With this recent transaction, Ritchie Implement now has 4 dealership locations operating in Cobb, Darlington, Barneveld and Lancaster, Wis.

John Deere dealer AgriVision has reached an agreement with Van Wall Equipment to acquire its Onawa, Iowa, store. AgriVision now has 16 stores in Iowa.

Ingersoll Tillage, a supplier of blades and coulters to the global farm equipment industry, is sponsoring the first-ever Ag Equipment Intelligence (AEI) webinar, the first in a 2018 webinar series from AEI editors.

Linamar Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests of MacDon and its Group of Companies for an aggregate purchase price of C$1,200 Million, less the assumption of small transaction related expenses, and subject to certain customary adjustments.

Deere & Co., best known for its dominance in farm equipment industry, made a big and unexpected move on June 1 when it announced it would be expanding the reach of its Construction & Forestry division by acquiring the German construction equipment maker Wirtgen Group. Most industry analysts covering the heavy equipment market agree that the acquisition represented a major strategic acquisition that will strengthen the company’s equipment operations on several fronts.

Ritchie Bros., the world's largest heavy equipment auctioneer and provider of end-to-end services, recently announced the receipt of unconditional antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for the proposed acquisition of IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for heavy equipment and other durable assets. 

Trimble announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Müller-Elektronik, a German company specializing in implement control and precision farming solutions.

Two agreements related to Deere’s purchase of Precision Planting will also be terminated, including the digital collaboration agreement between Deere and The Climate Corp., a division of Monsanto. Also ending is an agreement that would have allowed Ag Leader to expand access to and distribution of certain Precision Planting products and technologies.

Ag Growth International Inc. has announced it has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Global Industries Inc. for $100 million.