Tractors
Some of Latin America’s largest grain ports are running short on soybeans as a fifth-day of a trucker strike in Brazil continues. .
Residents in the town of Berwick, PA have filed suit against a hog finisher, taking the case to the state’s highest court.
Tyne Morgan of U.S. Farm Report is talking to Greg Peterson, better known as Machinery Pete, at the National Farm Machinery Show.
While demand is growing in the U.S. and Asia for camel’s milk’, there simply aren’t enough camels available globally to supply the milk that retails for as much as $19 a liter ($72 a gallon) in parts of Asia.
First came soy, then almonds, cashews and coconuts. Now, dairy companies are milking everything from peas and quinoa to flax, oats and hemp amid surging demand for plant-based alternative drinks.
In agriculture, farmers and ranchers pride themselves on feeding the world.
Mitch Sisson never wants to grow up. As one of America’s top farm toy restorers, his meticulous craftsmanship coaxes memory from metal: “It’s a special thing when you can hand a man back a piece of his past.”
Kubota this week unveiled a futuristic concept autonomous tractor called the X-tractor. The battery-powered, tracked machine was first shown at a new product exhibition in Kyoto City, Japan.
“The line where the precision ag starts and the tractor stops is extremely gray. It used to be bolting on precision ag hardware, and now it’s part of what the tractor does,” says marketing manager Ryan Jardon.
“We have some extremely interesting equipment for sale,” says Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete. “Get ready to hit the bid button”