Battery-powered hand tools now own the fix-it market. Yard equipment has its cell sights set on suburbia. Farm country, however, requires a much higher threshold of reliability. That isn’t slowing down the flood of lithium-ion powered equipment making its way to dealer lots. Just in the past year ag equipment companies have released prototypes or plans for industrial-sized electric equipment.
Finding and restoring tractors has become a hobby for 18-year-old Charlie Bortner. When he had the chance to acquire a special Farmall, he jumped on the opportunity to help keep one man’s memory alive.
EPA is essentially ignoring the carbon reduction contributions of biofuels, such as ethanol, that are available to scale and at a low cost for consumers, says Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association.
Zoetis claims it delivered its bird flu vaccine to USDA’s stockpile in 2016, following a bird flu outbreak in 2015; however, the company says USDA never tapped into the stockpile.
National reporter Michelle Rook talks daily with industry analysts to break down crop and livestock commodity markets. Tune in when the markets open, at midday and again at close.
