This standing feature in the Ag Equipment Intelligence newsletter will catalogue notable dealership merger & acquisition activity since the previous newsletter.
With this transition, the product offering in Waycross, Ga., will expand to include a wide array of John Deere parts and equipment, including tractors and compact construction equipment.
Linamar Corp. announced Dec. 20 an agreement to acquire Canadian implement manufacturer Bourgault Industries out of St. Brieux, Sask., for C$640 million.
This standing feature in the Ag Equipment Intelligence newsletter catalogues notable dealership merger & acquisition activity since the previous newsletter.
On Dec. 20, Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile and Farm King equipment lines, announced it would be acquired by Turkish ag equipment manufacturer Başak Traktör.
Westside will continue operating at its existing facilities. Customers will continue to purchase products and parts through their existing Westside or Oxbo channel.
Since 2011, the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence in collaboration with the Machinery Advisors Consortium have compiled the annual "Big Dealer" Report to provide the ag equipment industry with a thorough, by-the-numbers analysis into the shifts in dealer ownership, along with insight into the implications these shifts have on the industry. It's the most detailed source of information on ownership changes and consolidation trends of North America's largest farm equipment dealers.This report is updated annually in April. View
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Today we’re spotlighting Trimble’s new see and spray technology. It’s called the Bilberry system — a camera-based system that enables farmers to save up to 90% on herbicide applications by only spraying where the weeds are in the field. And as Trimble’s Cory Buchs tells us, one of the best things about it is it retrofits to existing sprayers.