Insights and Stories on Tractors

Aug. 15, 2023 at 6:41 pm CDT

Mumbai | Reuters — India’s largest tractor maker, Mahindra and Mahindra, launched a new platform to manufacture lightweight tractors on Tuesday, which would enable the company to double its exports within three years, a senior company official told Reuters. The new platform, named Oja, was developed in collaboration with India’s […]

By Reuters

Jul. 18, 2023 at 12:52 pm CDT

One of the world’s major makers of farm machinery has rolled out new tractors it bills as purpose-built for the North American market. In this video from the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show underway this week at Langham, Sask., Frans Reijmers, Claas’ product manager for tractors for North America, speaks […]

Jun. 15, 2023 at 3:18 pm CDT

The days of walking into a dealership, putting down your cash and getting a machine with all of the options you want in one transaction are coming to a close. Brands are now starting to look more intensely at the subscription model for advanced digital features as opposed to the […]

By Scott Garvey

May. 29, 2023 at 8:28 pm CDT

Retail sales of combines in both Canada and the U.S. showed a marked increase in April this year while the market for sub-compact tractors continues to soften, new data shows. The count for April 2023 from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) puts self-propelled combine sales in Canada at 166, […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 26, 2023 at 9:54 am CDT

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) […]

By Dave Bedard