U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.
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Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments
Farm equipment makers caught in war-driven stock market shockwave
John Deere, AGCO and CNH Industrial have seen billions erased from their market valuations as the Iran conflict pushes oil past US$100 a barrel and deepens uncertainty across the agriculture sector
Major manufacturers, including John Deere, AGCO and CNH Industrial, see market capitalizations drop by billions as Iran war continues to roil global markets.
Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices
U.S. President Donald Trump announced new measures on Friday to support U.S. farmers who are reeling from the administration’s trade policies and the Iran war and suggested farm equipment makers cut prices
Bushel Plus wins big at Canada’s Farm Show
Brandon manufacturer's X9 split frame concaves turn a hours-long combine changeover into a matter of minutes
Bushel Plus took the Innovation award at Canada's Farm Show in Regina for concave technology that cuts combine changeover time from hours to minutes.
300 horses and up: What’s new for high-powered farm tractors in 2026
Technology, traction, horsepower: We look at how manufacturers have packaged those features into their high-horsepower farm machines for the Canadian market
Tariffs and a down cycle hit equipment sales hard in 2025. Here's what the major tractor brands offer above 300 hp heading into 2026.
VIDEO: Farm Shop Connect helps farmers plan machinery schedules from their smartphone
Manitoba-developed app wins ag tech award for digitizing equipment service tracking and task management
Farm Shop Connect digitizes equipment maintenance tracking, replacing whiteboards and paper logs with smartphone-based task management.
Manitoba Bill 15 offers right to repair hope for farmers
Keystone Agricultural Producers welcomes new legislation that could require equipment manufacturers to provide the diagnostic tools and software needed for on-farm repairs
Manitoba farmers want to be able to fix their own equipment; the recently introduced Bill 15 may lay groundwork for that to happen.
VIDEO: New Claas Cubix baler aims for high feed output
The Cubix large square baler concept from Claas picked up a gold Innovation Award at last year’s Agritechnica show
Claas shows its square baler concept called the Cubix at Agritechnica last November, designed to output as much as 70 tonnes of baled forage per hour.
VIDEO: The Italian Job: New Holland reimagines its roots with ‘Il Trattore’ concept
One-off T5.120 concept draws on the 1918 Fiat 702 for its design and colour scheme
New Holland's one-off Il Trattore concept tractor, unveiled at Agritechnica 2025, blends modern T5 utility tractor engineering with styling cues from the original 1918 Fiat 702.
Ritchie Bros. parent to buy online auction firm BigIron
RB Global, the parent of Canadian auction firm Ritchie Bros., is further expanding its reach into the online farm auction market with a deal for Nebraska-based BigIron Auction Co.