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Deere & Company announced on Jan. 23 that it will make workforce adjustments at several factories in Iowa and Illinois. The actions include indefinite layoffs at five locations that build agricultural equipment, as well as an extended inventory adjustment shutdown at another factory. In addition, Deere said it has added new jobs at two locations that build construction and forestry equipment.
When most people talk of livestock handling, inevitably Temple Grandin’s name comes up. Her groundbreaking work in animal handling and curved chute and race facilities designs with Colorado State University has become the industry standard.
ROC SRL has introduced the Continuous ROC Merger RT 700. It has a working width of 7 m (22.9 feet) and a pick-up width of 5.9 m (19.4 feet). It is possible to unload one belt on the right and one belt on the left, or both belts can go to the right or to the left.
Charlie O’Brien, Association of Equipment Manufacturers senior vice president, recently released statistics for two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive tractors and self-propelled combine sales.
A serious issue disrupting the Western hay market is the ongoing dock slowdown caused by a longshoremen strike. On the entire West Coast, this started in late fall 2014. The longshoremen have been working minimally without a contract since the previous one expired in July 2014. This slowdown has effectively cut in half the amount of product of all kinds either imported or exported from U.S. ports.
In the January e-newsletter, we discussed the power of words and how they shape perceptions (and by default our view of reality). In agriculture, I think we would all have to agree that a powerful word that is used a great deal today versus 30 years ago is “sustainability.”
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