AboutYokohama-ATG Team

The Yokohama-ATG Team is a collaboration of product managers, field engineers, sales team, and marketing members. The team is committed to delivering high-quality information about the fields of agriculture, construction, forestry, material handling, mining, trucking, and other OTR applications—along with the tires used in them.

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Jun 29, 2016 8:13:00 AM

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Telehandlers: More Than Just An All-Terrain Forklift

How the Telehandler Has Become an Indispensable Piece of Equipment 

Over the years, the telehandler has emerged as a highly versatile machine that many farmers and construction companies now find indispensable. Developed by the Matbro company at Horley in Surrey, England, in the early 1980s, the telehandler was initially conceived as an articulated cross-country forklift for use in forestry applications. Despite the telehandler’s decades of wide use and popularity in Europe, the telehandler is finally making inroads into the U.S. agriculture and construction markets.

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Topics: Telehandler Tires

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Jun 27, 2016 8:17:00 AM

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How Farming Technology Will Help Feed the World in 2050

How Agtech Will Hep Feed 9 Billion People by 2050

We often discuss the world’s growing population and the demand it’s putting on farmers and the agricultural industry to produce enough food to nourish everyone. Scientists estimate that the world’s population will grow to over 9 billion people by 2050—an increase of over 2 billion people! This population growth, combined with rising incomes and changing diets, will require the world to produce around 60 percent more food by 2050 than it does today. Utilizing technology will be one of the key ways we will be able to meet the swelling population's food requirements.

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Topics: AgTech

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Jun 22, 2016 8:25:00 AM

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Why Corn is King in the U.S.

Why Corn is the King of U.S. Crops

To many, the images that spring to mind when thinking of farming in America are the coveted scenes of America's pastoral heritage - the lush orange groves of Florida, the grape vineyards of California, and the pastoral apple orchards of the Northeast. Walk into the produce section of any grocery store and you will see a wide array of colorful fruits and vegetables, piled high and covered with dew as if just picked and washed—from the farm to your table. While these fruits and vegetables allude to a romantic story we commonly associate with American farming, they fail to illustrate the majesty of the true king of American agriculture: Corn.

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Jun 20, 2016 8:28:00 AM

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El Niño's Impact on California Contractors

El Niño and California Construction 

A warm patch of ocean has filled reservoirs and flooded cities this year...and now it's helping keep construction contractors busy across the Southwest. The warmer waters of the western Pacific Ocean flowing eastward and displacing the cooler surface water typically found in the eastern Pacific cause the weather occurrence known as El Niño. This weather event usually brings with it a shift in North America’s traditional weather patterns—most notably bringing wet weather to California, the Southwest, and the Southeast, while the North and Northeast typically experience a milder winter. Even though El Niño affects the entire country, the weather’s impact has been most felt by the people of California and Texas.

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Topics: Construction Industry

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Jun 16, 2016 8:34:00 AM

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Diggerland: Where Adults and Kids Can Play in the Dirt

Diggerland: Where Work Meets Play  

We were pretty excited when we stumbled across the great article about Diggerland on the Construction Junkie blog, as it looks like the world's biggest sandbox for both kids and adults. While Disneyland may win over many families, I am sure there are more than a few parents of Tonka truck obsessed kids who think Diggerland is the perfect place for a family vacation—especially if your child is ready to graduate from toys to the real thing, or if Dad has “operate an excavator” on his bucket list.

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Topics: Alliance Tires, Galaxy Tires, Construction Industry