Thousands of Prairie Farmers Are Going Back to Old Equipment — Here's Why

A forty-year-old tractor and a late-model machine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars can sit in the same Prairie yard. This video follows the money, the repair rules and the auction rooms to find where the math really flips, and who is allowed to fix the machine when it stops. What is the oldest machine still working on your place, what year is it, and what would make you buy new? Tell us in the comments. Transparency note: this script is based on research of public reports, data and news, with real photos and footage and AI-generated illustrations where no real photo or footage exists. SOURCES AND REFERENCES Grainews, Right to repair bills passed by Canadian government, 2024 Miller Thomson, What's new in Canada's copyright law, 2025 Farm Credit Canada (Leigh Anderson), Farm Equipment Outlook 2026, 2025 Farm Credit Canada (Leigh Anderson), Weak demand limits farm equipment sales, 2024 Western Producer (Wichers, Melchior), Ag equipment sales strongly tied to U.S. policy, 2026 Farm News Now, North Battleford auction sets $12.7M site record, 2026 WSAW/AP, John Deere owners will get right to repair under FTC settlement, 2026 Manitoba Co-operator (Jeff Melchior), Farmers buying fewer combines, 2024 Business Wire, Ritchie Bros. sells C$224 million at Edmonton, 2025 Bank of Canada, Key interest rate, 2026 #farming #prairies #farmequipment #righttorepair #canadianag prairie iron, old tractors, used farm equipment, tractor prices, right to repair, john deere, ritchie bros, canadian prairies, saskatchewan, farm credit canada, equipment costs, combine sales, agriculture canada, old iron, machinery repair, farm machinery