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A New Holland unit on display at the Yugagro exhibition in Krasnodar, Russia in 2021. (Media.cnhindustrial.com)
Crops, Machinery

CNH sheds Russian business

New Holland, Case IH maker had suspended shipments last year

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The maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors and combines is selling its business activities in Russia for about US$60 million. CNH Industrial, which employs about 200 people in Russia, announced the divestment in a release Wednesday without naming the buyer. CNH in March last year suspended all shipments and supplies to Russia and […] Read more
In February, Case IH introduced its new six-model line of Steiger tractors. The largest now pushes rated engine horsepower to 645.
Equipment, Machinery

All-new Steiger tractor line debuts

Six new models push horsepower to a new high of 645

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The latest news from Case IH reveals they don’t think the horsepower race is quite over yet. In February, the company unveiled the six new tractors that will make up the Steiger four-wheel-drive line, and the flagship model now tops out at 645 engine horsepower. Its peak horsepower rating hits an impressive 699. Because of […] Read more
Gerrit van der Scheer, CEO of Mechan’s parent firm Zweegers Equipment Group, with Toromont senior advisor Larry Moffatt (l-r). (Photo courtesy Mechan International)
Crops, Machinery

Toromont to sell Manitoba Agco, Claas dealer chain

Dutch firm to buy AgWest

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Canada’s Caterpillar equipment distributor for Manitoba and points east is set to sell a major Manitoba dealer of Agco’s farm equipment brands as well as the province’s exclusive dealer for Claas combines. Toromont Industries announced Monday it will sell its AgWest Ltd. arm to Dutch equipment distributor Mechan International, effective May 1. Neither company would […] Read more
Some of the brand’s trucks awaiting delivery in 1936.
Equipment, Machinery

Kenworth turns 100

Classic truck brand celebrates an important anniversary in 2023

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Along with Gleaner and Farmall, another brand familiar to farmers is celebrating a 100th anniversary in 2023 — heavy truck manufacturer Kenworth. As farms have grown substantially in size during the last couple of farming generations, more Class 8 trucks have found homes on Prairie farms. Among them, some models from the Paccar brands, Peterbilt […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Colorado passes first U.S. right-to-repair legislation for farmers

Manufacturers fear safety, emissions systems could be overridden

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Reuters — Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers such as Deere and Co. obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law. The Consumer Right to Repair […] Read more
The new T7 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence models pack a lot of horsepower into a relatively compact chassis.
Equipment, Machinery

New T7 tractor from New Holland

T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence debuts

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At the World Ag Expo in California last February, New Holland rolled some of its newest equipment into public view for the first time. Included in that group of machines was the T7.300 Long Wheelbase with PLM Intelligence tractor, which is certainly a long name for a tractor. “Our customers told us they wanted a […] Read more
A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)
General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

GM buyouts cut 5,000 jobs, CFO says

Not much more room seen to raise prices

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Reuters — About 5,000 General Motors salaried workers took buyouts to leave the company, putting the company well on the way to hitting a US$2 billion cost-cutting target, the automaker’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. GM shares were trading down nearly two per cent at midday, even though CFO Paul Jacobson said demand for GM’s […] Read more
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General, Machinery, Markets

International farmers may ease Canadian human capital crunch

A global retirement crunch is coming and Canada is ill prepared, report says

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As other nations reduce their agricultural footprints in an effort to boost sustainability, their loss could be Canada’s human capital gain, a new report suggests. “The immigration of scientists, data engineers, and entrepreneurs has been recognized as critical to Canada’s growth. A similar approach needs to be adopted to attract farmers,” the authors wrote. The […] Read more
Claas introduces its “next-generation” Xerion tractors for model year 2023.
Machinery

‘Next-generation’ Xerion tractors from Claas

The unique four-wheel-drive tractors get a performance upgrade

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As the National Farm Machinery show approached, held annually in February in Louisville, Ky., ag equipment manufacturers began pulling the wraps off of some of the year’s newest machine introductions that would be displayed there for the first time. Among those brands with something new to bring to the show floor and to talk about […] Read more
Agco brings the popular small-frame utility tractor to North America.
Machinery

The Fendt 200 Vario has arrived

Agco brings the popular small-frame utility tractor to North America

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While Agco has been busy expanding the global reach of its Fendt brand over the past decade, it has been adding more machines to the Fendt product line too, with the stated intention of making it a full-line brand. It has also been steadily making more of the tractor models it offers to European farmers […] Read more

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