Buhler Industries’ Versatile Nemesis 235 tractor. (Versatile-ag.com)

Buhler Industries going private

Winnipeg tractor and implement maker will be delisted from the TSX

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.


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Canadian farm equipment sales projected to slump in 2025

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.






Saskatchewan agricultural implement manufacturer Bourgault Industries has been fined for a  violation of provincial occupational health and safety regulations that resulted in serious injuries to a worker.

Bourgault fined following accident

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — Bourgault Industries, operating as Highline Manufacturing Ltd., has been fined $65,000 after a workplace accident two years ago.The company pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court July 22 to one violation of occupational health and safety regulations.The charge was laid after an incident in Vonda, Sask., June 22, 2022, when a worker was […] Read more