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• Alberta Market Hog Settlement Data

  15-05-2025 20:22 via farms.com
  As part of Alberta Pork’scommitment to create a trusted and competitive industry through market transparency and collaboration, we are pleased to announce the publication of Alberta Market Hog Settlement Data starting on May 21, 2025. The weekly Alberta Market Hog Settlement Data will be published in the Alberta Pork Weekly Report and posted on the Alberta Pork website.Publication of the Alberta Market Hog Settlement Data is an important step for industry, reflective of the collaboration b
  
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• Anthrax confirmed in cattle in R.M. of Paynton

  15-05-2025 16:19 via farms.com
  The province is urging producers to remain vigilant after anthrax was confirmed in cattle in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Paynton No. 470, located about 64 kilometres northwest of North Battleford.In a statement issued Wednesday, Saskatchewan Agriculture says lab results received on May 13 confirmed the fatal case in livestock, marking the latest instance of the disease caused by the Bacillus anthracis bacterium.The bacteria’s spores can survive in soil for decades and may surface due
  
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• Kansas Yield Improvement Helps Boost US Winter Wheat Production

  15-05-2025 16:16 via farms.com
  Top producer Kansas is expected to help lead the charge as a higher average national yield is forecast to lead to bigger American winter wheat production this year. In its first survey-based winter wheat estimates released earlier this week, the USDA pegged the 2025 average US winter wheat yield at 53.7 bu/acre, up 2 bu from a year earlier. If accurate, it would be the second highest on record, trailing only 55.3 bu in 2016. The higher average yield more than offsets an expected 1.5% fall in har
  
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• More Cdn. delivery disruptions possible

  15-05-2025 15:34 via farms.com
  DHL Express Canada workers could go on strike in June
  
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• A Closer Look at Tariff Impacts on Canadian Farm Equipment Purchases

  15-05-2025 14:31 via farms.com
  In an April 30 article, “Relatively young fleet may allow farmers to delay equipment purchases amid tariffs,” Leigh Anderson, senior economist at Farm Credit Canada (FCC) offered perspective on the global trade scene and the uncertainty farmers are facing. 
  
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• Founder of Agri-Service, Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Famer, Dies

  15-05-2025 14:26 via farms.com
  Cleve Buttars, founder of Agri-Service died April 13, 2025. Buttars was part of Farm Equipment’s Dealer Hall of Fame inaugural class.
  
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• Alamo Group Reports 1Q 2025 Net Sales Drop 8%

  15-05-2025 14:25 via farms.com
  SEGUIN, Texas —Alamo Group Inc. (ALG) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
  
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• 3 Big Things to Consider Before Selling New Technology at Your Dealership

  15-05-2025 14:24 via farms.com
  Exeter, Neb.-based Boeck Farm Outfitters made national headlines when it became the first dealer in the U.S. to sell and service Greeneye Technology. 
  
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• American Society of Agricultural Consultants Adds Veteran Industry Executive

  15-05-2025 14:23 via farms.com
  Russ Green has announced membership in the ag consulting organization, American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC). Part of the Machinery Advisors Consortium (MAC), Green serves on the Stratovation Group board and has recently been selected as Executive Ambassador with the Agriculture Future of America (AFA).
  
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• FEMA, Lessiter Custom Media Partner to Chronicle Association’s 75-Year History

  15-05-2025 14:22 via farms.com
  In the midst of celebrating its 75th Anniversary, the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has partnered with Lessiter Media to chronicle the Association’s past through an in-depth multimedia project that will culminate at FEMA’s Marketing & Distribution Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 27-30, 2025.
  
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• CNH Donates New Holland Methane Tractor To Michigan State Univ. Ag Program

  15-05-2025 14:05 via farms.com
  A partnership with CNH and Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources allows for the world’s first methane tractor, New Holland T6.180, to be used for educational and research purposes.
  
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• Pinion Principal Offers Policy Update, Addresses Challenges and Impact on Ag

  15-05-2025 14:03 via farms.com
  Brian Kuehl, a principal with Pinion who leads the firm’s Government and Public Affairs service area, has written a new article on the challenges facing the agriculture industry in the face of policy challenges and ongoing uncertainty.
  
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• Wheat Prices in Saskatchewan for Milling Fell by 22 percent in 2024

  15-05-2025 13:38 via farms.com
  In 2024, Canadian wheat milling and flour production slightly declined, with falling flour prices, while US milling and flour output grew modestly, showing contrasting trends in North America’s wheat sector.
  
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• Cattle Market Update: No feeder cattle prices amid seasonal decline of cattle marketing’s

  15-05-2025 12:56 via farms.com
  There were no prices available for the feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in the weekly Cattle Market Update for the week ending May 9.This comes after several weeks of steady price increases for all steer & heifer weight categories and setting records in the process.Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt cited low market volumes, in the midst of a seasonal decline as producers prepare to send cattle out to pasture, as the reason for the lack of data.&ldq
  
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• Anthrax confirmed in cattle in northwest Saskatchewan

  15-05-2025 12:54 via farms.com
  Anthrax was confirmed by laboratory results on Tuesday as the cause of death in cattle in the R.M. of Paynton No. 470, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture confirmed in a news release Wednesday afternoon.Dr. Wendy Wilkins, a Disease Surveillance Veterinarian with the Ministry of Agriculture, said in an email to media there are two confirmed deaths on one farm while the rest of the herd is being treated and vaccinated, but doesn’t “expect to see any additional anthrax-related deat
  
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• ICYMI: Rollins, Kennedy, Oz, and Turner Publish New York Times Opinion Piece “If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must”

  15-05-2025 12:49 via farms.com
  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins published a joint opinion piece in the New York Times pushing for work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). She was joined in writing the opinion piece by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner.“Work requirements will also give new life to America’
  
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• Farmers may get summer break on diesel

  15-05-2025 12:46 via farms.com
  A year-over-year drop in oil prices is a sign that farmers may get a modest break in the price they will pay for diesel fuel this summer, says Kansas State University agricultural economist Gregg Ibendahl.“Last year about this time, oil prices were in the $70 range but have since declined and now are in the $60 range,” Ibendahl said in a news release. “That’s a good sign that diesel prices may be more moderate this year compared to last year.”Ibendahl notes that die
  
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• Vilsack: USDA should help farmers diversify operations, revenue

  15-05-2025 12:43 via farms.com
  With large farm operations dominating agriculture and small, family farms growing ever smaller in number, Tom Vilsack, the former national ag secretary and Iowa governor, is proposing more sustainable farming practices and partnerships between agriculture and the public and private sectors.Vilsack spoke April 29 to a gathering of roughly two dozen people at an event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party and billed as a discussion with Iowa farmers.Iowa Democratic Party officials said they hope to
  
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• Specialist follows path to ‘help people, work with livestock’

  15-05-2025 12:39 via farms.com
  Growing up on her family’s farm in Carroll County, Missouri, Shelby Davies Jenkins experienced the agricultural way of life from her earliest days.Now a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, Jenkins cherishes those early farm memories.“I grew up on a diversified row crop and beef cattle operation,” she says. “I was around it from an early age. Some of my earliest memories are checking cows with Dad before I went to preschool.”She also showed animals
  
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• Boost Your Harvest with New Holland’s CR10

  15-05-2025 11:16 via farms.com
  The New Holland CR10 combine for model year 25 offers increased horsepower, improved cleaning systems, and optimized residue management, ensuring enhanced productivity and uptime.
  
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