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New land roller from Brandt
Equipment, Machinery

New land roller from Brandt

High-efficiency land roller series available this season

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For those producers growing crops that require a very even field finish, like peas, lentils or soybeans, a land roller is a key piece of equipment. In February, Regina-based Brandt Agricultural Products announced they are adding yet another new product to their expanding line of tillage equipment with the high-efficiency land roller series. Available in […] Read more
Screengrab from a CNH promotional video of its Magnum tractor assembly plant at Racine, Wisconsin. (CNH video)
Crops, Machinery

Workers on strike at two U.S. CNH plants

Production of Magnum tractors, combine headers affected

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Workers at two CNH Industrial manufacturing plants in the U.S. Midwest have hit the picket line after their previous contract expired without an agreed-upon replacement. United Auto Workers, whose locals 180 and 807 represent over 1,000 employees at CNH’s plants at Racine, Wisconsin and Burlington, Iowa respectively, said Monday the workers went on strike that […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Machinery

U.S. EPA proposal likes canola oil for renewable fuel

A final EPA decision is expected this summer, which, if favourable, could add new demand for Canada's premier oilseed

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Canola has another feather in its cap — one which is expected to put more money in farmers’ pockets. In a ‘proposed decision’ released in April the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized canola oil’s value as an environment-friendly alternative to fossil-based fuel — a move that’s expected to add new demand for the crop. […] Read more
A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)
General, Machinery, Reuters

CNH confident on navigating supply issues beyond first quarter

Market environment remains 'a battle'

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Milan | Reuters — CNH Industrial beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday and the agricultural and construction machine maker’s CEO said he was confident the company could successfully navigate ongoing global supply chain issues. “Don’t underestimate how difficult the environment is, it’s a battle,” CEO Scott Wine told analysts after the company posted a 9.2 […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery

Agco buys Manitoba ag autonomy firm JCA

Massey, Fendt maker boosts precision ag capacity

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International farm equipment maker Agco is aiming to boost its bench strength in the precision agriculture and autonomous ag sectors by buying a Prairie software and hardware company known for both. Agco, the maker of machinery brands including Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said Monday it has bought Winnipeg-based JCA Technologies for an undisclosed […] Read more
Kinze is introducing the small 3505 six- and eight-row planter models. They will be available through dealers for the 2023 growing season.
Equipment, Machinery

New planter from Kinze

3505 True Speed planter to hit the market in 2023

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In February, Iowa-based implement manufacturer Kinze announced its plans to introduce its new 3505 True Speed high-speed planter; however, it will be a few months yet before one arrives on dealers’ lots. But the company says it will be available in time for the 2023 growing season, and it will offer advanced technology and improved […] Read more
File photo of a Salford 5200 Enforcer tillage unit operating in corn stubble. (Salford.com)
Crops, Machinery

MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford

Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker

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Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based Linamar announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place worth $260 million to buy 100 per cent of the equity in Salford, which makes fertilizer […] Read more
Here in Canada, the war caused a shakeup on the board of directors at Buhler Industries, the parent company of Winnipeg-based Versatile (shown above) and Farm King, with the removal of Konstantin Babkin, a public supporter of the Russian action.
Equipment, Machinery

Machinery brands comply with global sanctions against Russia

All major equipment brands suspend shipments to Russia and Belarus

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As virtually the entire western world has moved to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine, significant economic sanctions have been levied against the country and its accomplice state, Belarus. The sanctions have significantly isolated the two nations from much of the global economy. That includes cutting them off from western agricultural equipment. CNH […] Read more
File photo of a small flock of tundra swans taking off from a grain field in early spring. (WWing/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Spring planting work can kick up avian flu, feather sector warns

Three more poultry outbreaks confirmed in Canada so far this week

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Spring planting work could soon start to bring unintended gifts left by wild birds from fields into farmyards, Ontario’s poultry and egg sectors warn, as more cases of avian flu are confirmed at poultry farms across the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday reported three additional outbreaks of H5 avian influenza in commercial […] Read more
The new VT-Flex 435 adjustable vertical tillage tool allows for on-the-go gang angle adjustments from the tractor cab.
Equipment, Machinery

Case IH debuts variable tillage implement

The VT-Flex 435 gets on-the-go gang angle adjustment capability

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Increasingly, we’re seeing several different types of machines capable of immediately adapting to changing field conditions. And tillage equipment certainly hasn’t been left out of that trend to continually advance the technology built into today’s farm equipment. Last fall, Case IH announced it is adding the VT-Flex 435 vertical tillage tool to its tillage line. […] Read more

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