Food and Food Production Facts

As American farms have modernized—becoming more efficient, productive, and cost effective—food has become more accessible and less expensive than ever before. The average American shopping for food in the grocery store has no idea about some of the astounding numbers associated with U.S. food production. Read on to discover some fun statistics about today’s farming, as well as some of the incredible accomplishments farmers are able to achieve.

Understanding IF/VF Tires 

IF/VF tires are an increasingly common sight on today’s farms as more and more users discover the numerous advantages they offer. For example, IF/VF tires—like Yokohama Off-Highway Tire’s Alliance AgriFlex/AgriFlex+—can help increase productivity, improve efficiency, lower fuel consumption, reduce soil compaction, and ultimately deliver a lower total cost of ownership. 

You’ll routinely hear about the many benefits of IF/VF tires, however, highlighted less frequently are how these innovative tires produce such remarkable results. 

5 Great Farm Tires for 2016 

We make dozens and dozens of tires in numerous sizes designed to handle the specialized needs of customers all over the world. Tires engineered for excellence in the busiest fields, on the largest machinery, and in some of the most difficult conditions you can find—all while delivering extremely high performance, durability, and cost effectiveness. For those of you in the farming business, we thought we'd take this opportunity to highlight some of the tires we've predicted to be our 2016 MVPs!

The Tire You've Been Wating For—the Alliance AgriFlex 372

Looking for combine and high horsepower tractor tires that can reduce soil compaction while carrying heavy loads? The Alliance Agriflex 372 design can do all that...and more.

What would you think if I told you that you could cause 20% less damage to your soil simply by changing your tire? or that you could carry 20% more weight at the same tire pressure? You can't believe it? Well, believe it.

With the introduction of the new Alliance Agriflex IF 372 IF650/65R34 CFO size, we have released our 31st increased flotation (IF/VF) tire under the Alliance brand—making our line-up of IF and VF tires one of the biggest in the industry.