Winnipeg farm equipment maker Buhler Industries is relocating its Farm King manufacturing work back to Canada from the U.S. this winter. After consolidating its U.S. manufacturing this summer into one […] Read more
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Buhler pulls Farm King manufacturing back to Canada
Work to halt at Minnesota plant early next year
Durham Region hosts 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship
National title up for grabs at October event
The 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship is heading to Ontario, in Sunderland from Oct. 2 to 4. The annual event will have 14 senior competitors from Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta […] Read more
Tariffs made for “lean year” for agriculture manufacturers
The lifting of the U.S.-Canada steel tariffs should make trade easier and reduce the cost of farm machinery
Manufacturers of agriculture equipment are expressing relief as steel and aluminum tariffs between Canada and the U.S. were withdrawn. The Canadian, U.S. and Mexican governments came to agreement May 17 […] Read more
Deere cautious on 2019 profit after recently missing fourth quarter estimate
The company is hoping replacement demand and good crops will increase sales in 2019
Chicago | Reuters – Deere & Co on Nov. 21 gave a cautious profit forecast for fiscal 2019 after missing quarterly earnings estimates amid a U.S. trade battle with China […] Read more
A tale of two berthas
How the Snyder family designed pickers to fit their sweet corn operation
As the 2018 sweet corn harvest approached, the Snyder family was worried their old pulling machine wouldn’t be up to the job. “Old Bertha”, as she is affectionately known, has […] Read more
Case IH introduces the 250 Series combines
The next generation Case IH combines debuted at Grand Island factory
In July, Case IH invited members of the farm media to the combine-assembly plant it shares with sister CNH Global brand New Holland in Grand Island, Nebraska. That’s where the […] Read more
Commodity prices, trade cloud equipment sales projections
The decline in the Canadian dollar makes imported equipment more expensive for farmers
At Farm Credit Canada, we project total tractor sales to increase 1.4 per cent in 2018 and decline 1.6 per cent in 2019. The outlook for combine and 4WD tractor […] Read more
More updates for John Deere’s S Series combine
Track suspension, header and tech improvements coming for 2019-model year combine
John Deere is offering an improved track suspension module as a factory-installed option for its S Series line of combines. The company said the module is available for 2019 model-year […] Read more
CNH Industrial improves guidance after strong Q2, shares up 10 pct
Milan | Reuters (July 26, 2018) – Truck and tractor maker CNH Industrial raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after better-than-expected quarterly earnings, sparking a more than 10 percent rally in […] Read more
Coop federee to exit machinery parts distribution
Citing “a period of pronounced decline” in its farm machinery business, Quebec farm co-operative La Coop federee plans to get out of parts distribution by next fall. The co-operative announced […] Read more
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