Canadian farmers can expect to see “pretty big campaigns” this year from Japanese tractor and implement manufacturer Kubota as it celebrates its 50th anniversary in the Canadian market.
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Tractor maker Kubota celebrates 50th anniversary
The brand marks its half-century in the Canadian farm and acreage equipment market
Tariffs add billions to U.S. equipment costs
Efforts to re-shore manufacturing through tariffs are expected to make U.S. companies less competitive
As tariffs weaken the competitiveness of companies exporting into the U.S., economists see these trade agreements more as a loss for both sides, as costs rise also for farm equipment manufacturers already inside the country.
AGI unveils Smart Auger prototype
AGI unveils high-tech, battery electric model that features remote operation and a ‘human detection field’
Battery electrification is set to spark up in the auger market, as grain handling equipment maker AGI offers farmers a look at its prototype E-UTX Smart Auger at Ag in Motion.
A look back at John Deere’s WA-14 tractor
What was it like for a farmer to use one of those rare machines in the field?
Machinery editor Scott Garvey travels to a southeastern Saskatchewan farm to check out a rare piece of tractor history: the WA-14, which Oregon manufacturer FWD Wagner built for John Deere in the late 1960s.
New, and yellow, round balers roll out from New Holland
1 Series models offer updates and wear NH’s yellow paint scheme
Improved pickup design and feeding control, and a New Holland-yellow colour scheme, will be featured on the brand’s new Roll-Belt 1 Series of variable-chamber round balers for the 2026 model year.
VIDEO: Loader skills put to the test w/New Holland equipment at Ag in Motion 2025
In what has become an annual tradition, Western Producer editor Robin Booker and Senior editor for Machinery Scott Garvey face off in a skills competition at the Ag in Motion farm show each July. This year, New Holland Construction again supplied the machines, a New Holland backhoe and compact track loader. After the competition, the editors […] Read more
CNH launches photo feature to identify parts
Equipment owners can take a photo of a part and use an AI-based feature to find a replacement online
Owners of CNH tractors looking for a replacement part can take a photo of the part and upload that photo to a website, which will then identify it and find the necessary replacement.
How non-stop rain affects your farm equipment
Be careful what you wish for in those dry years
I tend to find if a producer has dealt with more drought, they’d rather have a flood, and vice versa — but how you adjust your equipment to deal with the conditions is in your hands.
How to manage wet grains for storage
Prairie weather has a way of upsetting farmers’ harvest plans
As seen at Ag in Motion: Tools are available to monitor and manage moisture and temperature of stored grain, particularly helpful when weather at harvest can throw farmers a curveball.
Deere expects steady farm equipment production
Equipment will remain available to farmers but will likely increase in price, a John Deere VP warns
The current trade dispute won’t interfere with Canadian farmers’ ability to get the John Deere machine they want, but will likely make that machine more expensive, a Deere vice-president warns.
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