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Landis Stankievech
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: Trochu Motors

In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter sits with Landis Stankievech, whose grandfather and great-uncle founded Trochu Motors, a large single-store AGCO dealership in Central Alberta.
March 19, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter sits with Landis Stankievech, whose grandfather and great-uncle founded Trochu Motors, a large single-store AGCO dealership in Central Alberta.
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H&R Wayne Hunt
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: H&R Agri-Power

In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Executive Editor Kim Schmidt sits down with Wayne and Steve Hunt of H&R Agri-Power, a 19-store Case IH dealership with stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
March 6, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Executive Editor Kim Schmidt sits down with Wayne and Steve Hunt of H&R Agri-Power, a 19-store Case IH dealership with stores in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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Hoxie
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: Hoxie Implement

In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter sits with Ed Heim, the second-generation owner of Hoxie Implement Co., a 3-store Case IH dealership in Hoxie, Kansas.
February 20, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter sits with Ed Heim, the second-generation owner of Hoxie Implement Co., a 3-store Case IH dealership in Hoxie, Kansas.
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Gary Reynolds
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: Reynolds Farm Equipment

In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Executive Editor Kim Schmidt sits with Gary Reynolds, the second-generation owner of Reynolds Farm Equipment, a 7-store John Deere dealership based in Atlanta, Ind.
February 6, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, Executive Editor Kim Schmidt sits with Gary Reynolds, the second-generation owner of Reynolds Farm Equipment, a 7-store John Deere dealership based in Atlanta, Ind.
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Industry Consolidation Part 3

What’s Driving Consolidation Among Farm Equipment Dealers?

Farmer consolidation and growing capital requirements for dealers has contributed to the need for dealerships to expand and grow.
By Kim Schmidt posted on August 29, 2018 | Posted in Dealers on the Move, Operations & Finance, Dealer Succession
All aspects of the ag industry have been consolidating over the last several years, and it seems to have picked up recently. This is no different for farm equipment dealerships. Some of the consolidation is being led by the major equipment manufacturers, some of it is in response to farm consolidation (see “Farms Shrinking in Number, Growing in Size,” page 12), and still some is due to dealer owners exiting the industry.
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Lessiter

Dig Down to Find Your Grit ... Part 1

Interviews with ag equipment entrepreneurs stoked a fire to deep dive on “grit.” Mike Lessiter studies Dr. Angela Duckworth’s analysis and shares of takeaways in part 1 of this series.
By Mike Lessiter posted on July 17, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Dealer Succession
Why is grit important? Because the struggle tells you more about yourself than any easily-found success, and it keeps in perspective that the “burn” of the journey is as important as the finish line.
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2018 Dealership of the Year: Reynolds Farm Equipment

Bringing in the Next Generation

July 13, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession, Dealer News
Owner Gary Reynolds and COO Chris O’Neal of Reynolds Farm Equipment (Farm Equipment’s 2018 Dealership of the Year) share insights on how to attract and retain the next generation of talent. For example, new CEO Mitch Frazier was excited to apply his tech skillset to a new industry — but what kept him at Reynolds was the great company culture they always had.
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Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024

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.

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