Insights and Stories on Machinery

GM to cut North American production, citing chip shortage

Sep. 2, 2021 at 5:02 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — General Motors will reduce production at most North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport utility vehicles, it said Thursday. The largest U.S. automaker will halt production next week at its Fort Wayne plant in […]

New Fendt Rogator 900 Series applicator

Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Deere lifts 2021 forecast on solid equipment demand

Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Rajesh Kumar Singh Sanjana Shivdas

John Deere introduces new W200 Series M and R Windrowers

Aug. 19, 2021 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Maersk signs first green methanol deal toward dropping fossil fuels

Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Reuters

The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale

Aug. 17, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain handler The Andersons plans to use US$550 million from the sale of its rail leasing business to pay down debt and invest in sustainable farming and low carbon initiatives in its core grain and fertilizer units, CEO Pat Bowe told Reuters on Tuesday. Maumee, […]

By Karl Plume

Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker

Aug. 16, 2021 at 5:29 pm CDT

The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International announced last Tuesday it has bought full ownership of Control Chemical Corp. for an undisclosed amount. Control Chemical is billed […]

By Dave Bedard

Brandt to buy Deere dealership chain Cervus

Aug. 16, 2021 at 4:09 pm CDT

The world’s biggest privately-owned chain of Deere construction and forestry equipment dealerships is set to expand its reach into Deere farm equipment in a major way. Brandt Tractor, the equipment sales arm of the Regina-based Brandt Group, on Monday announced an agreement to buy all of publicly-traded Cervus Equipment Corp. […]

By Dave Bedard

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

Aug. 5, 2021 at 5:39 pm CDT

Reuters – U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co said on Thursday it would buy tech startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million, with the goal of developing over the next year systems Deere can sell to allow farm tractors to operate without a human driver in the cab. “We are […]

By Joseph White

CNH Industrial bets on strong market to counter worst supply chain situation

Jul. 30, 2021 at 3:02 pm CDT

Milan | Reuters – Italian-American vehicle maker CNH Industrial on Friday raised its revenue and free cash flow forecasts for this year, confident an industry cyclical upturn would help it offset a severe impact from supply chain constraints. “It’s the worst supply chain situation I’ve seen in my career,” Chief […]

By Giulio Piovaccari