North American sales of ag machinery continued on its upward trend in March with strong growth, as reported by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers. According to Mircea (Mig) Dobre, machinery analyst with RW Baird, U.S. and Canada ag equipment retails sales grew across nearly every category as it has during the past several months.

Row-crop tractors, mid-range tractors and combine sales increased 28.2%, 8.4% and 67% year-over-year, respectively. 4WD tractors fell 5%, from a 37.9%…