As many U.S. senior citizens have learned about health insurance, Federal Medicare benefits help, but it's only a start in covering the big? costs involved with medical care. Most find that supplemental insurance is a must. Farmers are finding the same is true with Federal crop insurance. In a really bad year -- or even just a challenging year -- supplemental weather insurance can mean the difference between staying afloat and actually sailing all the way to the bank.
LightSquared Inc., facing a year-end deadline with partner Sprint Nextel Corp., pressed federal officials Tuesday to rule against critics who say the company's proposed national wireless-Internet network will interfere with global-positioning systems.
Cervus Equipment Corp. says it has provided a $10.2-million short-term loan to its chief executive officer, Peter Lacey, who is also the company's largest shareholder, president and chairman of its board. The farm equipment dealer said the loan will assist Lacey and a member of his family in reorganizing their registered retirement savings plans, following amendments to tax rules announced by the federal government on June 16.
In May, USDOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public feedback on how existing commercial truck safety regulations impact the agricultural community.
Farm equipment manufacturers are rolling out cleaner tractors to meet stricter new federal air regulations, but many in the industry say the challenge will be getting farmers to put the high-priced models into fields during hard economic times.
California farmers and ranchers will get $24 million in 2011 to replace aging diesel machines as part of an ongoing effort to improve air quality, federal officials said Monday.
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn. (FEMA) has joined a large coalition of farm and commodity groups in renewing its call for Congress to enact legislation that would significantly lower federal taxes on large estates that are valued at over $10 million.
Executive editor Kim Schmidt checking in from Farm Equipment headquarters with an update on 2025 Dealership Minds Summit set for July 29-30 in Iowa City.
The program is out. Check it out at DealershipMindsSummit.com.
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