All around a recent farm show in Canada, equipment salespeople struggled to swing deals with farmers worried about tariffs. With some combines costing more than $800,000, a surprise price hike from a tariff would be a hit most farm budgets cannot easily take.
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Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil
VIDEO: Weidemann unveils new telescopic wheel loader at Canadian Dairy XPO
German agriculture equipment dealer Weidemann used the Canadian Dairy XPO as an opportunity to unveil the company’s newest wheel loader, the T6025 telehandler. This latest iteration features a lift height of 20 feet and a 5500-pound carrying capacity. Sales consultant Andrew Lillico said the unit offers many new conveniences, including heated seats, a cell phone […] Read more
ANALYSIS: U.S. auto sector tariffs an “own goal”
Uncertainty caused by the on-again-off-again tariff threat has already disrupted production of some vehicles
The uncertainty caused by the on-again-off-again tariff threat has already disrupted production of some vehicles
ANALYSIS: U.S. announces 25 per cent additional tariffs on autos
“Foreign-made” automobiles from all countries to be affected
It was unclear after the announcement how the tariff would be applied to the integrated North American auto sector, which builds sub-assemblies for autos in all three countries before they're added to finished vehicles.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
Video: Monarch electric tractor now available in Canada
The tractor is autonomous as well as electric, making it useful for vineyards, orchards and dairy barns
The Monarch tractor is autonomous as well as electric, making it useful for vineyards, orchards and dairy barns. It is now available in Canada through Haggerty Ag Robotics.
VIDEO: Camera system helps spot hot bearings before they catch fire
Chariot Command is a startup company that supplies a regular and thermal camera for use in equipment
Chariot Command is a startup company that supplies a regular and thermal camera for use in equipment which can cut down on risk of fire in farm equipment.
Farm machinery associations respond to retaliatory proposals
Agriculture equipment may soon be widely tariffed for the first time since the Second World War
The North American Equipment Dealers Association says Canadian counter-tariffs on farm machinery could severely impact the sector.
CNH brands introduce new utility tractors
Updates to the Farmall C and PowerStar lines come from Case IH and New Holland
At the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, the two CNH brands, Case IH and New Holland, were each displaying a single example of the updated line of utility tractors they intend to offer farmers this year.
