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(Farm-King.com)
Crops, Machinery

Buhler pulls Farm King manufacturing back to Canada

Work to halt at Minnesota plant early next year

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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 plant at Willmar, Minn., about 140 km west of Minneapolis, the company said Thursday it will also halt production at Willmar in early 2021. Buhler, […] Read more
Eric Ferguson, from Sunderland, Ontario represented Canada in conventional plowing at the 2018 World’s Ploughing Match in 2018.
Machinery, News

Durham Region hosts 2019 Canadian Plowing Championship

National title up for grabs at October event

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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 competing for the title of Canadian Plowing Champion and the opportunity to compete at the 2020 World’s Ploughing Match held on Aug. 8 and 9 […] Read more
Tools for hay management are one of the major areas of export of farm equipment from Ontario to the U.S.
Machinery, News

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

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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of agriculture equipment are expressing relief as steel and aluminum tariffs between Canada and the U.S. were withdrawn.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 to drop the tariffs which had been in place for almost a year, driven by U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to force agreement to a […] Read more
Machinery, News

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

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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 that has depressed local farm commodity prices and hurt agriculture equipment demand. The world’s largest tractor manufacturer remained optimistic about prospects for the U.S. farm […] Read more
a couple stands beside their new Bertha corn picker tractor
Machinery

A tale of two berthas

How the Snyder family designed pickers to fit their sweet corn operation

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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 been pulling corn for the family’s farm near Caledonia, Ont. for nearly 20 years. Why it matters: Farmers can’t always find affordable and perfect equipment […] Read more
The new Case IH line was a popular piece of equipment to visit at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.
Machinery, News

Case IH introduces the 250 Series combines

The next generation Case IH combines debuted at Grand Island factory

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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 brand wanted to give journalists their first look at the new 250 Series models. Available for the 2019 season, the 250 Series offers a host […] Read more
U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum have affected the cost of agriculture equipment.
Machinery, News

Commodity prices, trade cloud equipment sales projections

The decline in the Canadian dollar makes imported equipment more expensive for farmers

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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 sales is more pessimistic as sales are projected to normalize to levels below the 2013-17 average sales. Our projections embed a high level of uncertainty. […] Read more
Redesigned track modules with a new belt design and improved suspension will offer higher road speeds.
Machinery

More updates for John Deere’s S Series combine

Track suspension, header and tech improvements coming for 2019-model year combine

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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 machines, and will be available with 30- or 36-inch (76.2 or 91.4 cm) belt widths. The new track modules see changes to the track belt […] Read more
(Machinerie.com)
Crops, Machinery

Coop federee to exit machinery parts distribution

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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 May 30 it plans to “gradually” close its Dispro farm equipment and parts distribution centre at Trois-Rivieres over a 12- to 15-month period from September […] Read more

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