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Equipment, Machinery

Local sales in ag equipment buck national market trends

Evidence at Crop Production Show suggests demand beyond the data

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Even on a largely underperforming harvest outcome, optimism was still present in the majority of the crowd at this year’s Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. It seemed fitting to have the two largest pieces of equipment at the show a couple of booths down from each other. Capacity, horsepower and efficiency have been the focal […] Read more
Never mind the increased demand for horsepower from new tractors — smart-farming tech has increased the demand for power within the cab.
Equipment, Machinery

Power requirements in the modern tractor cab

Charging ports off an aftermarket inverter draw about 20 watts per device

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With modern technology comes modern problems. As more technology is integrated into seeding equipment, more devices require a power source — and in some operations, this may exceed the output of the 12-volt tractor system. The technology in modern seeding equipment has changed from the days of the on/off and up/down switch of early drills. […] Read more
A view of what’s now the AgWest shop at Weyburn, Sask.
Machinery, Wheat & Chaff

AgWest expands westward

Two Saskatchewan sites join the Agco dealership group

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During Ag Days last month in Brandon, farm equipment dealer chain AgWest announced it’s making its first move into Saskatchewan, buying the Yorkton and Weyburn locations of another Agco dealer, Agriterra Equipment. “This is a natural extension of our current presence in Elie, Neepawa, Brandon, Russell and the Swan River region in Manitoba,” AgWest’s CEO […] Read more
The ErgoSteer retrofit kit allows high-spec 500 to 1000 Series Fendt tractors to be controlled through a steering joystick mounted on a left-side seat armrest.
Equipment, Machinery

Fendt ErgoSteer brings joystick steering control to tractors

A retrofit option offers a second type of steering input for operators

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A few years ago, Agco’s Fendt brand replaced the steering wheel on its Ideal combines with a joystick control. In 2024 it introduced a retrofit kit that can bring joystick steering control to Fendt tractors, too. That system just won Agco an AE50 award for its design. “It’s 100 per cent retrofittable,” says Daniel Smith, […] Read more
(Deere.com)
Machinery, Reuters

Deere misses revenue estimates on subdued farm equipment demand

Outlook did not account for any impact from potential import tariffs, retaliatory tariffs company says

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Deere's quarterly revenue slumped 35 per cent and missed analysts' expectations as more farmers switched to renting equipment due to weak incomes and high borrowing costs, sending its shares down nearly 4.5 per cent in morning trading on Thursday. The company said its outlook did not account for any impact from potential import tariffs by the U.S. and any retaliatory actions taken by other countries.
Photo: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images via Reuters Connect
Machinery, News, Reuters

CNH Industrial forecasts lower FY profits on declining agriculture, construction equipment sales

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Reuters – CNH Industrial CNH.N on Tuesday forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street’s estimates, as it expects sales to be lower year-over-year in both its agriculture and construction equipment markets in 2025, sending its shares down 3.7 per cent before the bell. The Basildon, UK-based company expects 2025 adjusted earnings to be in the range […] Read more
The Oliver 2655 and Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600
Equipment, Machinery

White’s earliest four-wheel drive tractors

We look back at the Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600 and Oliver 2655

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As farms started to grow significantly in size through the late 1960s, equipment brands began to see a need to add new tractor models to the top end of their horsepower range. For some, that involved a few instances of so-called “badge engineering” — that is, short-term contracting with a competitor to build one of […] Read more

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