Let’s ask the company’s own archivist: would John Deere, the man, be surprised to learn his eponymous field plow company is now a global corporation with around US$30 billion in annual turnover?
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Could John Deere have imagined what his company has become today?
A look into the brand’s own archives shows its corporate history
Trump tariffs mean fewer machinery purchases, higher costs for Canadian farmers
Agco plans to spread tariff costs across its full product line, not just the most affected units
Yo-yoing U.S. tariff rates will end up costing farmers more for new machinery and parts — and not just farmers in the U.S. either.
FCC’s charts to consider in 2025
On a per-acre basis, equipment costs have risen faster than farm revenue
Editor’s Note: Following are excerpts from a Jan. 15 blog post by the Economics branch of Farm Credit Canada. “As we start the new year amid new challenges, including slowing population growth and potential trade barriers, here are our top charts to help make sense of the economic environment for the agriculture and agri-food sector, […] Read more
EMC unveils Canada/U.S. trade relations service
Non-profit asks manufacturers to pose questions, provide answers
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium is opening its Member Needs Help service to all Canadian manufacturers to help them navigate the U.S./Canada trade crisis.
What’s different about the Roto Thresh?
The Saskatoon-made combines sported a unique separating system
It’s likely safe to say not many people farming today have heard of a Roto Thresh combine. That isn’t surprising. Only 50 were ever built by the small company that existed for just a few short years more than four decades ago. According to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, “The Roto Thresh combine was […] Read more
JCB building new Texas factory
U.K.-based JCB, which produces light construction equipment, the Fastrac ag tractor and Loadall telehandlers, broke ground in early June on a new 720,000-square foot factory on a 400-acre site at San Antonio, Texas. The project will cost US$500 million. It will be the company’s largest North American manufacturing plant, second only in size to its […] Read more
Leon Manufacturing for sale
Yorkton manufacturer's assets for sale as part of receivership process
The company, along with Ram Industries Inc., was placed in receivership June 11 after numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to BMO. It owes BMO more than $16.6 million.
Zero till: how did it all happen?
Soils & Crops: In Saskatchewan, necessity was the mother of more than one invention
In March 1993 in Grainews there appeared a piece by a certain soils columnist titled “A Quiet Revolution in Crop Production.” It concluded that within the next two decades we’d see a revolution in the way we farmed. It came to pass much as predicted — but what made it happen was work in farm […] Read more
SeedMaster launching new equipment ahead of factory floor expansion
Manufacturer acquires more space at plant site east of Regina
In late May seeding equipment manufacturer SeedMaster announced it had begun expansion of its Emerald Park manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Regina. The company has embarked on a $10 million expansion project by acquiring a five-acre lot and 6,000-square foot building adjacent to its existing plant. It plans to erect a second 6,000-square foot […] Read more
Farmers get in on new Deere tractors’ design
A Saskatchewan farmer was part of a consultation group that led to the development of the 9RX
Anyone who has spent time operating and repairing machinery has probably at least once asked themselves: “Did some engineer really think this design was a good idea? If only they’d asked farmers …” The reality is, in today’s highly competitive environment, brands now make a special effort to do exactly that. Farmer panels are usually […] Read more
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