New Holland’s updated PowerStar tractors made their official debut at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.

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.



Buhler Industries’ Versatile Nemesis 235 tractor. (Versatile-ag.com)

Buhler Industries going private

Winnipeg tractor and implement maker will be delisted from the TSX

Winnipeg's Buhler Industries, which makes Versatile tractors, Farm King augers, and other farm implements, will be privately owned by a Turkish firm under a proposed deal.


CNH’s AI Tech Assistant uses artificial intelligence to help mechanics find relevant repair procedures for most of the company’s equipment offerings from the last 40 years.

CNH introduces AI Tech Assistant

Pilot program gives dealerships improved access to repair information to provide customer support with less research

CNH’s AI Tech Assistant uses artificial intelligence to help mechanics find relevant repair procedures for most of the company’s equipment offerings from the last 40 years.

The ErgoSteer retrofit kit allows high-spec 500 to 1000 Series Fendt tractors to be controlled through a steering joystick mounted on a left-side seat armrest.

Fendt brings joystick steering to tractors

ErgoSteer is a retrofit option that provides operators a second type of steering input and was recognized with a AE50 design award

Agco introduced a retrofit kit that can bring joystick steering control to Fendt tractors. That system just won Agco an AE50 award for its design.

Bobcat has jumped into the lower end of the utility class tractor market with three new models offering 66 and 74 horsepower.

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

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.


Case IH’s Quadtrac 715 wins the Highpower tractor category at the EIMA show in Italy, Nov. 6, 2024.  Photo: Greg Berg

Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show

Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.