Alliance & Primex Forestry Tires in Virginia 

The East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo in Richmond, Virginia, celebrates its 35th year of operation this year! Taking place on May 13th and 14th, this is one of the largest and best-attended events in the forest products industry. Also known as Expo Richmond, this event gives attendees the chance to watch demonstrations, see the equipment, meet suppliers and learn about service providers in the numerous forestry-related professions such as sawmilling, kiln drying, harvesting, biomass, trucking, pallet manufacturing and recycling, material handling and firewood production.

Earth Day: From Small Local Event to Global Movement 

Today is Earth Day! The largest secular observance in the world, more than 2 billion people a year celebrate Earth Day. This year’s observance is focusing on Trees for the Earth, and as manufacturers of Alliance and Primex forestry tires, we are deeply committed to developing tire technology to preserve the healthy growth, development, and sustainable use of our planet's fragile forests.

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.  

Tires for Wet and Muddy Fields 

Spring can be a trying time for farmers as they balance the urgency to get into the field with the need to wait until the field is actually ready to handle equipment. While the urge to get to the chores of tilling, spreading, spraying, and planting are strong, patience this time of year is preached, as farmers are liable to do more harm than good by getting into the field too soon. However, patience can be difficult in practice as the clock ticks away and farmers have to get their fields prepared and producing. To make matters worse, delays in the spring can negatively impact yields come harvest time.