An 80% increase in sales to farmers and custom operators in North America is fueling growth at JCB Agriculture, the farm equipment arm of Britain's construction machinery giant.
Brandt Agricultural Products is pleased to announce Greenland Equipment as the newest Brandt Authorized Dealer in Manitoba, Canada. Located in Carman, Manitoba, Greenland Equipment sells, services and repairs all makes and models of John Deere agriculture and lawn & garden equipment.
Birkey's Farm Store, Rantoul, Ill., with 11 farm equipment dealerships in Illinois and Indiana, will be acquiring a new Case IH dealership in Henry, Ill.
North American farm equipment dealers continue reporting that their new equipment inventories are "too low" and the used equipment portfolios remain "too high", according to the most recent dealer survey by Ag Equipment Intelligence and Cleveland Research Co.
Despite robust U.S. tractor sales in recent years, overall tractor sales remain far from their 2004 and 2005 peak. Nonetheless, in terms of dollars, ag equipment shipments remain strong and healthy.
Projects to increase AGCO Corp.'s tractor making capacity at existing facilities in North America and Europe are reportedly on track to start assembling products this year. And with the development of more powerful Sisu engineers, greater independence from outside power unit suppliers is clearly the goal of the company's latest engine developments.
Deere & Company said today it will invest $70 million to expand the manufacturing capacity in its Waterloo, Iowa operations, where the company builds large farm tractors that are used around the world.
One of John Deere's largest dealer networks in Canada is spreading its wings with the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire certain assets of Frontier Peterbilt Sales, a group of truck dealerships in Western Canada. Cervus Equipment announced the move on December 6.
Czech ag tire maker Mitas will begin phasing out the Continental brand in North America when its first manufacturing plant in the U.S. becomes operational early next year.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take an initial look at the Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report and what dealers are forecasting for 2025.