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Potential loss of AM radio in vehicles a concern for farmers

Many farmers rely on AM range, signal; U.S. lawmakers launch legislation

Canadian farmers are expressing concern about the possibility of their access to AM radio disappearing. Ford, which has been Canada’s best-selling auto brand since 2009, has stated it plans to stop putting AM radios in non-commercial vehicles by 2024. The automaker’s decision follows those of companies such as Tesla, Mazda and Volkswagen, which have removed

A CNH Industrial building in Turin, Italy. Photo: Reuters/ Massimo Pinca/File

CNH raises revenue guidance on robust tractor demand

Price increases support profit margins

Milan | Reuters — Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial on Friday raised its full-year revenue forecast as operating profit topped expectations in the first quarter, aided by a strong order backlog and resilient demand for its large tractors. The company increased its revenue outlook for industrial activities to between eight and 11 per


VIDEO: The story’s the thing: Machinery Pete on farm auctions

VIDEO: The story’s the thing: Machinery Pete on farm auctions

After speaking with Greg Peterson, aka ‘Machinery Pete,’ you may walk away with the sense that you’d just been talking with the Garrison Keillor (of past Prairie Home Companion fame) of farm machinery. The two men have something in common: both are Minnesotans and know the power of story-telling to make a connection. In this

For too long, the right to repair has been a casualty of the digital economy.

Comment: Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’

This would empower consumers, support competition and benefit the environment

On March 28, the Canadian government’s budget announcement introduced a plan to implement a “right to repair” for electronic devices and home appliances in 2024, alongside a new five-year tax credit worth $4.5 billion for Canadian clean tech manufacturers. The federal government will begin consultations on the plan in the summer. The right to repair


A New Holland unit on display at the Yugagro exhibition in Krasnodar, Russia in 2021. (Media.cnhindustrial.com)

CNH sheds Russian business

New Holland, Case IH maker had suspended shipments last year

The maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors and combines is selling its business activities in Russia for about US$60 million. CNH Industrial, which employs about 200 people in Russia, announced the divestment in a release Wednesday without naming the buyer. CNH in March last year suspended all shipments and supplies to Russia and

Today’s farm machinery, especially tractors and combines, are driven more by software than diesel...

Comment: Right to repair still an issue

This fight between farmers and machinery giants is just getting started

Before a January “memorandum of understanding,” or MOU, on a farmer’s “right to repair” his farm machinery, U.S. equipment makers and their farm and ranch customers were locked in a legal and legislative fight over who could fix today’s complex ag machinery – the customer who owned or leased it, or the maker that designed,


Gerrit van der Scheer, CEO of Mechan’s parent firm Zweegers Equipment Group, with Toromont senior advisor Larry Moffatt (l-r). (Photo courtesy Mechan International)

Toromont to sell Manitoba Agco, Claas dealer chain

Dutch firm to buy AgWest

Canada’s Caterpillar equipment distributor for Manitoba and points east is set to sell a major Manitoba dealer of Agco’s farm equipment brands as well as the province’s exclusive dealer for Claas combines. Toromont Industries announced Monday it will sell its AgWest Ltd. arm to Dutch equipment distributor Mechan International, effective May 1. Neither company would

S.H. Dayton sponsorship signage at a 2018 motocross event. (S.H. Dayton Ltd. via Twitter)

Manitoba Deere dealer expands westward reach

Enns Bros. to buy Shoal Lake's S.H. Dayton

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 100 km northwest of Brandon.


Greg Peterson, also known as Machinery Pete, speaks at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon.

What’s old is new again in farm machinery

The high-flying used market likely won’t be coming down to earth any time soon

Machinery Pete expects high prices for used equipment could be around for a while. The farm machinery auction guru – Greg Peterson, when he’s off the clock – attracted a packed house during his presentation at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon this year. Like many producers grumbling about equipment prices, he has noted the staggering

John Deere has set some ground rules for right-to-repair that farmers say are fair.

Right to repair proposal gets a boost

John Deere signs document giving access to equipment technology and tools to diagnose and fix it

John Deere is allowing U.S. farmers to repair their own tractors. In early January, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation that many say signals what could become an industry-wide trend that spills over the border. “I think this is very positive news,” says Bill Campbell, president of Keystone