Growing up, getting by, surviving and hopefully thriving in a life immersed in the cowboy world can sometimes be a genuine struggle to even the most patient and strong-willed among us, no matter how you may have steeled yourself to cope with the everyday mishaps or occasional tragedies the lifestyle lobs your way.

“Alfalfa – ice cream in the making,” is a common saying among forage farmers, and if you’ve had ice cream or cheese pizza recently, you may be more involved with alfalfa than you realize.

On March 15, 2022, the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly (UNGA) in New York unanimously declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP).

All segments returned to positive in U.S. ag tractor and combine unit sales, while Canadian harvesters and four-wheel-drive units fell according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Kuhns Mfg., providing quality square bale-handling products for hay growers featuring hay accumulators, tie grabbers and standard grabbers, announced a company name and rebranding change to Norden Mfg.

Agricultural producer financial sentiment continues to fluctuate month to month, with higher input costs a leading concern, according to the monthly Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey.

What a time to be alive. Practically overnight, the news switched from the pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Both the immediate and long-term future of the equipment manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of prominent trends, each of which is poised to have a significant impact in 2022 (and, in many cases, beyond).