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Great Plains Names New Ag Division President and VP of Sales and Marketing

August 29, 2022 | Posted in Ag Equipment People

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc., has named James Shurts as the new Great Plains Ag Division President and Tony Wisker as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Great Plains Mfg. Purchases 750,000 Square Foot Facility in Salina, Kan.

August 17, 2020 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

According to a report from Construction Equipment, Great Plains Manufacturing has announced a $53 million expansion project and 750,000-square-foot building purchase in Salina, Kan.

Great Plains to Shutter UK Operation

April 1, 2017 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

A year after it reduced production staff at its UK operations, Great Plains Mfg., the Salina, Kan.-based tillage and seeding group has decided to close its British subsidiary.

Manufacturer M&A: Possibilities to Ponder

December 1, 2016 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

With its public intent to become the big player in the global ag market, Kubota has continued to keep the industry playing “what if” scenarios, and the ripples throughout the ecosystems that will accompany any of its moves.

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Kubota Completes Great Plains Acquisition

July 22, 2016

In the latest episode we discuss the completion of Kubota’s acquisition of Great Plains, examine the types of precision tools strip-tillers are using most, talk with CNH Industrial’s new vice president of parts and service for North America, review Art’s Way’s second quarter earnings and examine a increasingly crowded ag tire market.

Kubota Finalizes Acquisition of Great Plains

July 1, 2016 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Kubota Corp.’s acquisition of Great Plains was finalized on July 1 and leaders from both companies told dealers at its recent national dealer meeting in Kansas City, Mo., that it’s “business as usual.”

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Kubota is One Step Closer to Being a Full Liner

May 20, 2016

In the latest episode we take a look at Kubota’s acquisition of Great Plains Mfg., John Deere’s second quarter financials, the collaboration between Agricultural Electronics Foundation and AgGateway’s Precision Ag Council on a new project, the link farm balance sheets have to ag equipment demand and Cervus Equipment’s first quarter revenues.

Kubota Takes Another Major Step in Move into ‘Big Ag’ with Acquisition of Great Plains Mfg.

May 1, 2016 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Kubota Corp. is to spend approximately $430 million pursuing its expansion ambitions by acquiring one of North America’s best-known tillage and seeding equipment producers, Great Plains Manufacturing Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Great Plains Mfg. Acquires England’s Simba International

July 23, 2009 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Great Plains Mfg., the largest non-tractor, privately-owned agricultural implement manufacturer in the U.S, has acquired England’s Simba International, which also makes farm equipment.

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