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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we take a look at some responses to Kubota's new limiting acquisitions policy for dealers. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman examines how autonomy may provide a health benefit to the ag equipment industry. Also in this episode, John Deere's latest earnings and the end of AGCO and Ohio Ag Equipment's distribution agreement.
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Fundamentals for Dealers
Feeling overwhelmed?
Start with these information-packed articles hand-picked by our editors:
How Dealers Can Use ROI to Sell More than Farm Equipment
To successfully sell customers on ROI, determine the numbers that are important to them — hours saved, fuel savings, yield increases — and go from there.
8 Factors for Cultivating & Promoting a Professional Culture of Excellence
These facets are all tied closely to developing your dealership’s image, which in turn goes hand-in-hand with high customer satisfaction.
The Washout Cycle — A Better Way to Manage & Sell Used Equipment
Casey Seymour swears by this strategy for managing used — and new — inventory for the best cashflow.
How Leverage & Inventory Turnover Keep the Balance Sheet in Order
This executive shares his approach to teaching employees throughout the dealership the importance of leverage and turnover, the guard rails for keeping the balance sheet — and dealership — on track.
Thought Leaders
Merging an AGCO & a Shortline Dealer into a New Company
In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with Parallel Ag President and CEO Shawn Skaggs.
The Thought Leaders video series is brought to you by Laforge.
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2024 Profiles in Ag Equipment
North America’s Largest Dealer Groups
Swather Leads to a ‘Full Fleet’ Conquest, Additional Sales
Dealers on the Move
- Belkorp Ag Acquires Thomason Tractor in Firebaugh, Calif.
- WCTractor Announces Acquisition of Hammer Equipment
- RDO Expands Construction Technology Services in Nevada & Utah
- Skyview Equipment Consolidates Dealerships Under 1 Name
- Mountain View Equipment Builds New Facility in Jerome, Idaho
Farm Equipment Videos
How We Did It Docuseries: Worksaver (part 2)
Watch part two of an extended three-part video interview with Tim and Tom Burenga in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.
Click here to watch Part 1.
Part 3: Coming Soon
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
Kubota Dealers React to New Acquisition Limitations Policy
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we take a look at some responses to Kubota's new limiting acquisitions policy for dealers. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman examines how autonomy may provide a health benefit to the ag equipment industry. Also in this episode, John Deere's latest earnings and the end of AGCO and Ohio Ag Equipment's distribution agreement.
Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we break down the key takeaways from Ag Equipment Intelligence's newly released 2024 Big Dealer Report. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us how cover crop planting could be done autonomously. Also in this episode, CNH Industrial reports a drop in ag sales, AGCO combine and application equipment sales are down year-over-year and a UK New Holland factory strike could impact North America.
How We Did It Docuseries: Worksaver (part 1)
Watch part one of an extended three-part video interview with Tim and Tom Burenga in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.
Click here to watch Part 2.
Part 3: Coming Soon
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries
Industry Insider
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When Your Customers Disappear
Glass Management Group has been producing an annual forecast for tractors and combines for about the past 25 years and even though our 2024 forecast was not published, our models continued to produce a forecast for 2024. -
Financial Metrics that Will Help You Manage Risk
Our industry is cyclical in nature, and what goes up must come down. So how do we prepare for a cycle that we know cannot continue? -
Dealer Principal Turned DMS Provider Talks Tech & Customer Service
While many suppliers can trace its history to a farmer building a better piece of equipment, Sean McLaughlin’s career took a different, albeit parallel, path: an ag equipment dealer who built a better piece of technology.
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Precision Ag’s Multi-Front Blitz
Major M&A activity, investment in tech stacks & retrofit kits are securing the beachfront for a whole new era for ag production.
Columns & Opinions
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'All Hands on Deck': What One Manufacturer is Doing to Solve Technician Shortage
As our editorial team recently gathered intel from the 100 biggest dealerships in the U.S. and Canada, many CEOs and managers identified technicians as their greatest employment area of need for 2024. -
To the Point: A ‘Rant Continued’ As Memorial Day Approaches …
If one isn’t concerned about the hard industries’ wealth-creation, the jobs of all types, the economic contribution up and down the supply chain and manufacturers’ role as anchor-employers in the communities, one might ponder the void that could be left by their absence.
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How to Engage a Disengaged Employee
Before an employee quits, there is typically a phase of disengagement. In today’s tight labor market, it’s more important than ever to quickly identify that stage. -
The Planned Interest Rate ‘Gift’ is Being Taken Back
Back in March, the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was staying on track for 3 interest rate cuts this year.
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Top Directory Listings
Yetter Farm Equipment
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
Montag Mfg
Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.
Finance Scope
Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.
BEST OF THE WEB
Editors' Picks for This Week
Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.
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TRADES VALUES & TRENDS
Sprayer/High Clearance Values Guide
This month's equipment value guide highlights high clearance sparyers from Apache, Case IH, John Deere, Miller, New Holland and RoGator. All of the sprayers included in the selection are model year 2020 units and appeared in the Summer 2022 IronGuides issue.
Values shown in the tables listed here represent the most commonly equipped options with typical usage hours on equipment of this age. For more detailed values use IronGuides.com, an online appraisal tool for agricultural equipment that adjusts for your machine’s unique region, options and usage.
Farm Innovations Review
Dealer Product Showcase
This month's featured products geared towards equipment dealers.
Special Coverage
Farm Equipment Dealer 100™
The Farm Equipment Dealer 100™ (a ranking of the top 100 North American farm equipment dealers — by number of locations) provides information on total and ag stores, brands, geographies served, employees, history, executives and ownership/company profile information.
This interactive content is compiled by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence and Farm Equipment in collaboration with Machinery Advisors Consortium (MAC).
Product Roundups
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Fertilizer Application Product Roundup 2024
Check out the latest fertilizer application products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
National Farm Machinery Show Exhibitor Roundup 2024
Check out the latest offerings from these exhibitors scheduled to be at the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show. -
Planter & Drill Attachments Product Roundup 2024
Check out the latest planter and drill attachments from some of the industry’s leading suppliers.
Top Store Items
Electric Farm Machinery: Outlook Through 2027
This online-exclusive report features original reporting from expert farm machinery journalists and primary research on the impact of electric farm machinery for North American equipment dealers, manufacturers and suppliers.
No-Till Farming Market in the U.S.: A 10-Year Study into the Practice & Trends
This multi-billion dollar investment into conservation ag will undoubtedly raise awareness for the benefits of no-till farming and drive adoption in the U.S. It’s more important now than ever that dealers and manufacturers understand no-till farming, what it can do for their customers and the potential demand for equipment it will create on the heels of these investments.
Chinese Tractor Market Analysis & Forecast
This online-exclusive report delivers an executive-level summary and expert analyses from Ag Equipment Intelligence’s veteran correspondents, researchers and forecasters. It is further supplemented by previously compiled research and reference material and also includes a new feature that automatically curates ongoing Chinese Farm Machinery content – as it occurs.
Cover Crop Adoption & Outlook by High-Production U.S. Farmers: Applications, Economics & Trends
This new report helps you identify the opportunities and challenges for your business by participating in one of the largest trends in all of American agriculture, cover crops. The online-exclusive report features original reporting and primary research data licensed from years of operational benchmarking surveys of growers compiled by No-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies.