A New Holland unit on display at the Yugagro exhibition in Krasnodar, Russia in 2021. (Media.cnhindustrial.com)

CNH sheds Russian business

New Holland, Case IH maker had suspended shipments last year

The maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors and combines is selling its business activities in Russia for about US$60 million. CNH Industrial, which employs about 200 people in Russia, announced the divestment in a release Wednesday without naming the buyer. CNH in March last year suspended all shipments and supplies to Russia and […] Read more

In February, Case IH introduced its new six-model line of Steiger tractors. The largest now pushes rated engine horsepower to 645.

All-new Steiger tractor line debuts

Six new models push horsepower to a new high of 645

The latest news from Case IH reveals they don’t think the horsepower race is quite over yet. In February, the company unveiled the six new tractors that will make up the Steiger four-wheel-drive line, and the flagship model now tops out at 645 engine horsepower. Its peak horsepower rating hits an impressive 699. Because of […] Read more


Gerrit van der Scheer, CEO of Mechan’s parent firm Zweegers Equipment Group, with Toromont senior advisor Larry Moffatt (l-r). (Photo courtesy Mechan International)

Toromont to sell Manitoba Agco, Claas dealer chain

Dutch firm to buy AgWest

Canada’s Caterpillar equipment distributor for Manitoba and points east is set to sell a major Manitoba dealer of Agco’s farm equipment brands as well as the province’s exclusive dealer for Claas combines. Toromont Industries announced Monday it will sell its AgWest Ltd. arm to Dutch equipment distributor Mechan International, effective May 1. Neither company would […] Read more

As brush and old buildings were cleared for new fencing and more pasture, it was necessary to pull this old 1960 Ford tractor out of the way. It had been parked near the old tack-room for nearly 35 years.

Cold temps slow fencing and yard cleanup

There were a few antique treasures in the old sheds, and also some junk

February 21 This past week has been bitterly cold. On Valentine’s Day we had a snowstorm and nasty wind. We decided to move the big bulls to the main corral sooner than planned since they refused to drink the water coming through their pen. It’s murky and probably bad-tasting after the waterway was rechannelled through […] Read more


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Colorado passes first U.S. right-to-repair legislation for farmers

Manufacturers fear safety, emissions systems could be overridden

Reuters — Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers such as Deere and Co. obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law. The Consumer Right to Repair […] Read more

The new T7 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence models pack a lot of horsepower into a relatively compact chassis.

New T7 tractor from New Holland

T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence debuts

At the World Ag Expo in California last February, New Holland rolled some of its newest equipment into public view for the first time. Included in that group of machines was the T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence tractor, which is certainly a long name for a tractor. “Our customers told us they wanted a […] Read more


A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)

GM buyouts cut 5,000 jobs, CFO says

Not much more room seen to raise prices

Reuters — About 5,000 General Motors salaried workers took buyouts to leave the company, putting the company well on the way to hitting a US$2 billion cost-cutting target, the automaker’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. GM shares were trading down nearly two per cent at midday, even though CFO Paul Jacobson said demand for GM’s […] Read more

Claas introduces its “next-generation” Xerion tractors for model year 2023.

‘Next-generation’ Xerion tractors from Claas

The unique four-wheel-drive tractors get a performance upgrade

As the National Farm Machinery show approached, held annually in February in Louisville, Ky., ag equipment manufacturers began pulling the wraps off of some of the year’s newest machine introductions that would be displayed there for the first time. Among those brands with something new to bring to the show floor and to talk about […] Read more


Agco brings the popular small-frame utility tractor to North America.

The Fendt 200 Vario has arrived

Agco brings the popular small-frame utility tractor to North America

While Agco has been busy expanding the global reach of its Fendt brand over the past decade, it has been adding more machines to the Fendt product line too, with the stated intention of making it a full-line brand. It has also been steadily making more of the tractor models it offers to European farmers […] Read more

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CNH to buy Outback Guidance’s parent firm

Case IH, New Holland maker to pay US$175 million for Hemisphere

CNH Industrial, parent of the Case IH. New Holland, Steyr and Flexi-Coil farm equipment brands, has signed a cash deal to buy satellite positioning tech firm Hemisphere GNSS, parent of the Outback Guidance aftermarket GPS, precision ag and autosteer business. CNH announced Thursday it will pay $175 million for Hemisphere, which has been owned since […] Read more