K-Hart Industries’ new deal with Rocky Mountain Equipment will see the Winnipeg company’s new Spyder double disc drill sold at retail through nine RME stores in Alberta and Manitoba.
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K-Hart expands Canadian dealer network for drills
The partnership that has been signed with the Rocky Mountain Equipment chain will add nine retail outlets in Alberta and Manitoba
Equipment dealer chain Rocky Mountain to go private
Publicly traded CNH dealer's top brass make offer
Canada’s biggest farm equipment dealership chain has made a deal to take itself private after almost 13 years on the TSX. Rocky Mountain Dealerships (RME) announced Monday it has an agreement in place with a numbered Alberta company controlled by CEO Garrett Ganden and board chairman Matthew Campbell, for 100 per cent of RME at […] Read more
Finding the weak spots in used sprayers
Whether you’re looking at buying a used sprayer or handling maintenance on your own machine, knowing where to look for common problems will speed up the inspection process and help ensure you’re not surprised with a big repair bill later on, along with unexpected downtime. So where do you start looking for trouble? To find […] Read more
CX6 Smart Seeder goes into production
Clean Seed Capital Group unveiled its first production model drill in April
Anyone walking the aisles of a farm show in Western Canada during the past couple of years has probably noticed a prototype of the Clean Seed CX6 Smart Seeder on display. It’s made the rounds to several shows during that time. But when the first production model was introduced to the public in early April […] Read more
New equipment sales well below 2014 levels
Loader tractors and livestock equipment are bucking the trend
After the first two months of 2015, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ monthly reports showed sales of ag equipment in Canada had fallen off dramatically from 2014 levels. Four-wheel drive tractor sales were down an astonishing 55 per cent. And new combine sales slipped 60.6 per cent. However, by the end of April the numbers had shown some […] Read more
Used farm equipment offers good value
Higher costs for new equipment make used machines more attractive to buyers
Over the course of the past few years, several factors have combined to push up sticker prices on new equipment. And the recent dramatic fall in the value of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. Greenback has been one of the biggest influences. Not surprisingly there has been a significant cooling off of new equipment […] Read more
Rocky Mountain Equipment strikes partnership
The mega dealer strikes up a working relationship with a precision ag firm to make VRT easier for its customers
In early November the largest Canadian ag equipment dealership chain, CNH retailer Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME), announced it had struck up a partnership the Alberta-based precision agriculture firm Decisive Farming (DF). The purpose of that agreement is to make RME a one-stop retailer for farmers who want to pursue precision ag practices like variable rate […] Read more
Manitoba Case dealerships to join Rocky Mountain chain
Predicting a “challenging environment” ahead for revenue growth as crop prices slip, Case IH dealership mega-chain Rocky Mountain Equipment is set to expand further into Manitoba. Calgary-based RME on Tuesday announced its fourth-quarter and year-end results plus a deal to buy southern Manitoba dealership chain Chabot Implements for $6.8 million. Family-owned Chabot includes dealerships at […] Read more
Large inventory, lower values
Overheated new machinery sales in the past few years have generated a large stock of used equipment all across Canada and the U.S.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), which represents all the major ag equipment brands, recently published a less than optimistic prediction for the used ag equipment market over the coming months. “While some sources are indicating record prices for used equipment due to the low amount of hours logged, in general, higher inventory of used […] Read more
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