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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Canada’s combine sales up in April

Small tractor sales drag on total retail movement

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Retail sales of combines in both Canada and the U.S. showed a marked increase in April this year while the market for sub-compact tractors continues to soften, new data shows. The count for April 2023 from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) puts self-propelled combine sales in Canada at 166, up 50.9 per cent from […] Read more
Preproduction 2023 models of Ford’s F-series Super Duty pickup trucks. (Ford.com)
General, Machinery, Weather

Ford to keep AM radio, CEO says

Amid rising concerns, Canada's premier automaker will not drop AM

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Ford Motor Co. has gone back on its plan to phase AM radio out of its vehicles. Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement Tuesday via Twitter, after company officials said last month that AM would be dropped from new non-commercial vehicles. “After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as […] Read more
A Massey Ferguson MF 5S series tractor. (Agcocorp.com)
Crops, Machinery

Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge

Firms join Deere, CNH in pacts with Farm Bureau

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Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with equipment firms Agco and […] Read more
GM’s fully electric 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 should be arriving on dealers’ lots early in 2024.
Machinery

BEV Sierra to debut in 2024

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GM continues to move toward its goal of offering a zero-emissions fleet of vehicles by 2035 and abandoning the internal combustion engine. The latest announcement in its BEV (battery electric vehicle) development program is a full-sized, fully electric Sierra pickup will begin delivery to dealers in early 2024. It will join the brand’s other EV […] Read more
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General, Machinery, Weather

Potential loss of AM radio in vehicles a concern for farmers

Many farmers rely on AM range, signal; U.S. lawmakers launch legislation

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Canadian farmers are expressing concern about the possibility of their access to AM radio disappearing. Ford, which has been Canada’s best-selling auto brand since 2009, has stated it plans to stop putting AM radios in non-commercial vehicles by 2024. The automaker’s decision follows those of companies such as Tesla, Mazda and Volkswagen, which have removed […] Read more
The new HD7 and HD5 Outlander Pro models from Can-Am are designed to be workhorses.
Machinery

New mid-cc ATV models from Can-Am

Updated ATV lineup with models designed for work or play

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Quebec-based BRP says it has developed a whole new line of mid-cc (medium engine displacement) Can-Am Outlander ATV recreational and utility models, which are designed to better meet the needs of both recreational riders and those, like farmers, who use their machines for work. According to the brand, the new Outlanders offer more performance, comfort […] Read more
Titan tire has introduced an R-2 LSW tire that improves traction in wet field conditions.
Equipment, Machinery

New ag tire designs introduced

BKT and Titan debut new specialty ag tires

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One of the components on ag equipment that has significantly evolved in recent years is tires. Bias ply tires once dominated the ag equipment sector just as they did the automotive one. But for the most part, radials have since bumped those off the radar, and the VF (very high flexion) version of ag radial […] Read more
A CNH Industrial building in Turin, Italy. Photo: Reuters/ Massimo Pinca/File
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

CNH raises revenue guidance on robust tractor demand

Price increases support profit margins

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Milan | Reuters — Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial on Friday raised its full-year revenue forecast as operating profit topped expectations in the first quarter, aided by a strong order backlog and resilient demand for its large tractors. The company increased its revenue outlook for industrial activities to between eight and 11 per […] Read more
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s logo on a tower in Jundiai, northwest of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil, on June 1, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)
Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

JBS opens cleaning unit after outside firm fined for hiring kids

Company says has cut ties to cleaning contractor

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Chicago | Reuters — JBS USA, one of the biggest U.S. meatpackers, is creating an internal company to clean some of its processing plants after a private sanitation firm it employed was accused of hiring children for dangerous work. The launch shows the complexities involved in replacing Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), a firm that […] Read more
Managing automated systems from inside the cab or supervising fully autonomous machines remotely requires rethinking how to best input instructions and receive feedback.
Machinery

A new kind of communication with your tractor

U of M focuses on improving interactions with automated systems

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One thing machinery brands have emphasized for decades when introducing new machines is the incremental improvements they’ve made in ergonomics in the cab. Controls continually get easier to manipulate and feel more natural to use, and cabs get more comfortable. Having attended more than a few machine introductions, I’ve heard brand marketing staff describe in […] Read more

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