Insights and Stories on Tractors

Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge

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) […]

Potential loss of AM radio in vehicles a concern for farmers

May. 18, 2023 at 1:45 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

CNH raises revenue guidance on robust tractor demand

May. 5, 2023 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers Giulio Piovaccari

CNH sheds Russian business

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:46 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Toromont to sell Manitoba Agco, Claas dealer chain

Apr. 17, 2023 at 12:25 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Manitoba Deere dealer expands westward reach

Mar. 15, 2023 at 3:13 pm CDT

A major dealer of John Deere equipment in Manitoba is extending its catchment in the province’s west to include a long-established Deere shop. Winnipeg-based Enns Bros. announced Friday it has a deal in place to buy the assets of S.H. Dayton Ltd., a Deere equipment dealership at Shoal Lake, about […]

By Dave Bedard

CNH workers at two U.S. plants reject proposed contract

Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:01 am CST

Racine | Reuters — Members of two local unions that have been on strike since May at CNH Industrial factories in Wisconsin and Iowa on Saturday voted down a tentative labour contract, the United Auto Workers union said. The union did not disclose how many workers at the two plants […]

By Bianca Flowers

Farm equipment demand to remain high, FCC says

Dec. 1, 2022 at 3:09 pm CST

Demand for farm equipment should remain high through 2023 despite higher interest rates and projected price increases, according to Farm Credit Canada. The federal ag lender has released an outlook on the farm equipment market that analyzed data and trends that affect the market. While the outlook attributes much of […]

By Don Norman

Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors in Ohio

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:48 pm CDT

Reuters — Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio facility starting in early 2023. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere and Agco, set their sights on the electric vehicle […]

By Bianca Flowers

Deere tapping into Apple-like tech model to drive revenue

May. 26, 2022 at 2:49 pm CDT

Bondurant, Iowa | Reuters — Deere and Co. has sold its tractors and other equipment to farmers for decades, but the world’s largest agriculture machinery manufacturer is tearing a page from the technology world’s playbook — combining cutting-edge hardware with software and subscription models to drive revenue growth. In a […]

By Bianca Flowers Joseph White

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