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List of layoffs in ag machinery market growing, as Kinze sheds nearly a quarter of its workforce

Real Agriculture

The number of agricultural equipment manufacturers that are reducing the size of their workforces is growing, with planter-maker Kinze Manufacturing joining the list of companies that are publicly acknowledging layoffs. Kinze has issued layoff notices to 193 of its 815 employees in Williamsburg, Iowa, as of August 1.

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Kuhn counting on KARL to deliver autonomous solutions

Real Agriculture

Labour shortage is an issue for farming around the globe and an expanding list of agricultural equipment manufacturers are looking to autonomous robots to provide a solution for their customers.

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AGCO, Kubota join Deere, CNH in signing right-to-repair MOUs

Real Agriculture

Two more major agricultural equipment manufacturers have signed memoranda of understanding regarding farmers’ right to repair their own equipment.

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Degelman acquires Renn Mill Center

Real Agriculture

Saskatchewan-based agriculture equipment manufacturer Degelman Industries is expanding, as the company has announced the acquisition of Renn Mill Center. Renn Mill Center designs and builds grain storage and grain processing equipment. With over 60 years of experience and based at Lacombe, Alta.,

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U.S. and Canadian combine and 4-wheel-drive sales trends diverge in June

Real Agriculture

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has just released its June 2024 Ag Tractor/Combine Sales report, showing opposite trends for some classes in the Canadian and U.S. In Canada, sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors grew 10.6% in June 2024, while U.S. numbers declined slightly. The difference is more marked in combine sales, as U.S.

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April equipment sales numbers offer mixed results

Real Agriculture

With farm profitability being a concern for 2024 comes speculation that the equipment industry will face sales challenges as a result. Every month the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) provides an analysis of the new equipment sales environment for Canada and the United States. Read More

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Linamar Acquires Broad Acre Seed Outfit Bourgault For $640 Million

AgWeb Farm Journal

of Saskatchewan to add to its offerings and advance its position as a short-line agriculture equipment manufacturer. Linamar announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault Industries Ltd.

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