Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg's Buhler Industries, which makes Versatile tractors, Farm King augers, and other farm implements, will be privately owned by a Turkish firm under a proposed deal.
Buhler Industries going private
Winnipeg tractor and implement maker will be delisted from the TSX
CNH Industrial forecasts lower FY profits on declining agriculture, construction equipment sales
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – CNH Industrial CNH.N on Tuesday forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street’s estimates, as it expects sales to be lower year-over-year in both its agriculture and construction equipment markets in 2025, sending its shares down 3.7 per cent before the bell. The Basildon, UK-based company expects 2025 adjusted earnings to be in the range […] Read more
New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays
FCC says the tool is a ‘non-judgemental’ way of getting a snap shot of soil carbon including sequestration
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soil carbon is an imporant thing to track, both emissions and sequestration. Bryan Prystupa, of Farm Credit Canada, spoke about a new tool that aims to give farmers insight into carbon on their farms.
Tariffs add to ‘perfect storm’ for ag equipment dealers
Commodity prices, high inventories and interest rates already pressuring sales as U.S. now threatens more disruption
Reading Time: 3 minutes The uncertainty surrounding the threat of substantial tariffs on key U.S. trading partners has North American businesses on edge. That is especially true for agricultural equipment manufacturers and the dealers that retail their products.
Crop Production Show 2025: Spray drone research continues
Reading Time: 2 minutes While the use of spray drones for chemical application is still illegal in Canada, research on how to use them efficiently and effectively is ongoing.
Crop Production Show 2025: Episode two of Western Producer documentary launches
Reading Time: 2 minutes During a private event hosted by Glacier Farm Media during the 2025 Crop Production Show, the second episode of the Western Producer's documentary series, Welcome to the Farm Show, made its debut.
Bayer introduces FieldView Drive 2.0 at Crop Production Show 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer used the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon this week to introduce Prairie farmers to its new FieldView Drive 2.0 digital system.
Deere boosts bet on autonomous tractors with new machines
Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co strengthened its bet on autonomous machinery by unveiling new tractors and industrial equipment, capable of operating without the need for a human being in the cab, at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday.
U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, soy and wheat end mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures climbed on Friday to the highest in five months on a continuous chart, supported by technical buying and strong U.S. export sales.
Canadian farm equipment sales projected to slump in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm machinery sales are forecast to decline for the remainder of the year and into the next. New equipment sales are expected to be soft as farmers face low commodity prices, high equipment prices and lower profits, though the decline in 2025 is expected to be less severe than in 2024. Sales of 4WD tractors are projected to stay above the five-year average.
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