Winnipeg's Buhler Industries, which makes Versatile tractors, Farm King augers, and other farm implements, will be privately owned by a Turkish firm under a proposed deal.
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Buhler Industries going private
Winnipeg tractor and implement maker will be delisted from the TSX
Don’t forget year-end grain handling equipment maintenance
Clean up any grain spills and check leg and auger bearings for excessive wear
Many growers will be hauling grain to local terminals over the winter, which means they’ll be in and out of the bin yard many times — making it a good time for off-season inspections on their grain handling equipment. While it’s easy to remember to pull the big machines into the shop for that, don’t […] Read more
CNH Industrial forecasts lower FY profits on declining agriculture, construction equipment sales
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
New hay tools come west from Claas
Volto tedders and Disco mower conditioners will be available for 2025
Early in 2024, Claas introduced its new Volto hay tedders and Disco mower conditioners to the European market. The company announced this fall it intends to make those implements available to North American producers in time for the 2025 season. There are two Volto models, the 1300 and 1500, which are available in T or […] Read more
White’s earliest four-wheel drive tractors
We look back at the Minneapolis-Moline A4T-1600 and Oliver 2655
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
Would an autonomous tractor really fit your operation?
Sabanto is offering field trials of its autonomous conversion kit
Tech startup company Sabanto displayed an M5 Kubota tractor equipped with its autonomy conversion kit at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont. in September. But the company was willing to do more than just show off the modified tractor at its booth in order to introduce it to potential customers. The Chicago-area company was […] Read more
Claas-owned dealer chain to handle Horsch implements
Canada West Harvest Centres will retail an expanded product offering in Saskatchewan
At the corporate level there are a lot of similarities between equipment manufacturers Horsch and Claas. Both are family-owned firms headquartered in Germany with wide product distribution around the world. But each company specializes in equipment not on the roster of the other. So when Claas’ company-owned Canada West Harvest Centre dealership chain in Saskatchewan […] Read more
New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays
FCC says the tool is a ‘non-judgemental’ way of getting a snap shot of soil carbon including sequestration
Soil carbon is an imporant thing to track, both emissions and sequestration. Bryan Prystupa, of Farm Credit Canada, spoke about a new tool that aims to give farmers insight into carbon on their farms.
Deere C Series air carts in full production for 2025
New, expanded air cart offering includes 11 models
Editor’s note: This instalment is another in the series that highlights the different seeding technology offered by manufacturers who had their equipment on display at the Ag in Motion farm show this past July. Glacier FarmMedia — Back in late February, John Deere introduced its new line of C Series air carts at the Commodity […] Read more
CPIC can confirm if a machine or vehicle is stolen
When looking to make a deal, there is an online tool to help avoid being tricked into buying stolen property
Buying a used vehicle or piece of farm equipment privately from a seller usually involves having a bit of trust. Is the machine all the seller says it is? Does a bank hold a lien on it? And, perhaps most importantly, is the seller the actual owner? When dealing with an unfamiliar seller on a […] Read more
