Reading Time: 3 minutes Students at Northwestern Polytechnic are using technology to enhance their education, utilizing farm equipment simulators for a hands-on experience without having to leave the classroom.
Agriculture students learn farm machinery operation risk-free with tech
Northwestern Polytechnic uses computerized simulator to even playing field for less-experienced students
Farm equipment sales sector sees significant structural changes
Large operations influencing farm equipment trends
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farming equipment sales have been declining for a number of years now, and one industry professional believes structural changes in the industry are needed to curb that trend.
Tractor, combine sales face downward trend
Sales of farm tractors and combines have declined over the last year in North America
Sales of combines are a handy gauge for farmer optimism. This winter, farmers weren’t feeling it.
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, but sales of farm tractors and combines has declined in the past year across North America.
New Massey Ferguson baler, Farmall tractor unveiled at 2025 National Farm Machinery Show
Day one of the 59th National Farm Machinery Show kicked off today in Louisville, Kentucky, and farm equipment manufacturers had a number of new items to capture the attention of visitors. Hesston by Massey Ferguson launched its new double small square baler on the show floor at a media event immediately after the show doors […] Read more
SDF to build low-horsepower tractors under Massey brand
Agco and SDF partner to expand MF tractor offerings up to 85 horsepower
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.
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.
Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show
Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.
New Holland’s T9 tractor picks up speed, and more
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
Big iron rakes in big dollars
Equipment sales boost largely driven by late deliveries, but that’s not the only factor
Reading Time: 3 minutes A big boost in four-wheel-drive tractor sales signals that the farm equipment industry is returning to normal, say salespeople and other industry experts. New 4WD unit sales in Canada grew 84.8 per cent year over year in November and 41.5 percent year to date, according to the Association of Equipment Managers. In October, it reported Canadian sales of tractors […] Read more
