The Latest Farm Tech to Consider When Buying Acreage

If your farm is looking to expand through a land purchase, it’s obviously important to check out factors like soil quality, drainage, irrigation rights, and existing structures. We also encourage you to take a hard look at the technology capabilities a prospective property offers.

Outdated tractors or lack of infrastructure elements like pole barns and 3-phase power can drag down productivity on even the best acreage. The new precision agriculture innovations – from AI-guided smart farm equipment to aerial crop analytics, ground sensor networks, and automated irrigation – can be complete game changers for your efficiency and bottom line.

The Feed-Farm Income Forecast

Farm incomes are projected to remain elevated in 2023 after peaking at record levels last year. There are headwinds, though, as producers face lower commodity prices and higher input costs amid a rising interest rate environment. Still, consecutive years of favorable farm incomes have helped position farmers to better navigate these challenges.

Easy Smoked Sausage Skillet

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (14 ounce) package Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, diagonally cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 large red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed
½ cup chicken broth or water
½ cup tomato sauce
2 cups instant rice
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Heat olive oil and crushed garlic in a large skillet. Stir in smoked sausage slices and cook until browned on all sides.
Add pepper, onion, broccoli, chicken broth, and tomato sauce. Simmer until vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed for about 10 minutes.
In the meantime, cook rice according to package instructions.
Stir cooked rice into the skillet, sprinkle with cheese, and serve.

Come See Us!

We plan on attending the following shows in 2023 and hope to see you there!

Farm & Ranch Show Schedule 2023-2024:

January 17-19: Fort Wayne Farm Show

January 23-25: Wine and Grape Symposium

February 1-3: Southern Farm Show

February 15-18: National Farm Machinery Show

February 23-25: New York Farm Show

February 28-March 2: Commodity Classic

More to come...