In the small town of Garrison, N.D., Farmers Union Oil, a tire dealership and farm cooperative based about 75 miles north of Bismarck, has been helping both customers and the community in which it operates for nearly 100 years. Paul Schlichting, Farmers Union Oil's general manager, discusses the co-op's tire operations in this MTD exclusive.

Ag Tire Talk has introduced a new page to its website that contains links to ag tire manufacturers' data books.

The late Harvey Brodsky often proclaimed, “Retreading is recycling!” And he was right. Retreading was recycling long before recycling and “going green” were mainstream. But retreading is many other things, too. Here are some interesting facts about the North American retreading market.

Bridgestone Americas Inc. will raise the prices of its entire Bridgestone-brand commercial truck tire and Bandag retreading portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America Inc. (YOHTA) - until recently known as Alliance Tire Americas Inc. - is preparing for a big 2021 with the roll-out of new products and further refinement of its “one stop shop” concept, consolidated under the Yokohama banner. In this interview, YOHTA President Dhaval Nanavati discusses all of the above, in addition to support that parent company Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is providing and more.

The lab inside Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) OTR tire plant in Bhuj, India, has earned ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certification, an "important and strategic" distinction for the tire manufacturer.

Scrap tire recycling company Salvadori Srl has received a U.S. patent for its MT-Rex Tire Shear, which was created "to downsize" tires up to 63 inches in diameter.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has added three sizes - VF 600/65R26.5, VF 650/55R26.5 and VF 560/60R22.5 - to its V-Flexa ag trailer tire range.

Triangle Tire USA has launched a new OTR tire, the Triangle TB577A (E-4), in size 24.00R35. The tire is designed for rigid dump trucks.