In today's newscast we look at whether recent severe weather in Iowa and Nebraska will have any negative impact on crop yields and equipment sales, declining sales for irrigation companies, rising new and used equipment inventories and changes to crop insurance subsidies.
With relatively mild weather this past winter across much of the U.S., prospects were favorable for the 2012 U.S. corn crop to be planted early this year. Planting progress data for corn indicated an advanced pace through much of the spring.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.