John Deere says producers and independent shops will have more access to technical knowledge through its Customer Service Advisor and mobile app, thus giving more room on right to repair.
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John Deere expands right to repair
Customer Service Advisor and mobile app now available in Canada
Leon’s Manufacturing in receivership
Saskatchewan equipment manufacturer had been plagued by complaints over delivery delays
Leon's Manufacturing has been placed in receivership, leaving outstanding customers in limbo.
Solar storm sends field navigation haywire
TECHNOLOGY | Farmers across North America experienced unreliable GPS signals as solar activity interfered with electronics
Earlier this month, another solar storm washed over Earth. No telegraph operators were harmed, but farmers across North America were frustrated with suddenly misbehaving GPS systems. Autosteer and precision ag systems refused to work as advertised.
Editorial: The bill’s coming for bad roads
It’s been a good spring for bad road stories. To be fair, it’s prime time for it — the season of frost boils, weight restrictions and ruts from vehicles and machinery on gravel roads that are still firming up. Even by the standards of spring, though, it feels like it’s been hard to drive any
Machinery firm LEMKEN hit by hackers
German machinery manufacturer LEMKEN says its been the victim of a cyber attack.
‘Solar storm’ knocks out GPS signals over weekend
Don't adjust your TV sets. That really was a GPS outage over the weekend as a 'solar storm' rolled through the atmosphere.
Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up
Falling crop prices are leaving American agriculture equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines. To cope with the surplus, dealers are discounting machines, suspending new orders, and even auctioning off equipment at reduced prices.
You’re ready to roll for spring. Is your financial strategy?
SPRING Farmers face tighter margins as commodity prices plunge and input costs hold firm
Commodity prices are at least a third lower than last year and input prices are stubbornly high, so farmers will need a spring strategy to squeeze every dollar from every acre, experts warn. “There’s going to be pressure on the margins for pretty much most of the crops that we grow in Manitoba and across
BrettYoung flags efficiencies with new seed plant
Company says turf-focused addition will open space at legacy facilities for ag-related products
The new jewel of BrettYoung’s Winnipeg operations will focus on the turf side of the seed company’s business, but executives say improved efficiencies will carry into the rest of the firm. The new NorthCore seed processing plant is a $20-million investment for BrettYoung, whose business includes forage and turf seed, crop inputs and professional turf
Pipelines and prolonged yield disturbance
Pipelines disrupt yields longer than expected: researcher
B.C. farmers with pipelines running under their land have complained that compensation after the construction runs out long before yields return to normal. New findings from a University of Manitoba researcher suggest they may be right. “Farmers believe … they are really being shortchanged,” said Francis Zvomuya, a professor of soil science at the university.