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Parts Supply Chains, Farm Equipment and What's Next
Farm equipment sales typically follow farm commodity prices. When farmers can sell their crop at a higher price, naturally they have more money to upgrade their equipment to become more efficient. It’s simple economics. But what happens when the companies manufacturing new, cutting-edge tractors, planters and harvesters can’t build farm equipment because a global pandemic shakes up manufacturing supply chains?
The High-Tech Revolution in Agriculture: Trends in Robotics
Agriculture is undergoing a high-tech revolution as primary producers increasingly turn to robotics to meet multiple challenges. Agribusinesses are grappling with many issues: How to keep a lid on costs yet produce enough food at competitive prices to feed the world? How to ensure sufficient labor for harvesting with the pandemic restricting movement of workers? And how to meet the sustainability standards expected by food retailers, consumers and governments and still turn a profit? Innovative technologies and automation of tasks can help overcome some of these challenges, as this summary of the latest trends in robotization shows.
The Circular Economy, Sustainability and Used Equipment
In a circular economy, goods and equipment are reused, shared, remade and recycled in order to minimize waste. This economic model encourages manufacturers to make products built to last rather than products designed from the start to be used, disposed of and replaced.