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U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co agreed on a new six-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union that would be subject to a vote by the company’s striking workers, the company said in a statement on Saturday.
With 10,000 workers on strike, it’s already impacting farmers who are busy with harvest. From sourcing parts to manufacturing planters, the strike could sting a supply chain that’s already strained.
Supply chain issues are becoming one of the biggest concerns for agriculture, and some economists say as the bottlenecks reach a critical point, it could take at least a year to remedy chaos in the global supply chain.
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CNH Industrial announced this week its temporarily shutting down several of its European manufacturing plants that produce agricultural equipment. CNH says it plans to shut down the facilities for eight days this month.
Thousands of Deere & Co workers began a strike on Thursday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) said, days after overwhelmingly rejecting a six-year labor contract that was agreed on with the tractor maker.
The AgJunction board of directors unanimously approved the transaction after a confidential process of entertaining offers of third parties.
Robots swarming and taking over farm fields. Autonomous tractors planting crops with no humans in sight. The futuristic views of technology that surfaced a decade ago may be a glimpse of what’s already reality today.
A peculiar southeast Arkansas farmhouse conceals an obscure treasure of agriculture, grit, and ingenuity behind its walls—a 19th century steamboat.
While the Millennial generation is the fastest growing group of farm operators in Kansas, Gen Z farm operators today want technology automated, and companies have one chance to get the technology right.
The blade on the updated cutter head contacts the corn sooner to improve cut quality compared to previous models.
Deere & Co beat Wall Street estimates for Q3 revenue on Friday and lifted its forecast on strong demand for farm and construction equipment. Revenue in equipment operations rose 32.5%, total revenue jumped 29.2%.
The startup focuses in building retrofit systems to use its patented artificial intelligence for fully autonomous tractors. The company says its technology deploys 360° situational awareness.
Despite precision agriculture getting its start decades ago, the majority farmers aren’t fully using their farm data today. Just as technology has transformed agriculture, harvesting data could do the same.
U.S. President Joe Biden wants the Federal Trade Commission to limit the ability of farm equipment manufacturers to restrict tractor owners from using independent repair shops or complete some repairs on their own.
After more than a decade of legislative proposals, the Biden Administration is preparing plans to allow equipment owners to have the right to repair their own equipment. AEM and John Deere responded to the planned order.
Scott Wine, CEO CNH Industrial “Precision agriculture and autonomy are critical components of our strategy to help our agricultural customers reach the next level of productivity...”
Economic stability and growth are returning to rural America.
“We’re operating in a very interesting market right now,” says Curt Blades, Senior VP of Ag Services for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
As it continues to develop the core technologies from its acquisitions of SmartAg and Dot, Raven announces its brand for driverless technology going forward.
August 3, 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of an experiment in Ohio when lead arsenate dust was spread over catalpa trees to kill sphinx moth larvae
This latest rise in used equipment values is, frankly, breathtaking.
Equipment sales are off to a strong start in in 2021, according to the latest monthly flash report from the Association of Equipment manufacturers.
The one-upmanship that usually heightens the excitement about what is unveiled at Agritechnica will have at least one less participant as John Deere officially announces it will not be participating in 2021.
Gregg Sauder, founder of 360 Yield Center, says the system uses 40% less water then a center pivot and costs half as much as a drip tape irrigation system.
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Fendt unveils 673 hp two-tracked tractor in a company first and touts expanded dealership network as it looks to take a larger bite of the farm machinery market.
With COVID-19 restrictions, the community knew a traditional funeral service wasn’t possible for an area farmer who lost his battle with cancer. So, they orchestrated a special tribute with tractors.
After acquiring Smart Ag in the fall of 2019, Raven has opened pre-orders AutoCart, the autonomous grain cart technology initially developed by the startup.
Deere & Co on Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly earnings, defying Wall Street estimates.
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