used equipment auctions looking for bargains. And while late-model, low hour equipment is normally what most farmers chase, in this climate they’re increasingly open to older, high hour machines if the price and condition are both good.

Academy Award-winning Fendt Farmer Takes a Bow

AGCO was proud to present Gerd Nefzer, a trained farmer and agricultural engineer who brings Hollywood's most spectacular effects to life, and won an Oscar for his special effects in "Blade Runner 2049".

Selling to Farmers in a Recession

In this article sales consultant Greg Martinelli shares the 3 M’s on how to sell “when it’s worse than just tough times.” He writes, “For every agribusiness, they should be looking at this as a recession or simply, more than just tough times. In 1980, we learned from the Russian wheat embargo that trade wars can disrupt a market forever.”

A farmer and reporter talking in a field in front of cows

Product Video of the Week: SurePoint’s LiquiShift and Sentinel for Liquid Fertilization Application

For today’s product news, we want to show you SurePoint’s LiquiShift and Sentinel for LIquid Fertilization Application. Take a look and let us know your thoughts.

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