Machinery
He’ll appear on tomorrow’s AgriTalk radio program to discuss current auction trends and surprising machinery prices. Also, he will post regularly to his Machinery Pete blog on AgWeb.
When Machinery Pete read the recap email from the auctioneer, he couldn’t believe the prices he saw.
2010 Case IH 7120 combine with 153 hours sold.
Despite the struggling farm economy, equipment values are standing their ground.
In Tractor Tales with Machinery Pete, after her family was impacted first-hand by breast cancer, one high-schooler decided to raise awareness. She did so by refurbishing a 1940s tractor and painting it pink.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Tractor Tales is all about family. The tractor was purchased brand new and modified so that one man could continue to do what he loves—farm.
Final results from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour.
Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour final results.
Official results from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour.
Official results from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour.
China sells only 89,928 MT of 2009 and 2010 state-owned soybean reserves put up for auction.
Even with the ‘recipe,’ the corn and soybean markets must still get the ingredients to put in a low.
Forecasts call for non-threatening weather, but cooler-than-normal conditions aren’t what all of the crop needs.
Non-threatening weather is reducing crop concerns and giving funds no concern with actively selling corn and soybeans.
August beans posted a bearish reversal Tuesday and basis plunged, hinting that a top may be in the works for old-crop beans despite tight supplies.
Greeley, is the seat of Colorado’s Weld County, the third-largest U.S. agricultural region, yet its lawmakers want nothing to do with weed production
Forecasts offer hopes of cooler temps and decent rains over the 10-day window. The amount and coverage levels of the rains will be the key in the western Corn Belt.
Demand must tell traders when prices have dropped far enough since weather is seen as non-threatening for the bulk of pollination.
China’s second-quarter gross domestic product report came in as expected.
Corn fell for a second session in Chicago as warm, dry weather improves prospects for U.S. crops that received twice the normal amount of rain during early growth stages.
Recent purchases and USDA’s sharp increase in Chinese wheat imports don’t point to a record Chinese winter wheat crop.
What’s falling, you ask? The answer is record-high auction sale prices on all types and models of good-quality used farm equipment.
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Machinery Pete reports strong used equipment values.
Technical price action signals corn and beans have put in short-term tops, wheat is bottoming.
Smithfield Foods Inc. bid for a large packaged-meat business after it got an initial takeover offer from Shuanghui International Ltd. and before it agreed to be acquired by the Chinese company.
The latest ag-ed music video from the Peterson Farm Brothers is out. This time it’s their take on a Wil Smith classic with “A Fresh Breath of Farm Air.” Nathan Peterson talked with AgriTalk Radio’s Mike Adams about making their latest viral video.
AgriTalk Radio interview with Dr. Bruce Tabashnik of the University of Arizona on the rapid increase in insect resistance to Bt traits and what farmers can do to slow the spread of resistant pests.
Despite a strong farm economy and robust equipment sales in most areas, there seems to be a growing used equipment problem causing concern.