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AEI Newsmakers: February 2024

February 15, 2024 | Posted in Farming Practices, Technology
  • Wisconsin Battery Co. announced in December the acquisition of 17 acres in Portage, Wis...
  • The Milwaukee Business Journal published a list of the largest nonprofits in the state of Wisconsin on Feb. 9. The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) topped the list in annual revenues of $35.7 million...
  • AGCO’s critical upgrades to its Hesston facility went live on Jan. 1, and the company brought back the first group of employees returning from furlough in the first week of January...
  • In its Feb. 8 WASDE report update, USDA’s 2023-24 U.S. ending stocks are estimated at 2.172 billion bushels of corn (vs. consensus 2.149 billion bushels)...
  • The prospects of interest-rate cuts were clouded by a Feb. 13 Federal Reserve report that inflation remained higher than expected...
  • Hay and forage equipment manufacturer H&S Manufacturing announced the closure of its Clintonville, Wis., facility, ...
  • Canadian seeding technology manufacturer Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. announced Feb. 7 the signing of a technology license...
  • VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 1% year-over-year in January. Registrations in the 100+ horsepower category were down 4%...
  • CEMA’s general business climate index decreased to -52 in the February survey vs. -50 last month...

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NOAA Expects Spring Flooding, But Not Like 2019

March 24, 2020 | Posted in Farming Practices
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admn. forecasters are predicting widespread flooding this spring but do not expect it to be as severe or prolonged overall as the historic floods in 2019. Major to moderate flooding is likely in 23 states from the Northern Plains south to the Gulf Coast, with the most significant flood potential in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, which could hamper planting of crops.
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Certified Organic Crop Acres Increased 13% in 2019

February 26, 2020 | Posted in Farming Practices
U.S. farmers harvested nearly 3.3 million acres of certified organic field crops in 2019, driven by 14% more organic field crop operations, according to Mercaris, a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO and certified agricultural commodities.
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