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Going once, going twice, gone! Farm auctions are moving online, and that’s changing a rural tradition

On a recent chilly spring day, tractors, four-wheelers, a truck and a skid-loader were neatly parked in rows outside a northeast Nebraska farmhouse. The farmer who owns this equipment was retiring and ...
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Gone Farmin': Hundreds of trucks, tractors up for auction at Bend XPO

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The classic Gone Farmin' spring auction hosted by Mecum Auctions kicked the tires on a special previewing event Thursday, March 24 at the Bend XPO in East Moline. More than 350 ...
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Three-Day Gone Farmin' Fall Premier Auction Proves People Love Tractors

The 2022 Gone Farmin’ Fall Premier auction manages to cash in $6.5 million in just three days. The Mecum Auctions event took place between November 17-19 at Bend XPO in East Moline, Illinois, and on ...
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Going once, going twice, gone! Auctions are moving online and changing a rural tradition

Tractors, four-wheelers, a truck, a skid-loader and more are neatly parked in rows outside a northeast Nebraska farmhouse. The farmer who owns this equipment is retiring and is holding an auction on ...