Reading Time: 2 minutes AGCO has publicly stated its intention to pause equipment deliveries into the U.S. It manufactures some Fendt and Massey-Ferguson branded equipment in Germany and France, among other locations, for the North American market.
AGCO to pause equipment deliveries to the U.S
Details surrounding the pause in U.S. tariffs remains murky
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
SDF to build low-horsepower tractors under Massey brand
Agco and SDF partner to expand MF tractor offerings up to 85 horsepower
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agco announced Wednesday that it and Italy-based SDF (Same-Deutz-Fahr) have signed a supply agreement. SDF will build a low-horsepower range of utility tractors for Agco’s Massey Ferguson brand.
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.
Combine market holding, for now
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to a recent news release from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, higher combine prices do not yet appear to have affected their sales in Canada.
Deere beats profit targets as strong pricing, cost cuts counter slow demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter profit on Thursday, as stronger pricing and cost control measures protected its margins from sluggish demand for its farm equipment.
Total mixed ration mixers go head to head at AIM
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ag in Motion attendees got an apples-to-apples comparsion across four total mixed ration mixers from different manufacturers.
Schulte combo wind-rower and rock-picker sparks interest at AIM
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Schulte Spartan RWP-1935 Rock Windrower Picker bring in rocks from a width of 19.19 feet wide with its hydraulically-driven wind rower, which is then connected directly to the rock picker with a three and a half cubic yard bucket.
Paraglider powers a new kind of sprayer
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Stratus AirSprayer is different than the quadcopters and fixed-wing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) typically associated with ag drones. Essentially, it’s a powered paraglider — one that can carry heavier loads and stay aloft much longer than conventional drones.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
Reading Time: 2 minutes CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
