A Dismal Two Years for Dairy Farmers

On February 11, the U.S. will celebrate National Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. For most people, the day serves as a reminder that it doesn't do any good to be unhappy about something that has already happened or that you have no control over. For the dairy industry, perhaps it can serve as a chance to put a dismal two years behind them, and to begin looking toward what many are predicting is a recovering market.

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.

Huge equipment is spurring demand for huge farm tires. When Nuhn Industries set out to build its most advanced manure spreaders—which carry 71,000 to 80,000 pounds of manure at a time—company engineers knew how much of the new models’ success would come down to their tires. The company’s owners found their solution in a new flotation radial from Alliance Tire, engineered and built to meet the growing need for huge-capacity tires.

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.

Sales of the Nuhn Industries huge 15000 Quad Train manure spreader jumped once the company began outfitting it with more durable radial tires—35.5R32 Alliance 393 flotation radials. The boost to Nuhn tanker sales coinciding with the introduction of the new, large, high-performance tires suggests that tires can play a key role in farm machinery innovation.