Deere dips on shaky outlook for fiscal 2015 - AgMinute for November 27, 2014

The world’s biggest farm equipment supplier says its annual net income will drop about 40 percent and revenue from agricultural and turf equipment will fall further than it did in fiscal 2014. Click here for the full story

Machinery sales roar — AgMinute for July 17, 2013

Farm machinery sales have soared during the first half of 2013, exceeding last year's strong levels and surpassing manufacturer expectations.

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Restoring history — AgMinute for May 13, 2013

The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Science recently unveiled its restored John Deere Model AW tractor, as part of a celebration of the history of agriculture.

Roaring machinery sales — AgMinute for April 17, 2013

Contrary to manufacturer expectations, sales of tractors and combines have continued to increase in early 2013 compared to last year.

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Tractor rush — AgMinute for Jan. 24, 2013

Unit sales of all tractors climbed more than 10 percent in 2012, with large machines seeing the biggest surge, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.

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AgMinute for Aug. 1, 2012

The promise of water, electricity and labor savings is driving irrigation investment decisions across the United States. Sales of irrigation equipment are booming in 2012, and experts say the ongoing summer drought may inspire further demand among farmers.

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Podcast: My potato sack runneth over

In this podcast, editors and reporters discuss the 9th Circuit Court's upholding of water contracts in California, a lawsuit over gray-market Japanese tractors, and the United Potato Growers of America's reaction to a big harvest.

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Podcast: Idaho burning

In this podcast, we talk about how limits on grazing may have increased the severity of wildfires in southeast Idaho, changes to USDA's biotech crop review process, and changes in demand for combines and tractors.

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Farm news is portable, tractor ready

Apparently you can read the Capital Press while on the tractor, especially if it's a GPS-guided machine. This photo shows the Aug. 28 edition of Capital Press from the driver's seat of a John Deere 8230 rototilling bluegrass on the Stacy Kniveton farm near Ralston, Wash.

Video from the World Ag Expo

Capital Press photo coordinator Mark Rozin has put a video together from his first trip to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif.

If you would like to see more of Mark's images, but of the still variety, check out his photo gallery.

You can see more of the Capital Press coverage of the World Ag Expo here.

CP will be at Willamette Valley Ag Expo

The Willamette Valley Ag Expo starts today in Albany, Ore. and during the next few days several of our staff will be visiting the show.

We have people from our editorial, advertising and circulation departments, as well as our publisher Mike O’Brien, spending some time there. People are invited to visit our booth and chat with any of our friendly staff there or if you see us wandering through the buildings.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about the show can check out stories in our special section (go to www.capitalpress.com and click on the Willamette Valley Ag Expo link on the left side menu or click here).

The organizers of the show are optimistic that there will be a good turnout of farmers, they’ll find the machinery they want, and a lot of business will be done with dealers. Fortunately, the weather has decided to cooperate today for the opening day of the show — yesterday’s storm has blown through, leaving some people in Washington and Oregon cleaning up fallen tree branches and still waiting for power to be restored.

If any of our blog readers attend the WVAE show within the next three days, let us know what you thought of it. We welcome your feedback.

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New toys

The folks at John Deere are releasing some new toys, so we thought we'd share a video from Chuck Zimmerman at ZimmComm New Media, who has posted some video interviews about the new equipment the guys in green are bringing to market.

See more on the new precision agriculture and field equipment at Zimmerman's AgWired site or at John Deere's website.