Emerging technologies may make cattle management easier than ever. These systems may reduce the need for on-farm labor and provide greater insights into your herd.  A Scanner to Weigh Cattle ClicR Technologies, a Florida-based imaging company, has developed a scanning system it said can measure individual cattle weights with 98% or…

U.S. tractor and combine sales saw a steep year-over-year decline in October, even as farmer confidence edged higher on the strength of the livestock sector, according to the latest report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The October AEM Ag Tractor and Combine Report showed that total farm tractor sales…

For more than 60 years, the Buckert family name and Case tractors have been synonymous in much of western Illinois and eastern Iowa. It all started with Alvin Buckert, who started farming near Hamilton, Illinois, with a Case Model CC. Over the years, other Case tractors were added, including a…

Case IH is rolling out the new Farmall M Series tractors — which the brand says is built to bring reliable power, comfort, and versatility to everything from daily chores to demanding fieldwork. It is designed with integrated technology and a smoother operator experience. The Farmall M Series includes the…

Oklahoma’s attorney general has asked a federal judge to keep the state’s governor out of a long-running lawsuit against Tyson Foods and other major poultry companies. The lawsuit, filed by the state in 2005, accused several poultry companies of polluting the Illinois River Watershed in eastern Oklahoma with phosphorus from…

By Cami Koons Iowa saw its first snowfall over the past week, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said marked the “official end of the growing season.”  While crop progress and condition statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are unavailable due to the ongoing government shutdown, Naig estimated…