Manitoba Agriculture said the provincewide harvest was at eight per cent complete, according to the department’s latest crop report released on Aug. 27.
Manitoba crop report: Harvest advances
Deere beats profit targets as strong pricing, cost cuts counter slow demand
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.
CNH Industrial lowers profit forecast on slow demand for farming products
Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial on Wednesday lowered its 2024 profit forecast for the second time, as slowing demand for its tractors and combines keeps hopes for a recovery in the second half of the year muted.
Some farm dealerships back online after cyber attack
Dealers forced to turn to pen and paper after attack knocked out inventory software
Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association, and president and CEO of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said on June 26 that they had just been informed that they could use the system again.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
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.
Ukraine: Our common hive
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Deere announces job cuts to tackle slowing farm equipment demand
Deere & Co said on Wednesday it would cut an unspecified number of production and salaried jobs to save costs as it grapples with a downturn in farm equipment demand.
Deere cuts 2024 profit forecast as sliding farm income stifles demand
Deere has trimmed its annual profit forecast for the second time, squeezed by slumping demand for tractors and combines as falling crop prices pressure farm income.
Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up
Falling crop prices are leaving American agriculture equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines. To cope with the surplus, dealers are discounting machines, suspending new orders, and even auctioning off equipment at reduced prices.
CNH Industrial cuts 2024 profit view as soft agriculture demand bites
CNH Industrial cut its annual profit forecast on Thursday, squeezed by slowing demand for its tractors and farm equipment as choppy crop prices and higher borrowing costs hinder farmers from making big-ticket farming purchases.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
