Rising equipment costs challenge farmers, but strategic purchases can improve efficiency and reduce per-acre expenses.

The Section 179 deduction limit for 2022 was raised to $1,080,000 with an equipment spending cap phasing out beginning at $2,700,000. It can be used for new and used equipment. “So with the Section ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONGMONT, Colo.—Dick von Bernuth doesn’t look like a museum curator. The 73-year-old retired civil engineer wears a faded beige baseball cap and well-worn ...

“At the farmers markets, we got together with other women producers or couples farming, and the topic of tools constantly came up,” says Adams. Women farmers said they felt they were too weak to work ...

Farming today requires tractors, combines and other implements that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many farmers find it difficult to purchase farm equipment; however, knowing how to apply for ...

Photo by Jeff Baughan A view of the approach to Lemon’s Farm Equipment from Larkmead Road. Lemon’s began selling Massey Ferguson tractors in 1987. PARKERSBURG — The directions were simple to Lemon’s ...

Many of us view farm and garden tools as one-size-fits-all, but you will always get the best results with tools appropriately sized for your height and arm length, among other important factors.