Items Tagged with 'farm equipment'

A representative of the nation’s largest farm equipment companies is pointing to supply chain challenges as a driving force behind issues getting new tractors into the hands of American producers.

A clash between a right-to-repair advocate and an equipment dealership owner at a congressional hearing Wednesday was indicative of the internal battles legislators will wage as they consider measures that would require machinery manufacturers to provide software, parts and tools to customers looking to make their own repairs.

Earnings of a major equipment company shot up in the second quarter on strong sales as supply chain issues hamper further growth.

Farmers' outlook improved modestly last month ahead of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but growers remain worried about soaring input costs, according to a monthly survey.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says Dennis Slater will retire as the president of the organization at the end of the year.

High demand for farm equipment and issues in the supply chain mean that orders for new machinery from a number of companies are taking months to fill and prices for used equipment have gone up.

We may be just a month into 2018, but action is already underway when it comes to a major issue affecting farmers and ranchers this year.