What began as a way for Barry Kearney to supplement his income has turned into a successful business, spanning 45 years, building and selling planters. Kearney Planters began on Barry’s 100 acre family farm in Chatham-Kent. In late 1978, he worked on the farm part-time with his dad Robert as well as part-time as a […] Read more
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Kearney Planters celebrates 45 years
Barry Kearney built the business by giving customers want they need, and being innovative
Prices soften in used farm equipment market
Combines are one of the hardest hit equipment types as buyers have become much more selective
Ag equipment buyers were willing to take almost anything they could get their hands on when the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered manufacturers’ ability to deliver new machines to customers. That, combined with strong farm commodity prices adding to demand, raised the price of used equipment. Now that manufacturing has returned to normal and commodity prices […] Read more
Leon Manufacturing for sale
Yorkton manufacturer's assets for sale as part of receivership process
The company, along with Ram Industries Inc., was placed in receivership June 11 after numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to BMO. It owes BMO more than $16.6 million.
Some Co-op services still down after “cybersecurity incident”
Open cardlocks not currently selling dyed fuels, company says
Thursday, Federated Co-op Ltd. posted on X that it was "experiencing a cybersecurity incident" that was affecting some internal and customer-facing systems at cardlock and retail Co-op locations. It had shut down some systems as a precaution and had brought in experts, the company added.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
Premier Equipment announces cross-border partnership
Southwestern Ontario-based Premier Equipment and U.S.-based Stotz Equipment, both John Deere organizations, announced they have formed a cross-border partnership. In a release, Premier said it welcomes investment to “continue to strengethen capabilities and position both companies for growth.” The partnership marks an industry-first, common ownership of John Deere dealerships on both sides of the U.S./Canadian […] Read more
New Holland loads up on wheel loaders
More models of light articulating loaders are designed to appeal to farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – New Holland has added three models to its line of light articulated wheel loaders, bringing the total to five. “We originally had the W50 and W80,” says New Holland Construction product marketing manager Daniel Kakareka. “To meet customer demands, we launched additional models and configurations to target a couple more audience areas […] Read more
Law to prevent machinery lockouts stalled in Senate
Federal budget outlines plans for consultations on equipment interoperability and the right to repair machinery
Canadian short-line agriculture equipment manufacturers raised the alarm recently when manufacturers of major brands locked the onboard digital systems on selected machines. The move effectively prevents short-line manufacturers from connecting their attachments to those machines, which locks them out of the market. It has particularly affected Canadian short-line manufacturers who build combine and swather headers. […] Read more
Deere announces job cuts to tackle slowing farm equipment demand
Deere & Co said on Wednesday it would cut an unspecified number of production and salaried jobs to save costs as it grapples with a downturn in farm equipment demand.
Water jet cuts through no-till residue
Susterre’s system makes enough of a cut that a planter’s seed placement system works better
Long-term use of no-till can be a challenge in high-residue crops, causing many farmers to undertake periodic tillage. A company with roots in Australia, Canada and now the U.S. has a solution: a jet of high-pressure water to carve open the soil so seed openers and placement technology can put the seed where it should […] Read more
