The significant new technology in this tractor is the addition of stereo cameras that scan in all directions, combined with cloud-based machine learning and artificial intelligence to understand what the cameras are seeing.
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A mandate requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to assure workers are vaccinated remains blocked by a preliminary injunction.
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The move comes amid an extended supply chain crisis that has made it more difficult for manufacturers to get their hands on finished steel.
Read moreThe value of orders was up nearly 14 percent from October and more than double the value of orders received in November 2020.
Read moreJanuary 13. 2022 – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers (over
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Berlon Industries, of Hustisford, Wis., has acquired Lowe Manufacturing, a Viola, Wis.-based supplier of auger, trenching and grapple attachments that complement Berlon’s line of buckets and attachments for skid steers and other machines. The deal closed the first week of January 2022.
Read moreCoronavirus surge hits factory workforces just as they struggle with supply-chain issues and rising costs.
Read moreKreisel Electric will retain its brand and continue to operate in Austria. AgriSync will sunset its brand and focus exclusively on the Deere-branded version of its product.
Read moreGreeneye’s system uses artificial intelligence to detect and spray individual weeds with the goal of reducing herbicide usage.
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In its outlook, Claas said it expects the supply situation and price development on the procurement markets to present a greater risk in 2022.
Read moreSharholders of CNH Industrial have approved the demerger of Iveco Group business from CNH Industrial. CNH Industrial has also completed its purchase of 90 percent of the capital stock of Sampierana S.p.A.
Read moreCNH Industrial has completed its acquisition of precision agriculture technology and member company Raven Industries.
Read moreDeere will add 150 IT jobs at a new office in Chicago with a goal of hiring 300 people to support IT and other roles.
Read moreThe tech company uses image analysis technology and AI to assess plant growth and detect pests on grape, blueberry, and other tree crops.
Read moreThe newly appointed chief executive has been with Kubota for 32 years. He has worked in the company’s U.S. business as well as held executive roles in Europe.
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While supply-chain bottlenecks should eventually ease, other trends could persist: policies such as tariffs and “Buy American” procurement rules, businesses moving production back to the U.S., and depressed immigration inflows.
Read moreThe five-week strike that straddled the end of a fiscal year and start of another likely cut Deere’s production by 10 to 15 percent, but earnings remained strong.
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ASABE has adopted a new version of an ISO standard for mechanical connections of towed vehicles. It also has completed revisions to parts of a series on ag field equipment braking.
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In the farm and industrial machinery segment, revenue increased by 26.5 percent and accounted for 85.8 percent of Kubota’s consolidated revenue.
Read moreThe company said supply chain disruptions contributed to a $700 million cash burn in the third quarter.
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Union members will vote on the contract Wednesday. The latest agreement is Deere’s “last, best and final offer,” a UAW spokesperson said.
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The extended boom in the $180 billion U.S. steel industry that began last year following pandemic-related shutdowns of mills is giving steelmakers more time to bring new plants into service and renew customer contracts at higher prices, executives said.
Read moreFarm segment trade sales grew 11 percent. Farm backlog is up 202 percent over prior year as of Sept. 30.
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The shutdowns in Europe will not exceed eight days and will conclude by month’s end.
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The AgJunction board said the sale “represents the best alternative available for AgJunction to create substantial value for our respective stakeholders …”
Read moreAn analysis shows that the amount of additional capacity required to meet demand is being outstripped by the amount of capacity being held up out of service as it awaits berthing slots.
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The terms of the rejected deal included raises of 5 to 6 percent this year, based on job duties; 3 percent raises in 2023 and 2025; and lump-sum bonuses in three other years.
Read moreBrad Crews is now president of the North American region for CNH Industrial, which created a domino effect of other promotions.
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Although they’re moving less weight in each parcel, the carriers have hiked their rates to cope with other factors such as labor shortages and capacity restraints.
Read moreSome 10,000 unionized workers at Deere & Company went on strike early Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal worked out
Read more13-OCT-2021 | London CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) today announced that it will temporarily close several of
Read more“We have seen this transition from just-in-time in supply chains to just-in-case, and that is significantly changing our environment,” said Griff Lynch with Georgia Ports Authority.
Read more“Elk Grove allows us to remain close to our existing employee base while we expand our operations to better serve our dealer network,” said Western Division Manager Kyle Hagen.
Read moreRaby joined Claas of America in 2015 and has been president of sales. He now has assumed leadership of Claas sales companies in Brazil and Argentina as well as importer markets throughout Latin America.
Read moreThis is part of Kubota’s strategy to double down on the growth potential of the tractor market in India.
Read moreThe amount of time spent in port has grown basically twice as much as the amount of cargo shipped in the world.
Read moreAn appellate court upheld a decision that requiring an insurer to pay for or facilitate an injured worker’s use of marijuana would expose the insurer to criminal liability.
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High demand, too few workers, and a shortage of microchips are forcing manufacturers to approach farm shows differently.
Read moreGlobally, 376 container ships carrying are piled up near ports, according to figures compiled Thursday. The longest wait at that time was 15 days in queue.
Read more“We currently have customer commitments for the majority of our new machinery orders being shipped in Q3 and Q4 of FY ’22,” the COO said. “And we are also finishing presale customer orders for production slots into the first of FY ’23.”
Read moreASABE has initiated a revision to ANSI/ASAE S390.6 (ISO 12934:2013) to adopt the new iteration of the international standard by the same name.
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LTL traffic will see a continued capacity crunch and possible rate increases, the report forecasts.
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At Cleveland-Cliffs, an incentive program that gave employees the opportunity to pocket as much as $3,000 had generated a 60 percent vaccination rate as the deadline to participate approached last week.
Read moreIn small agriculture and turf, net sales increased by 32 percent, and operating profits climbed 73 percent.
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The current six-year master agreement covers approximately 10,100 production and maintenance employees at 12 Deere facilities.
Read more“We are effectively in market with real customers today (with driverless cabs),” said Dan Leibfried, Deere’s director of automation and autonomy.
Read moreThe Burlington plant will continue production of backhoes, tractor loaders and rough terrain forklifts.
Read moreThe company sees momentum in large farm products, and because the big equipment market is “still roughly 25 percent below long-term averages,” it expects that momentum to continue.
Read moreThe company’s order book in agriculture more than doubled year over year for tractors, particularly in North America, and more than tripled for combines.
Read moreAlamo CEO Jeff Leonard said Raborn’s “sense of urgency as well as his focus on growth and continuous improvement will translate into success as he assumes responsibility for a significantly larger division with Alamo Group.”
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