Reading Time: 3 minutes A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.
‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag
Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers
Joining forces for new innovations
[Make It Count: Machinery] When the big equipment brands need an R&D jolt, they go hunting for ideas like — maybe — that project in your shop
Reading Time: 7 minutes Alberta ranchers Austin and his father Larry Ruud came up with an idea for a new product, the way any farmer faced with making things work day in and day out might, and the product that resulted is compostable baler net wrap which solves the problem of plastic twine and net wrap lasting for years […] Read more
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Reading Time: 2 minutes Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Day two of the NFMS saw Massey Ferguson debut its 500R sprayer to attendees, and […] Read more
Deere cuts 2024 profit view as borrowing costs hurt demand
Executives expressed caution about margin performance amid weakening farm economy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co cut its 2024 profit forecast on Thursday as farmers remained hesitant about big-ticket equipment purchases due to high borrowing rates and falling crop prices, even as its first-quarter sales and profit topped Wall Street estimates.
Combines launch into the spotlight at National Farm Machinery Show
Reading Time: 2 minutes With over 800 exhibitors occupying more than a million square feet of space at the Kentucky Exposition Center, it’s pretty much A-Z when it comes to the display of agricultural wares at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show. Two well-known machinery brands took this opportunity to pull back the curtain and showcase their latest offerings […] Read more
New Holland’s T9 tractor picks up speed, and more
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s big, blue and likely to get the attention of farmers if they’re eyeing up a new tractor in 2024. At a National Farm Machinery Show pre-show media event in Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 13, New Holland product reps were on hand to show what the blue brand has in store for growers and show-goers […] Read more
Linamar makes Bourgault buyout official
Company says it hopes to double Bourgault's business in five years
Reading Time: < 1 minute Linamar's acquisition of air-drill manufacturer Bourgault has officially gone through, the company announced yesterday.
Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward
Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake
Reading Time: 4 minutes “One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”
Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017
Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics
Reading Time: 3 minutes In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.
Buhler Industries finds new majority shareholder in Turkish firm
Saskatchewan's Bourgault Industries changes hands
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was a big week for western Canadian machinery manufacturers as Winnipeg-based Buhler industries inked a deal that will see a Turkish company purchase its majority stake, and Guelph-based manufacturer Linamar Corporation acquired Saskatchewan’s Bourgault Industries.
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