combines

Combine harvester sales finished the year with healthy gains in unit sales while ag tractors finished the year below 2021 levels in both the U.S. and Canada.  Curt Blades, AEM senior vice president, industry sectors and product leadership, said the decline largely reflects the robust sales in 2020 and 2021.  ...

It will now be a bit easier for students working at Washington State University’s Spillman Agronomy Farm.  Thanks to a nearly $500,000 gift from the Washington Grain Commission, WSU purchased two new Zurn plot combine harvesters, which arrived earlier this year.   "...

As combines roll across the Pacific Northwest, and the nation, some wheat growers are trying to play a little catch up.  Brad Rippey, meteorologist with the USDA said when it comes to the final look at the winter wheat crop, 95% has been harvested as of Sunday.  Rippey ...

Ag tractor and combine sales posted their first decline in March since July 2021. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, total U.S. farm tractor sales fell 21.1% for the month of March compared to 2021. U.S. combine sales for the month dropped 10 ...

John Deere announced this week it will enhance the capabilities of existing diagnostic tools and expand their availability. In 2023, the company will roll out an enhanced customer solution that includes a mobile device interface, and the ability to download secure software updates directly to embedded controllers on select John Deere equipment with 4G connections ...

According to a new survey released by the Association of Equipment Manufactures, the sector has a positive outlook on 2021. The survey found 88% of manufacturers report a positive outlook for the year ahead, while more than half expect sales to increase or remain stable despite the ongoing impact of the global pandemic ...

Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of several evolving and prominent trends. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers said these trends, including COVID-19 and enhancing employee safety, are poised to have a significant impact in 2021 ...

The overall sales of tractors and self-propelled combines were higher in both the U.S. and Canada during June. According to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, it’s the first time this year that the sales numbers rose. Tota ...

A new report shows the leasing of farm equipment has nearly doubled since 2012.  The Wall Street Journal reports Deere & Co. is spending billions of dollars each year on its own equipment for leasing programs.  Records show that more than one-third of financed purchases of high horsepower machinery made by John Deere is being leased to farmers and construction builders.  Roughly 90%... Read Mo

The Association of Equipment Manufacturer’s monthly “Flash Report” said U.S. sales of all tractors in September were up 2% compared to the same time frame in 2017.  For the first nine months in 2018, a total of 181,515 tractors were sold, which compares to 168,651 sold through the first nine months of 2017.  That represents an 8% inc...