Sales of specialist cleaning units into North America for a variety of root and other crops have contributed to a record year for Scotts Precision Manufacturing.
Doosan Bobcat, a global manufacturer of compact equipment, has announced plans for a $26 million expansion of its Litchfield, Minn. manufacturing facility. The investment will enable meeting an increased demand for Bobcat’s growing line of compact equipment and attachments.
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) reported net sales of approximately $2.1 billion for the third quarter of 2019, a decrease of approximately 4.8% compared to the third quarter of 2018. Excluding unfavorable currency translation impacts of approximately 3.1%, net sales in the third quarter of 2019 decreased approximately 1.7% compared to the third quarter of 2018.
Ag Equipment Intelligence will launch its newest program for the farm equipment industry with a quarterly survey of ag shortline/specialty equipment manufacturers. The purpose of this new study is to determine business conditions and trends in a segment of industry that receives little attention, despite its significant innovations and contributions to the farm machinery business. The project will kick off in mid-September.
Claas has gone all-green as it aims to tap into a recovering high horsepower tractor market with the launch of its Axion models in North America for the first time and the introduction of new generation Lexion combines.
Autonomous equipment was the topic of discussion at last month’s G20 summit, hosted in Niigata, Japan. According to The Japan Times, amid growing difficulty in the industry, larger Japanese manufacturers are pushing data-optimizing and field-tracking technology to help bridge the productivity gap.
Kubota aims to look beyond its traditional R&D approach to new products by establishing Innovation Centers in Japan and Europe that will engage with other organizations to help identify new business ventures, products and services.
More and more farm equipment in Canada is coming in for service or trade that’s had its software tuned or emissions systems removed by a third party with the intention of boosting performance. In this special Canadian Equipment Dealer report, we asked dealers to offer their perspective on this issue.
Ag Growth International, a manufacturer of grain handling and storage equipment for farms, reported that overall revenues for the first period of the year fell 1% year-over-year. Most of the falloff was the result of an 18% drop in international sales.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.