11-19-2024 |  Biweekly eNewsletter

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Casey Seymour, Moving Iron, looks back at the factors that influenced the combine market this year and looks ahead to what we may see in 2025. In 2024, the combine market has seen significant changes, marked by contrasting trends that reflect the broader agricultural equipment industry’s adaptation to shifting economic conditions. Key reports from equipment analysts reveal that while the market is adjusting to challenges such as surplus inventory, high interest rates, and shifting demand, there are also signs of increasing auction prices for specific models, signaling a complex and nuanced picture.

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Global demands for food, fuel and fiber are expected to dramatically increase over the next 25 years. At the same time, continuing labor shortages have growers seeking out technology to reduce labor while more precisely applying applied crop inputs via variable-rate technology.
This exclusive report, Autonomous Farm Equipment: U.S. Farm Adoption & Outlook report, features original analysis from farm machinery experts coupled with primary research on the impact that autonomous and robotic farm machinery will have on North American equipment dealers, manufacturers and suppliers.

You'll also find a summary of autonomy's technological progression that indicates that the intersection of remote sensing, internet connectivity and rapid technology advances have ushered in a new tipping point for fully-automated farm operations.

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The combine has a 455-bushel grain tank with an unload rate of 4.5 bushels per second, making a full unload take less than two minutes. New Holland is bringing the CR10 combine, featuring the Twin Rotor and TwinClean systems, to North America ahead of the 2025 harvest.

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CNH Industrial, the maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors, combines and backhoes, is considering closing its Burlington plant in mid-2026, potentially leaving about 350 southeast Iowa workers without jobs.

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FarmQA, a leader in digital agronomy committed to advancing the agriculture industry, today announced the acquisition of Farm Dog, a well-recognized agricultural data platform and wholly owned subsidiary of Deveron Corporation. This acquisition represents a significant step forward in FarmQA's mission to transform global agriculture by enhancing supply chain transparency, strengthening food security, and setting a new standard for agronomic intelligence in the ag tech sector.

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Bloomberg’s Kim Chipman, Joe Mathieu, and Tarso Veloso reported Tuesday that “President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of mass deportations risks hurting the domestic agriculture sector already struggling with labor shortages.”

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Agriculture drones and robots aid in crop monitoring, pesticide and herbicide application, fertilization, and harvesting. Drones and robots in agriculture are significant because they can help farmers increase efficiency and productivity while reducing expenses. Agriculture drones are aerial vehicles used for data collection and other agricultural tasks. These instruments can be used for various purposes, including plant protection and crop dusting. Agricultural drones can also be used to map fields, which aids in crop planning and soil management and provides yield data, among other benefits. Agricultural robots are robots designed to perform duties associated with agriculture. They can be used for planting, weeding, sorting, and monitoring vegetation and soil health. However, mechanization is currently utilized in agriculture primarily during harvesting.

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Sales of professional service robots increased by 30% worldwide. More than 205,000 units were registered by IFR’s statistics department in 2023. Nearly 80% of the robots came from the Asia-Pacific region with 162,284 units sold. Europe followed with 33,918 units and the Americas with 8,927 units sold.

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