Tips to Ensure Properly Inflated Farm Tires 

I’ve spent the past couple of months in the field inspecting Alliance tires across the Midwest as farmers have rushed to plant this year’s crops between spells of rain. It’s great to see corn and soybeans emerging across the Corn Belt, especially in fields that aren’t rutted by traffic.

Where is the US's Next Generation of Farmers? 

America’s farms are the historical backbone of the social and economic fabric of our nation. Crops grown by farmers support several industries vital to our economy such as food and beverage product creation and the outlets that support them, the production of textiles and apparel, and the development of biofuels.

The Alliance 363 AgriFlex Tire Hard at Work on Hawman Farms 

One of our guiding principles is that we work to solve real problems that affect our customers in the field. In following this principle, we've earned a reputation for making some of the highest-performing, most technologically advanced, and better-wearing tires on the market, while also providing a low total costs of ownership to our customers.

Having such a good reputation is great, but it’s always useful to hear back from workers in the field about how our tires are helping them succeed — which is why we were excited to hear from Alex Hawman from Hawman Farms in Hermiston, Oregon, about the great experience he’s had with the Alliance 363 IF.  

1 U.S. Farmer Feeds 155 People Worldwide

There’s been a lot of debate lately over one of the statistics we have used in few recent blog posts—that 1 U.S. farmer feeds 155 people worldwide, compared to 1 U.S. farmer feeding 25.8 people worldwide in 1960. Somewhat recently, Kim Reynolds, the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, made a similar claim when she stated at an event that “an Iowa farmer produces enough food to feed 155 people worldwide. Compare that to the Iowa farmer, who in 1970 produced enough food to feed 73 individuals." While these numbers are imperfect (we’ll get into that below), it’s a testament to the ability of U.S. farmers to keep pace with the world’s increased demand for food by improving the efficiency and productivity of their operations.  

As of Jan 1, 2021, Alliance Tire Group and Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. changed their names to Yokohama Off-Highway Tires and Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, Inc respectively. The Alliance, Galaxy and Primex brands and product names remain unchanged. Product information is available at www.yokohama-oht.com.

Alliance Tire Group (ATG) increased its industry-leading selection of steel-belted VF (very high flexion) tires with four new sizes specifically designed for self-propelled sprayers. VF tire technology—which allows for greater flex in the sidewall—has been incorporated into the Alliance Agriflex 354 and 363 lines, models that were first introduced as IF (increased flexion) tires.