Ignite Attachments Disrupts Equipment Industry with Fit Finder
MOORHEAD, Minn. (April 11, 2024) – Ignite Attachments, a breakthrough manufacturer of compact equipment attachments, continues to disrupt traditional attachment purchasing habits of consumers with a user-friendly digital tool that puts valuable information directly at customers’ fingertips.
Farm Groups Won’t Trade Higher Reference Prices for Cheaper Crop Insurance
Dozens of farm groups oppose giving up higher reference prices or crop subsidy triggers in exchange for a GOP-proposed boost in crop insurance supports in a new farm bill. It’s just not palatable, the groups argue, given
Survey on Farmers and Sustainable Practices
McKinsey and Company research reveals that a vast majority of American farmers have an understanding of sustainable farming. While 90 percent of farmers understand the practices, the uptake remains low. Even where farmers are adopting sustainable practices,
Republicans Propose a Crop Insurance Subsidy Boost
The University of Illinois’ Farm Policy News says Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee proposed putting $4 billion into the national crop insurance program. That means the government would pay a larger share of the policy premiums
U.S. Sales of 100+ Horsepower Tractors Increase for Second Straight Month
For the second straight month, unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased in the U.S., according to the new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). March sales jumped 3.2% compared to last year, following February’s increase of
Cantwell, Risch, and Colleagues Call on Biden to Help Finally Open Japanese Market to $100B U.S. Potato Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, were joined by 8 colleagues, including leaders of the Senate Committees
IDFA: USDA Confirms HPAI Cases in Dairy Herds in NC and SD; Pasteurized Milk and Dairy Remain Safe for Consumers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (H5N1) virus in two additional dairy herds in North Carolina and South Dakota. The USDA has now confirmed HPAI in dairy cattle in eight states.
Thune, Durbin Urge Biden to Prioritize E15 Fuel, Leverage American Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the summertime
Growth Energy Applauds Congressional Letters Calling for E15 Emergency Waiver
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, commended a bipartisan group of senators and representatives today after they sent two letters to the Biden administration calling for an emergency waiver that would permit the sale of E15—a
RFA Thanks Lawmakers for Bipartisan Support of Summertime E15 Waiver
The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked 46 members of the House and Senate who separately sent letters to President Biden urging his administration to allow the lower-cost E15 fuel blend to be sold through the summer months.