John Buhler, the founder of Buhler Industries, has died. Buhler purchased Morden’s Standard Gas Engine Works in 1969 and renamed the company Farm King. He expanded the farm equipment business and consolidated it as Buhler Industries in 1994. The company eventually added the Versatile tractor to its portfolio. In 2007, Buhler sold 80 percent of the Winnipeg-based business to a Russian combine company, Rostselmash Ltd, after a $150 million takeover bid. In 2021, the rest of Buhler’s shares were sold to Rostselmash. Buhler Industries was later acquired by a Turkey-based ag equipment company.
