This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Picture the bucolic little town of a fairy tale. At its core stand medieval buildings, a square where folks hawk their goods, and perhaps a well to provide water. Beyond the defensive wall radiate agricultural fields,…

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — On the floor of the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show, Kubota Tractor Corp. unveiled two new high-capacity small square balers in the SSB Series — the SSB2014 and SSB2012 models — which feature a patented dual-chamber design, setting these apart from traditional single-chamber balers. The lineup is…

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — New Holland’s T7 Standard Wheelbase tractor got a top down redesign for 2026  — everything from the drive train, the front axle, the hood design, the hydraulics, and the fit and finish inside of the cab. Even the blue paint is now a slightly richer shade. The…

After a challenging year that saw hundreds of Iowa manufacturing workers laid off, John Deere is recalling nearly 250 employees to facilities across the state as customer demand strengthens in both its construction and agricultural equipment segments. The company confirmed that 245 previously laid-off workers will return to plants in…

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that Oatly, the Swedish oat beverage maker, cannot use the word “milk” in the trademarked slogan “Post Milk Generation” for its oat-based foods and drinks in the UK. At the center of the case: whether “milk,” a legally protected “designation” under retained European…

Case IH launched a new series of compact Farmalls at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show. The Farmall 40A and 35A tractors were created with operator comfort as the priority after a significant amount of customer input.  ”In the past, a lot of compact tractors, ourselves and our competitors included,…