For years, China was the number one destination for U.S. agricultural exports. No more.
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Mexico is America’s biggest ag customer
Most states in the centre of America ship the largest percentage of their ag products to Mexico

Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers aren’t feeling it.

Aid or Trade? What do U.S. farmers want?
The United States is entering uncharted territory - a full-blown trade war with Europe, China, Canada, Mexico and a list of other nations.

New herbicide on the horizon
A new herbicide with a novel active ingredient could soon become available for Pairie farmers struggling with kochia and other weeds.

Anti-tariff lobbyists struggle in Washington
A prominent lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who represents manufacturers of machinery and farm equipment in America is having little success with U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration on tariffs.

Ag trade deficit top priority for U.S. agriculture secretary
As U.S. secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins took the stage at the Commodity Classic in Denver about 2,500 farmers inside the Colorado Convention Centre leapt out of their seats and gave her a standing ovation.

VIDEO: PTx Trimble wins agricultural technology award in Denver
Davidson Prize recognizes leading engineering technologies that impact different farming operations
An agricultural technology company from the Prairies has won a major award at the Commodity Classic in Denver.

Deere C Series air carts in full production for 2025
This instalment is another in the series that highlights seeding technology offered by manufacturers who had equipment on display at the Ag in Motion farm show in July. John Deere introduced its new line of C Series air carts at the February Commodity Classic farm show in the U.S. In July, farmers here got a […] Read more

Hydrostatic-powershift transmission among latest from JCB
A few machines have been introduced in recent years that take jobs away from the typical loader tractor. England-based JCB has some of them. The brand showed three different machines at the Commodity Classic Farm Show in Texas in February with the latest round of updates. Most notably for the 2024 model year in the […] Read more

Food giants set out to sell producers on regenerative ag
Pepsico and Walmart want to see regenerative agriculture practices used on two million North American acres by 2030
HOUSTON, Texas — Adam Kiel has some advice for farmers confronted by the dizzying array of regenerative agriculture programs. “There are many opportunities, and they are confusing, I’ll be the first to admit. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try something,” said the managing director of the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund, a program run […] Read more