agriculture industry worldwide News
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AEM Encourages Congressional Leaders to Work Together on Infrastructure
“We are encouraged by the infrastructure plans released by Democratic and Republican leaders,” said Dennis Slater, president of AEM. “Both plans lay out promising ideas to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. Our roads, bridges, and highways are aging. Rural communities across the country nesed greater access to broadband. Our airports and ports of entry must be modernized ...
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Equipment Manufacturers Applaud Phase One Deal, Call for Further Removal of Tariffs
Washington, D.C. – Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement after the United States and China signed the Phase One Deal as part of ongoing trade negotiations: “We applaud the U.S. and Chinese governments for agreeing to this first milestone in the trade negotiations,” said Slater. “As the two sides continue these ...
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AEM Hails USMCA Senate Passage
Washington, D.C. – Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations Kip Eideberg issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate passing implementing language to ratify the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) today: “Equipment manufacturers, farmers, and hardworking families across the country are thankful for ...
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AEM Announces Partnership to Support Agri-Pulse `Campaign 2020`
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is pleased to announce a partnership with Agri-Pulse to provide comprehensive coverage of the 2020 elections. “When farmers and the broader agriculture economy are strong, our industry is strong,” said Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. “2020 will be the year of the manufacturing election and ...
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AEM Ag Tractor Combine Report Shows Positive Growth in 2019
December 2019 saw a return to positive overall results in U.S. sales of tractors and self-propelled combines, marking an upward end to a year that saw overall growth in the tractor and combine space. Total U.S. farm tractor sales for calendar 2019 grew 3.6 percent to 244,637 units, while self-propelled combines notched down 0.7 percent to 4,807, a decline of 32 units for the year. December ...
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UF/IFAS study: Sweet potato crop shows promise as feed and fuel
As some Florida growers try to find new crops and the demand for biofuel stock increases globally, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found that sweet potato vines, usually thrown out during harvest, can serve well as livestock feed while the roots are an ideal source for biofuel. This could be a key finding for the agriculture industry in Florida ...
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Global business climate for agricultural machinery has weakened, says Agrievolution Alliance survey
Agrievolution Alliance says manufacturers of tractors and agricultural machines are less satisfied with their current business situation than they have been in the past four years, based on responses to its latest biannual survey of machine manufacturers and importers. Agrievolution Alliance, a global network of the leading agricultural machinery associations representing more than 6,000 ...
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Poll: Manufacturing Top Issue for Voters in 2020
More than three quarters (seventy-six percent) of registered voters want to know how 2020 presidential candidates plan to support and grow manufacturing in the United States, according to a new national poll from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) conducted by Morning Consult and released today. Ninety-one percent of surveyed voters said that manufacturing is critical or important ...
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USMCA is a Victory for Equipment Manufacturers
Washington, D.C. – Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement after the President signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a ceremony at the White House: “President Trump and Congress have delivered a free trade agreement that works for equipment manufacturers, farmers, and working families across the ...
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