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John Deere’s new 9R tractors are being released into a Canadian market that has seen sales of similar machines decline almost 20 per cent so far this year.

It won’t be easy being green — or red, or blue

Tough decisions lie ahead, with all the major brands needing to throttle back production but still keep up with changing market demand

By Scott Garvey December 30, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes What a difference a year makes. The heady days of overfilled order books at ag equipment assembly plants have faded into history. By the end of September, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) was reporting year-to-date sales of four-wheel-drive tractors in Canada were down by 19.8 per cent. Combine sales had slumped even further, dipping […] Read more

Machinery, Machinery Guide

A lean year ahead for combine sales

Innovation, improvement is making for the best new combines ever

By Ralph Pearce December 24, 2014

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s said that yield is the ultimate measure of a growing season, and if that’s true, then the combine is the ultimate device for measuring success. Sales of combines, like most farm machines, are admittedly finding the going tough these days. In its most recent assessment, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reported that North […] Read more

Hanson Acres

Hanson Acres: Where’d that combine come from?

“He must have seen this coming,” Jeff said. Dale just shook his head

By Leeann Minogue December 19, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes Jeff was looking at his laptop screen at the kitchen table when his father, Dale, came in the back door. “There’s coffee on,” Jeff said, not looking up. “Elaine’s at a meeting in the city, but she left some cookies on the cupboard.” “I’d better pass on the cookies. I just had breakfast in town […] Read more

Russian farm  equipment brands on display at  Agritechnica  in Germany in November.

Machinery

Return of the czars

Will the Putin effect hurt global ag equipment manufacturing?

By Scott Garvey June 30, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes Samuel Allen was blunt. “Today’s world is filled with uncertainty — fiscal, economic, and political uncertainty — that breeds extreme caution, disrupts thoughtful planning, and is generally bad for business,” the John Deere chairman and CEO wrote in the company’s 2013 annual report. Those words from December of last year now seem profoundly prophetic, given […] Read more

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USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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It won’t be easy being green — or red, or blue

A lean year ahead for combine sales

Hanson Acres: Where’d that combine come from?

Return of the czars

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