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Engine maker Cummins says expects ‘some impact’ in Russia

Deere says will abide by sanctions

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.

SeedMaster’s new downsized model

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

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)

Equipment maker Buhler distances self from Ukraine invasion

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.

New high-speed disc from Brandt

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

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.

Give that air seeder some off-season attention

A checklist for post- and pre-season checkups

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)

CNH sees revenues rising to 2024 on precision agriculture plans

Margin at agricultural unit seen at 14.5 to 15.5 per cent

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.

Case IH introduces the AF Optum tractors

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

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

Fendt’s new 300 series 100- to 132-horsepower utility class tractors are now available in North America.

Fendt 300 Vario Gen4 tractors arrive

The promised new 300 series tractors now available for order

Last July, during a global press conference streamed live online from Fendt Headquarters in Marktoberdorf, Germany, AGCO’s premiere brand promised North American farmers they would soon see the Fendt 300 series tractors arrive on these shores. In August, the brand followed through on that promise and announced the utility class 300 series models are now […] Read more



Deere adds two new models to its 6R line of tractors, the 
6R 145 and 6R 165.

Deere updates its 6R tractor line

The 6R range gets more features and two new models

Last November, John Deere announced it had refreshed its 6R line of tractors and added two more models, the 6R 140 and 6R 165, to the series. That brings the total number of models in the 6R family to eight. Together, all the 6R tractors now span the 110- to 250-engine-horsepower range (86 to 203 […] Read more