GFM Network News

More News →

Tractors

John Deere has added a new model, the 9500, to its self-pro- pelled forage harvester line. The 9500 model and the larger 9600 will both get Deere’s new 18.0-litre engine for power.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere updates its self-propelled forage harvester line

New features and a bigger engine mean improved performance

By
Three years ago, John Deere introduced its 9000 series, self-propelled, forage harvester line. For model year 2022, the brand is adding a new model to that series, the 9500. And the new harvester won’t be short on power. A new inline 18.0-litre John Deere 18X diesel will be the standard power plant for the new […] Read more
New 8S series Massey Ferguson tractors span the 205- to 265-horsepower range.
Equipment, Machinery

AGCO debuts 5S and 8S Massey Ferguson tractors

Utility and high-horsepower models based on new designs

By
Producers in the market for a new tractor now have some additional models to consider. AGCO’s Massey Ferguson brand is introducing the 5S and larger 8S series, with all-new designs that incorporate a range of new features. The 5S series will offer three models from 115 to 145 horsepower. The line made its North American […] Read more
Versatile has increased the available power on both its four-wheel drive and DeltaTrack models.
Equipment, Machinery

Versatile updates its high-horsepower tractors

New models with more power

By
Last summer, Winnipeg-based Versatile announced it had re-jigged its high-horsepower tractor lineup for the 2022 model year. New model designations will debut with their respective engine ratings matching the new model numbers (except for the new, more powerful flagship 620, which offers slightly less at 616). The previous seven-model line of wheeled, four-wheel drives, which […] Read more
The T7 HD tractor series will include 14 models topping out at 300 horsepower and featuring “next-generation” PLM Intelligence.
Equipment, Machinery

New Holland debuts redesigned T7 HD tractors

An all-new cab and enhanced digital features offered in 14 models

By
In a press event streamed live online from Europe last year, senior executives from New Holland proudly announced the introduction of the new, 14-model line of T7 Heavy Duty series tractors, which join New Holland’s larger T8 and T9 series tractors by coming from the factory with the brand’s digital Precision Land Management (PLM) Intelligence […] Read more
Russia’s Rostselmash in November 2021 launched a new Delta Track line of heavy-duty tractors, based on a similar line made at the Buhler plant in Winnipeg. (Rostselmash.com)
Crops, Machinery

Versatile tractor maker’s majority owner boosts stake

Russia's Rostselmash raises ownership to almost 97 per cent

By ,
The Russian farm equipment manufacturer which held just over 80 per cent of Canadian tractor and equipment maker Buhler Industries has now taken up near complete ownership. Winnipeg-based, publicly-traded Buhler Industries announced Wednesday that Combine Factory Rostselmash has bought another 16.3 per cent of Buhler shares for $3 per share, or about $12.25 million. Buhler, […] Read more
(ClaasOfAmerica.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Claas sees more semiconductor chip snags in 2022

'It's going to be a tough next six months'

By ,
Paris | Reuters — Agricultural machinery maker Claas said Thursday it expects difficulties in securing semiconductor chips to persist for the first half of next year, which could curb a surge in profits linked to booming farm demand. An upturn in orders from farmers, who are benefiting from high crop prices after several lean years, […] Read more
Claas’ current certified pre-owned inventory includes this 2020 Jaguar 990 self-propelled forage harvester, on offer in Nebraska for US$435,000 (about C$559,500). (ClaasUsedEquipment.com)
Crops, Machinery

Claas retools certified pre-owned equipment program

'Claas Used' plan set up for Canada, U.S. markets

By ,
The North American arm of German aq equipment maker Claas has revamped the warranty and financing options it offers on sales of company-inspected pre-owned tractors, combines and forage harvesters. The new program, dubbed ‘Claas Used,’ will offer warranty protection on certified late-model units in Canada and the U.S., along with lower-rate financing through Claas Financial […] Read more
A refrigerator is stuck in a tree at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, about 140 km west of Bowling Green, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jon Cherry)
General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. tornadoes destroy chickens, tractors, silos

By ,
Chicago | Reuters — A Deere dealership and a Pilgrim’s Pride chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky on Friday, while silos holding millions of bushels of corn suffered damage, the companies and the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Monday. At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky […] Read more

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →