Agriculture - Valparaiso

This book examines farm machinery in the context of its history, corporations, outside market forces, regulations, and challenges and opportunities. This book is a complex sector of the global manufacturing economy that encompasses many companies, including those who that produce tractors, combines, planting equipment, tillage equipment, and irrigation systems. While the global industry is dominated by three full-line manufacturers (Deere and Company, Case New Holland, and the Allis-Gleaner Corporation), there are thousands of other companies, including many short-line manufacturers, that also dictate the nature of the industry. This book examines farm machinery in the context of its history, corporations, outside market forces, regulations, and challenges and opportunities.