SDF to build low-horsepower tractors under Massey brand

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’ 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.





The uncertainty surrounding the tariff threat has farm equipment dealers in both the U.S. and Canada feeling uneasy. | File photo

Tariffs add to ‘perfect storm’ for ag equipment dealers

Commodity prices, high inventories and interest rates already pressuring sales as U.S. now threatens more disruption

The uncertainty surrounding the threat of substantial tariffs on key U.S. trading partners has North American businesses on edge. That is especially true for agricultural equipment manufacturers and the dealers that retail their products.