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Marcrest Manufacturing will add a 45,000 square-foot paint facility to its Listowel, Ont. plant location in 2025.
Machinery

Expansion marks Marcrest Manufacturing’s growth in baling sector

Company plans to add a 45,000-square-foot painting shop to its Listowel plant this year

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Marcrest Manufacturing, home of the Bale Baron, is painting 2025 red with a significant 45,000-square-foot paint shop expansion. The new building will increase efficiency, provide warehouse space, and potentially create new jobs for the company.
Bobcat has jumped into the lower end of the utility class tractor market with three new models offering 66 and 74 horsepower.
Machinery

Bobcat introduces utility class tractors

Bobcat added three new tractor models to its lineup this summer. In a foray into the higher-horsepower utility category, it launched the UT6000 Series

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Bobcat added three new tractor models to its lineup this summer. In a foray into the higher-horsepower utility category, it launched the UT6000 Series.
John Deere introduced its CC Coulter Chisel tillage tool in August, which is designed to chop and bury residue at seven miles per hour.
Machinery

Two new tillage implements available from John Deere

New offerings are designed to manage heavy residue in demanding conditions and deal with minimum till compaction challenges

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John Deere announced in late August that it was expanding its line of tillage tools with the introduction of the Coulter Chisel CC and Minimum Tillage MT implements.
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Machinery

Canadian farm equipment sales projected to slump in 2025

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Farm machinery sales are forecast to decline for the remainder of the year and into the next. New equipment sales are expected to be soft as farmers face low commodity prices, high equipment prices and lower profits, though the decline in 2025 is expected to be less severe than in 2024. Sales of 4WD tractors are projected to stay above the five-year average.
Addressing routine maintenance and repairs at the end of the growing season could extend component life and save costs.
Machinery

Post-harvest is best time to reduce regular maintenance and repair costs, says parts manager

Winter season brings service programs and parts discounts from OEMs

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After a hectic harvest season, it’s tempting to park machines in the shed, close the door and forget about them until next spring. That’s not a good idea because equipment maintenance now can help cut costs, says one equipment manager. Dealerships looking to keep their mechanics busy in the off season typically offer discounted inspection rates for machines through the slower late fall and winter period.
The Solitair DT combines extensive tillage and seeding in one pass, as well as fertilizer application.
Machinery

Lemken Solitair DT blends tillage and seeding

Combination unit wins award for environmental sustainability at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024

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Lemken's Solitair DT combination tillage and seeding implement is new to the North American market and has been introduced to farmers at shows around Canada this summer.
Taking plot trial planting into the future
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Taking plot trial planting into the future

Syngenta’s North American PowerPlant fleet allows for more data collection on new varieties

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Establishment of crop variety trials by Syngenta became standardized and considerably more efficient over the past two years as the company purchased a fleet of 22 PowerPlant research planters from Iowa-based, family-run manufacturer Almaco.