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Deere's Combine Allocation for 2012 is Not Big News

A report from Bloomberg last week that on plans by Deere & Co. to allocate combines in 2012 created somewhat of a stir in the ag equipment business last week. But according to at least one analyst, Deere had earlier talked about the allocation program on various occasions and it shouldn't be considered as "big news?"
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Forecast & Trends

Small Tractor Market Still 'Fragile' Says Mahindra Execs

The rapid rise and fall of compact tractor sales in North America during the past decade mirrors the surging and slowing of the rural lifestyle phenomena in the U.S. But according to the Mahindra USA executives interviewed by Ag Equipment Intelligence, the declining sales of small tractors appear to have finally plateaued. Slow growth during the next year or two is the likely scenario.
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EPA Puts to Rest 'Myth' of Farm Dust Rules

The EPA is trying to put to rest what it calls a "myth" that it is going to crack down on farm dust. In letters to two senators last week, Administrator Lisa Jackson said that the agency won't expand its current air quality standards to include dust created by agriculture.
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Winter Farm Shows Unveil Equipment Trends

North American agriculture is on a roll. And farm equipment makers are responding with a continuous stream of new equipment developments aimed at improving farm productivity, implement flexibility and precision technology. Evidence of the strong market trends the industry has experienced over the past 3 years could be seen at the two major winter farm equipment shows held in mid-February.
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To The Point: New Ideas from the Newly Merged

With the first-ever “Dealership Minds” edition on Birkey’s Farm Stores in February 2011, we set out to detail how each of the“cogs” in a benchmark-worthy dealership function together as one “machine.” What became the most talked-about project of the year created challenges for our editorial team when it came to this year’s encore performance.
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