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Machinery, Reuters

Deere forecasts weak annual profit on tariff hit

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By Nandan Mandayam, Nathan Gomes, Reuters 5 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co forecast an annual profit below estimates on Wednesday, pressured by tariff impacts and weaker margins from its large tractors, sending the farm-equipment maker’s shares down nearly five per cent.

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Machinery, News

More Canadian companies at Agritechnica 2025

By John Greig November 12, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes A record number of Canadian agriculture machinery and tech companies are at Agritechnica 2025, with exporters being more aggresive looking for new markets.

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Machinery

Claas Axion 9.450 tractor wins ‘Tractor of the Year’ at Agritechnica 2025

By Greg Berg November 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute On opening day of Agritechnica 2025, Claas’ Axion 9.450 Terra Trac tractor was awarded ‘Tractor of the Year’ for 2026 in the HighPower category.

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Machinery

Case IH reveals new Optum tractor at Agritechnica 2025

By Greg Berg November 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Case IH reveals its new Optum tractor at Agritechnica 2025.

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Machinery, News

Association of Equipment Manufacturers sets up lobby in Ottawa

By Geralyn Wichers October 3, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, an organization representing North America’s agriculture and construction equipment makers, is setting up an office in Ottawa.

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Machinery

Versatile brings updated Fury line of high-speed discs to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

By Greg Berg September 11, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Versatile has added four new widths to its Fury line of high-speed discs. The company’s latest model was on display at the 2025 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario.

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Machinery

Electric tractor wins innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

September 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Haggerty AgRobotics won an equipment innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025 near Woodstock.

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Machinery, Reuters, Weather

AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect September 3, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes In many low- and middle-income countries, accurate weather forecasts remain out of reach, limited by the high technology costs and infrastructure demands of traditional forecasting models. A new wave of AI-powered weather forecasting models has the potential to change that.

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Machinery

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

By Geralyn Wichers August 28, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Policies that help farmers adopt precision technology and maintain their right to repair are among priorities for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers ahead of the fall parliamentary session.

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Machinery, Reuters

Deere’s quarterly profit falls as U.S. tariffs bite farm equipment margins

By Reuters August 14, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co reported a lower third-quarter profit and tightened its annual profit forecast on Thursday, as U.S. tariffs dent margins on its farm equipment, sending the company's shares down six per cent.

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