It has been a good year to be a farmer. It also has been a good time to sell tires to them. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), net farm income is forecast to be up 31% at the end of 2011, to $103.6 billion, up $24.5 billion over 2010.

Tags: Alliance Tire, BKT, Del-Nat Corp., Farm Tires, Specialty Tires of America, TBC Wholesale Group, USDA

The trend in ag machinery is “bigger and badder,” according to Michael Burroughes, director of marketing, agricultural tires for Michelin North America Inc. At the same time the equipment is bulking up, it also is getting more efficient, thanks in part to increasingly larger tires.

Tags: Ag Tires, East Bay, Farm Tires, Greenball, Michelin

I tell people we sell a few tires out of an old barn between two corn fields out in the country.” If there was an award given for Understatement of the Year, Ed Miller would be in the running to win it.

Tags: Farm Tires, M.E. Miller Tire

Strong export demand, large increases in corn-based ethanol production, comparatively high commodity prices and other factors will push United States net farm income to a projected record of $90 billion in 2008. Farm tire dealers throughout North America are seeing the benefits.

Tags: Ag Tires, commercial tire sales, commercial tires, Farm Tires, Firestone, Michelin