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Higher Farm Income, Sluggish Supply Chains Push Up Equipment Prices

“Farmers have disposable income, so they have money to spend it on and the tax laws really, really favor purchasing equipment,” Gary Schnitkey, a professor of farm management at the University of Illinois said. “Manufacturers are having difficulty keeping up with the demand.”


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What Tillage Practices Will Get Growers Back on Their Feet This Spring?

Following last year’s weather problems, dealers will likely see growers leaning into a variety of tillage practices to catch up where last year put them behind. Manufacturers share what they expect to see.
The 2019 planting season wasn’t kind to growers in North America. Overly wet conditions plagued them at every turn, which for many created tough working conditions in their fields.
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‘Playing Chicken’ with Trade Policy

The agriculture market is a hard one to predict. Between the weather and politics, there’s no sure fire answer to what commodity prices might do or when equipment sales might start to pick back up.
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