Harvesting Equipment
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports that April tractor and combine sales were both down significantly from 2024, yet it’s possible farmers start buying new machines again this fall.
Dealer inventories are still high, and farmers are waiting for better market conditions before they buy farm equipment. It’s creating the perfect conditions for more late-model, low-hour equipment heading to auction.
Machinery Pete highlights three interesting salvage machines that sold on the auction circuit last week and previews an online mega-auction that will feature farm equipment from over a dozen states this Wednesday.
David Cogen partnered with John Deere during the 2024 growing season to till, plant, spray and harvest a small field at Deere’s Boundurant, Iowa, test farm. In the process, he says he learned a lot about farming and how difficult it truly is.
The parent company of Case IH, New Holland, Steyr and other machinery brands says there will be no impacts to production and parts shipments will continue as planned.
Machinery Pete data shows the used combine market is one year ahead of the used high-horsepower tractor market in terms of values.
Hear about PTx Trimble’s OutRun retrofit tractor and grain cart automation kit straight from a Nebraska farmer who has used it for the last two harvests.
New Kid On The Block: TractorTuesday.com Emerges To Disrupt The Auction World And Save Farmers Money
A new digital auction house is offering zero commissions and a 2% buyer’s premium on used farm equipment.
The updates and new releases span a wide breadth of row crop solutions, including combines, planters, sprayers, tractors, tillage tools and precision technology.
Farm machinery companies are betting on ag tech, precision technology retrofits and digital solutions to help farmers weather uncertainty.