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5 crop insurance changes to understand for 2026

On: September 21, 2026

CROP INSURANCE UPDATES: Vanessa Wright, crop insurance officer at Compeer Financial, explains that there are many changes to crop insurance in 2026 that could impact a farmer’s selection, including increased subsidies for the Enhanced Coverage Option and Supplemental Coverage Option, and changes to the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program. Ava SplearContinue Reading

Gardening machinery: the Italian market is experiencing a slight uptick

On: September 18, 2026

In: Agri-business, Agriculture, Featured

After two consecutive years in the red, the sales of green machinery and technologies in 2024 returned into the black (+1.5%), with more than 1.37 million units sold. The increase was seen across all the main product types: from hedge trimmers to lawnmowers, brush cutters and blowers. Chainsaws and snowplowsContinue Reading