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Adam Reid. (Photo courtesy Buhler Versatile)
Crops, Machinery

Ag equipment firm Buhler Industries shakes up board table

Rostselmash's Babkin steps down, founder Buhler to retire

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Board oversight of Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer Buhler Industries will now include another of the company’s upper managers, as a co-owner of the company’s Russian parent firm and the company’s founder both step down. Buhler’s board announced Wednesday it has accepted the resignation of Konstantin Babkin, the president and co-owner of Russian holding company Novoe […] Read more
Case IH 40 series Patriot sprayers will give way to the new 50 series, which are available for delivery in the fall of 2022.
Equipment, Machinery

Case IH revamps Patriot sprayer line

Updated sprayer models for 2022

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Case IH has revamped its entire self-propelled Patriot sprayer line. The previous 40 series will give way to the new 50 series, which will be available for the fall of 2022. What’s new and different about the 50 series? “The short answer to what’s new is pretty much everything,” says Mark Burns, marketing manager for […] Read more
Case IH introduces the WD5 windrower for 2022.
Equipment, Machinery

New windrowers from Case IH

WD5 series debuts for 2022 model year

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Among the new pieces of haying and livestock-related equipment introduced by Case IH and sister brand New Holland in 2021 is the new WD5 series windrowers from Case IH, which debuted last year in late August. The company says these new models offer improved efficiency with what it claims are the fastest travel speeds in […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Engine maker Cummins says expects ‘some impact’ in Russia

Deere says will abide by sanctions

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Reuters — Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. expects “some impact” to its business in Russia and is analyzing and preparing for current and anticipated sanctions, the U.S. truck engine maker said in an e-mailed statement on Monday. Many firms have idled operations in Russia after it invaded Ukraine last week, resulting in powerful Western sanctions. […] Read more
The new 24-foot-wide SeedMaster drill has all of the same features as a 100-foot-wide machine, except this one will fit in a proverbial pocket. Its sides fold up to make a compact 10-foot-wide unit that’s 12.5 feet in height — that makes for easier transport, it’s easier to fit through gates, if applicable, and it takes up much less room in the shed for winter storage.
Equipment, Machinery, News

SeedMaster’s new downsized model

The company says all of its good seeding features are now available in a smaller package

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If you have been impressed by the features and performance of the SeedMaster seeding system, but a 100-foot-wide unit is just way more drill than you need, the good news is the company has put all of those great seed placement features in a much smaller package. At the AgSmart farm show staged by Olds […] Read more
Buhler Industries board member Konstantin Babkin, shown here at left with the company’s then-president Dmitry Lyubimov during a visit to the company’s facility in Winnipeg in 2007, is seen as particularly vulnerable to sanction from Canada. (File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Machinery

Equipment maker Buhler distances self from Ukraine invasion

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A Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer is distancing itself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile tractor line and Farm King equipment, is majority-owned by the Russian firm Combine Factory Rostselmash. That firm purchased an 80 per cent stake in Buhler in 2007 and boosted that to 97 per cent ownership in […] Read more
Buyers can choose from two different disc diameters and three different blade styles.
Equipment, Machinery

New high-speed disc from Brandt

A broad range of options are available on the company’s new entry to the segment

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At the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon in January, Brandt gave farmers their first look at the company’s new entry into the high-speed disc segment, the aptly named High-Speed Disc. It’s designed to work at 10 to 14 miles per hour and weighs in at around 1,000 pounds per foot, giving it adequate downforce to […] Read more
Air seeders are a big investment. Ensuring they hold their value and keeping them working efficiently requires annual attention.
Equipment, Machinery

Give that air seeder some off-season attention

A checklist for post- and pre-season checkups

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A few years ago, I had a friend who was a service manager at an ag equipment dealership. He mentioned how often his mechanics would have to spend time cleaning out solidified fertilizer in the tank of an air drill taken as a trade-in. That not only added to the cost of getting the drill […] Read more
A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

CNH sees revenues rising to 2024 on precision agriculture plans

Margin at agricultural unit seen at 14.5 to 15.5 per cent

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Milan | Reuters — Italian-American vehicle maker CNH Industrial on Tuesday gave guidance for a total revenue growth of up to 24 per cent through 2024 as it presented a new business plan after spinning off its truck, bus and engine units. In a bid to focus on its higher-margin agriculture and construction machine businesses, […] Read more
Case IH introduces the “all-purpose” AFS Connect Optum tractor series, offering two models with 270 and 300 horsepower.
Equipment, Machinery

Case IH introduces the AF Optum tractors

Two new models join Case IH’s AFS Connect tractor series

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Last August, Case IH announced it was adding another tractor series to its AFS Connect models, which already include the AFS Connect Steiger and Magnums. To this group of machines with enhanced integrated technology features now comes the AFS Connect Optum tractors. Unlike the Steigers and Magnums, which are basically designed for hard pulling in […] Read more

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