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AGCO’s “Virtual Product Showroom” allows for enhanced looks at machinery as well as tours of its Jackson, Minn., assembly plant and visitor centre.

No farm show, no problem

Brands go digital to keep in touch with farmers

By Scott Garvey 5 days ago

There have been many changes to our lives lately because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of farm shows all across North America is just one of them. The trouble for farm machinery brands is those shows have long been an important part of their marketing efforts as places where potential buyers get up close […] Read more

Equipment, Features, Machinery & Shop

Can your cash flow handle new farm machinery payments?

Hidden profit robbers, Part 2: Real numbers on new and used machinery

By Art Lange January 12, 2021

In this series of articles, I am identifying some profit robbers I have noticed in my 16 years of farm business consulting in Alberta. In Part 1 of this series, I identified depreciation on farm machinery as a significant profit robber. Since depreciation doesn’t affect your bank balance, it is easily overlooked. High loan payments […] Read more

Since machinery is a depreciating asset, the author recommends minimizing that investment and maximizing investment in appreciating assets.

Equipment, Features, Machinery & Shop

Depreciation and farm machinery, a rule of thumb

Hidden profit robbers, Part 1

By Art Lange December 15, 2020

In my farm financial talks, I usually ask, “What’s the biggest cost in owning any piece of machinery?” In this case, I’ve already given you the answer but surprisingly some people don’t seem to be aware of that. In my 16 years of consulting farmers, I’ve noticed the old expression “guys (and gals) love their […] Read more

The new baler offers more efficient baling in the field, fewer bales per field, more tons per trailer, and savings in both time and transport costs.

Equipment, Machinery & Shop

New Holland’s BigBaler 340 High Density offers efficiencies and cost savings

The new baler produces ultra-dense square bales

By Madeleine Baerg October 6, 2020

There’s not a hay producer anywhere who would complain about producing too much hay. That said, the reality of hay’s bulkiness is it can be a logistical and trucking challenge. Enter New Holland Agriculture’s BigBaler 340 High Density, which produces large square bales with up to 22 per cent higher density than conventional square balers. […] Read more

General, Machinery and Shop

AgDealer plugs into forex service provider

Listing site to offer currency exchange service on cross-border purchases

By Gfm Staff, GFM Network News September 23, 2020

Farmers buying used iron internationally by way of AgDealer are getting access to what’s billed as a lower-cost option to handle the currency exchange. AgDealer, Canada’s largest used farm equipment shopper publication and online listing platform, announced a partnership Tuesday with OFX Group, an Australian-based online currency exchange provider. Farmers, distributors and buyers outside of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery and Shop

Court approval sought for Morris Industries sale

Rite Way deal the 'highest and best offer received'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 17, 2020

The court overseeing creditor protection for seeding equipment maker Morris Industries is being asked to approve a deal for the company’s sale to another Saskatchewan manufacturer. Calgary consultancy Alvarez and Marsal, the court-appointed monitor for Morris, said Tuesday in its latest report to Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon it recommends approval of a sale […] Read more

Last year, in anticipation of rolling it out to Canadian producers, Kubota Canada tested the FastBale with commercial operators growing various crops in varying conditions from British Columbia to the Maritimes.

Equipment, Machinery & Shop

No need for stops with new continuous round baler

Kubota Canada’s FastBale considered a game changer

By Madeleine Baerg August 11, 2020

Kubota Canada Ltd. recently launched its new FastBale, a twin chambered baler and integrated wrapping system that allows an industry first: continuous baling with no stops for tie-off or bale discharge. “I’d say this is a game changer,” says Travis Grubb, a Kubota Canada product specialist for hay tools and crop care. With our dual […] Read more

Krone claims to be the first company to offer tandem axles and a three-blade cutter system, which help to producer a denser bale.

Machinery & Shop

Krone celebrates large-bale production anniversary

This family-owned Germany manufacturer has been making bales for 25 years

By Scott Garvey February 14, 2020

February 2019 marked a production milestone for the family-owned German manufacturer Krone. The company, which produces hay and forage equipment, is celebrating 25 years of large square baler production. Along with that, 2019 marks 45 years of selling equipment in North America. When it began large-square baler production in 1993, the brand claims to have […] Read more

Crops, Machinery and Shop

Machinery costs driving up fixed farming expenses

By GFM Network News February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fixed costs on farms continue to rise year-over-year, a statistic largely attributed to increasing land values and interest rates. At the beginning of 2019, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) reported farmland values across Canada increased by an average of 6.6 per cent during the previous year. But that’s not the main driver of fixed […] Read more

General, Machinery and Shop

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

By Gfm Staff, GFM Network News January 28, 2020

Canada’s biggest used farm equipment shopper publication has added tools to link prospective buyers to options for payment plans and shipping. AgDealer on Monday announced “major enhancement(s)” at its AgDealer.com site, where each equipment listing will include buttons linking to tools from CWB National Leasing and Trusted Dispatch. The online tools allow AgDealer.com users to […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder cattle market in price-discovery phase

Ontario backs ‘horse experience’ businesses for horse upkeep

China’s 2020 corn, wheat imports reach record highs

GFM Network News

Klassen: Feeder cattle market in price-discovery phase

Ontario backs ‘horse experience’ businesses for horse upkeep

China’s 2020 corn, wheat imports reach record highs

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No farm show, no problem

Can your cash flow handle new farm machinery payments?

Depreciation and farm machinery, a rule of thumb

New Holland’s BigBaler 340 High Density offers efficiencies and cost savings

AgDealer plugs into forex service provider

Court approval sought for Morris Industries sale

No need for stops with new continuous round baler

Krone celebrates large-bale production anniversary

Machinery costs driving up fixed farming expenses

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

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