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deere 8r tractor with agco outrun autonomous system
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Can autonomous systems cut costs?

Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits

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Could having autonomous equipment working on your farm improve the operation’s overall profit picture? Agco claims it has demonstrated exactly that during initial field trials of its Outrun retrofit autonomy kit, which it introduced to the farm media near Salina, Kansas in late June. “What we’re providing is a kit that takes a tractor and […] Read more
The company, along with Ram Industries Inc., was placed in receivership June 11 after numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to BMO. It owes BMO more than $16.6 million. Photo: Screencap via google.com
Machinery, News

Leon Manufacturing for sale

Yorkton manufacturer's assets for sale as part of receivership process

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The company, along with Ram Industries Inc., was placed in receivership June 11 after numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to BMO. It owes BMO more than $16.6 million.
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Some farm dealerships back online after cyber attack

Dealers forced to turn to pen and paper after attack knocked out inventory software

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Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association, and president and CEO of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said on June 26 that they had just been informed that they could use the system again.
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Machinery, News

Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers

Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked

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CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
a row of case ih combines in light snow
Machinery

Equipment sales to slow in 2024

Overall sales could decline by up to 15 per cent in Canada

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Farm Credit Canada recently released a farm machinery market outlook for 2024 — and the news isn’t all that great for Canadian equipment dealers, especially when it comes to harvesting equipment. Despite new combine sales growing 5.5 per cent in 2023 in Canada compared to 2022, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the […] Read more
Equipment, Machinery, Markets

Geared-down expectations

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What are other machinery manufacturers telling their shareholders to expect as they plow ahead into 2024? CNH (Case IH, New Holland) For its first quarter (Q1) ending March 31, CNH said sales volumes in North America were down two per cent for higher-horsepower (over 140 hp) tractors, and down 15 per cent for lower-horsepower tractors, […] Read more
claas milestone combine
Equipment, Machinery

Claas to show special milestone combine

The brand is celebrating building its 500,000th combine with a special-edition look on some machines

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Claas is celebrating a significant milestone in combine production this year: its 500,000th machine will roll off the production line. And special-edition machines will be making the rounds to farm shows this year — including Ag in Motion — sporting a unique look. The brand began combine production back in 1936 at its Harsewinkel, Germany […] Read more
farm mechanic with deere equipment
Equipment, Machinery

Deere expands customer repair capabilities northward

Customer Service Advisor and mobile app now available to Canadian owners

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As “right-to-repair” advocates have increased pressure on major manufacturers in all industry sectors, some U.S. states have now introduced laws to mandate it. Those regulations, however, differ by state. For example, ag equipment manufactured after a certain date is included in Colorado’s law, while specifically excluded in Oregon’s. Aside from the push by legislators, the […] Read more

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