Custom farming agreements usually include tillage, planting, some weed control, harvesting, and delivering grain to a specified location.

I’ve been compiling auction price data since November 1989 and writing my Machinery Pete column since 1992. Yet in all that time, there’s a timely topic I have yet to cover: how the equipment ...

Unless you’ve visited a few farm shows and walked through both large exhibits and varied-industry-type displays, there might ...

The farm machinery market is full of surprises heading into 2026, and according to Machinery Pete, some of the shifts are unprecedented. While auction volume is climbing and more farmers are making ...

Many farm operators provide some type of custom work or use of farm machinery to other farmers during the growing season, and payment is usually made following the completion of the harvest season.

The slump in new farm machinery sales accelerated in 2025 as growers continued to endure economic pressure and high production expenses, experts say. In 2025, unit sales decreased about 22% for new ...

Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson said auction sales of late model used large farm equipment have soared while prices have plummeted. He talked about the state of the industry at the Big Iron Farm Show.

This week's Open Mic guest is Viren Popli, President and CEO of Mahindra North America. The world's largest tractor manufacturer by volume has been growing its customer base between farmers, ranchers ...

The Wapakoneta Young and Adult Farmers and FFA Alumni groups will host their 35th annual machinery and tool sale on Saturday, ...

ZHUOZHOU CITY, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA, April 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Biosecurity has become a central concern ...

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