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If excellence is, as Aristotle claimed, attained by training and habit, then there are few agricultural trade shows more excellent than the 2015 Wichita Farm & Ranch Expo. The show has been showcasing the latest advances in the farming and agricultural sectors for two decades and counting, and in 2015 there are 282 leading agricultural […]

If you’re associated with agriculture in some form, it’s important to keep up with what’s going on in the industry. There are a number of publications that are the “go-to” guides to stay in tune with trends, equipment, regulations and any other information that may be coming down the pipeline. Here are the top 10 […]

As October has swung us solidly into fall and heading into winter, it’s been a busy month in agricultural circles. From predictions of bumper crops and falling wheat exports to changes in the Emerald Ash Borer quarantine and the latest on the cranberry harvest, we’ll catch you up on everything happening in agriculture and how it’s affecting […]

By attending the upcoming Sunbelt Ag Expo, located in Moultrie, Georgia, visitors will discover the latest agricultural innovations occurring in North America. For this reason, it is little surprise that the Sunbelt Ag Expo 2015 proudly touts itself as “North America’s premier farm show”. The 100 acre site of the event adjoins a 600 acre […]

Mother Nature has been delivering a beating this week, but seems to be heading into more moderate weather in the upcoming weeks: South Carolina Faces Catastrophic Flooding It’s common knowledge in farming that it doesn’t rain when you want it to and it always rains when you don’t need it. There’s no place in our country […]

It was great to have Chip Flory with Market Rally at our T-L Irrigation booth – Husker Harvest Days! In case you missed it you can watch the Market Rally segment with T-L Vice President of Sales Dave Thom and radio host Chip Flory.

Thank you for coming out to help us celebrate T-L Irrigation’s 60th Anniversary! Thank you Governor Pete Ricketts & Senator John Kuehn for your time addressing our guests. And most importantly – thank you T-L employees and customers. Without you – the great successes of T-L would be not achievable! Watch a short video of […]

Attending the upcoming 3i Show in Dodge City, Kansas is the best way to discover the stunning innovations occurring right now in the agricultural industry! The show is ultimately a celebration of all things industry, implements and irrigation — hence the 3i name. The show itself is organized and managed by the Western Kansas Manufacturers Association, […]

September has slowed down a bit after summer’s frantic pace. But that doesn’t mean there’s any lack of agriculture news. Here are the top stories from September to keep you up to date on all the recent events: Will Cutting US Food Waste Affect Market Prices? Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, announced a new initiative to reduce […]

In many parts of the country, the common wisdom about weather is: “Just wait a minute; it will change.” Unfortunately, for the nation’s farmers, that philosophy doesn’t help when trying to plan schedules, take advantage of seasons, develop budgets or hire help for harvests. It does, however, pretty well reflect what has been happening in […]