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.


Case IH’s Quadtrac 715 wins the Highpower tractor category at the EIMA show in Italy, Nov. 6, 2024.  Photo: Greg Berg

Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show

Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.




A John Deere 8RX tractor on the show floor of the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 14, 2024.

Large tractor sales picking up

The large tractor business is picking up on both sides of the border, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). In Canada, unit sales of 100+ horsepower agricultural tractors grew 2.7 per cent compared to 2023, and unit sales of 4-wheel drive ag tractors jumped 27.3 per cent and are up


Sean Dorosz, New Holland global product manager for T8 and T9 tractors.  Photo: Greg Berg

New Holland’s T9 tractor picks up speed, and more

It’s big, blue and likely to get the attention of farmers if they’re eyeing up a new tractor in 2024. At a National Farm Machinery Show pre-show media event in Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 13, New Holland product reps were on hand to show what the blue brand has in store for growers and show-goers

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Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward

Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake

“One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”