The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — the policy setting arm of the Federal Reserve — voted unanimously to hold interest rates unchanged at their current 5.25% — 5.5% target in July.
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...
The Federal Reserve Bank notes in its August 2020 Beige Book that economic activity increased among most Districts, but gains were generally modest and activity remained well below levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In today's newscast we report on whether the Fed's announcement will impact farm equipment manufacturers, how the strong U.S. dollar is impacting exports, AgJunction's recent merger, JCB's expanding dealer network for ag equipment and worldwide tractor sales.
If 2013 farm production costs rise at the rates seen last year, U.S. farmers will need to take on more debt, which could curb spending on farm equipment in 2014. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported in its July Agricultural Finance Databook newsletter that rising production costs prompted some agricultural producers to take on more debt.
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The announcement of a partnership between New Holland and Bluewhite was one of the big precision stories of the summer. West Coast New Holland dealers now have the rights to sell, distribute and service Bluewhite’s aftermarket autonomy kits.