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Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward

Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake

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“One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”
Farmers with tractors bearing the slogan “If the farmer dies, the land dies” take part in a demonstration organized by the German Farmers’ Association under the slogan “Too much is too much! Now it’s over!” in front of the Brandenburg Gate. This was prompted by the German government’s plans to abolish the agricultural diesel tax and the motor vehicle tax exemption for agriculture and forestry. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa via Reuters Connect.
General, Reuters

German farmers protest with tractors against austerity measures

The German government proposed to abolish fuel subsidies to meet savings targets

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According to next year's budget, a partial tax refund on agricultural diesel, along with a tax exemption for agricultural vehicles, will be abolished to meet the saving targets - a measure farmers said would threaten their livelihood and the competitiveness of Germany's agricultural sector.
VIDEO: John Deere tractors take autonomy to the field
Machinery

VIDEO: John Deere tractors take autonomy to the field

Future of autonomy is now, says Deere

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John Deere showcased an 8RX tractor with its autonomy kit at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany in November. Glacier FarmMedia Senior Technology Editor John Greig talked to Christopher Bone, product manager for larger tractors and autonomy with John Deere about the state of adoption and development of John Deere tractors and autonomy.
farm equipment
Columns, Equipment, Machinery

Expensive new equipment or older/cheaper: Which makes more sense?

Higher cost of newer equipment can pay off, but only if there's a benefit

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In late 1978 I bought a new Ford 4×4 pickup truck. The sticker price was under $10,000 and my job at the time was paying me around $25,000 a year. That meant the truck, at about a third of my annual income, was pretty affordable. Using the Bank of Canada’s inflation calculator, that truck would […] Read more
Darren Lorentz visited this rusting chassis of a farm tractor many times over the years during his walks through a southwest Edmonton park. And it wasn’t until a few months ago that he decided to ask around if anyone could tell what make or model it was. He figures it was probably one of the relics left behind after the city annexed farmland in the early 1970s. And, it didn’t take too long to get an answer.
Columns, Hart Attacks

The case of the mystery tractor

There wasn’t much to go on, but an expert was able to solve the case

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Darren Lorentz didn’t hold out much hope of figuring out the make and model of a farm tractor from just the rusted-out frame of the machine that had sat in the brush near a popular southwest Edmonton park pathway for decades. As a community resident walking the pathways of Tomas Opalinski Park for nearly 40 […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Ottawa lines up with farmers on right-to-repair

Feds to call for owners to be able to repair their own equipment

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The federal government says it’s siding with Canadian farmers on the right-to-repair debate. An announcement this week from the federal government called for an adjustment to the Competition Act that would prevent manufacturers from refusing to provide the means of device and product repair in an “anti-competitive manner.” That declaration came in the government’s 2023 […] Read more
This Lemken concept autonomous unit is much larger than most that have been developed. Photo: John Greig
Machinery

5 lessons learned at Agritechnica

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I spent five days at Agritechnica 2023 and here are five things I learned. It’s a challenge sometimes to pull out the strong European policy influence on exhibitors and farmers at this show, but there are lessons for Canadian farmers, and the technology created to manage European problems in some cases will make economic sense […] Read more
Photo: John Greig
Machinery

Agritechnica wrap-up: New combines, tractors and industry trends

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Agritechnica is the world’s largest agriculture machinery show, drawing more than 400,000 people from around the world to Hannover, Germany. Glacier FarmMedia Senior Technology Editor John Greig was there and summarized the major product launches and some of the ag-tech industry trends he observed. – John Greig is a senior editor with Glacier FarmMedia. Watch for much […] Read more

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