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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

‘Look in the Mirror’ When Branding Your Precision Business

Three dealers discuss how they created a marketing strategy focused on making precision profitable.

By Kim Schmidt posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

The first step to establishing a brand for your precision business is taking a look in the mirror and figuring out what exactly you are or what you want to be. You need to look at how you’re different from not just your neighbors but different regions, says Kevin Depies.

My Greatest Mistake: Ron Ritchie

CEO, Ritchie Implement Inc., Cobb, Wis. (2015 Dealership of the Year)

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 24, 2016 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Operations & Finance

“Our team is always looking to the future. We use our mistakes as an opportunity to learn and move on. In hindsight, however, there are two areas that we could’ve chosen to handle differently.

My ‘Greatest’ Mistake

8 farm equipment executives share their greatest mistakes and the lessons ‘forged in the fire’ that they carry with them today.

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 24, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

That was an email I received from Johnson Tractor’s Leo Johnson (see p. 30) as we were preparing for this SHOWCASE special report. Said another way (by 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer), “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”

Detailed Agenda, Speaker Lineup & Special Session Released for 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit

September 29, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Precision Ag Sales & Service, Niche Equipment Markets, Dealer News, Manufacturer News

Precision Farming Dealer has announced the agenda, speakers and presentation lineup for its second Precision Farming Dealer Summit. With the theme of “Proven Business Blueprints,” the 2017 dealer-only event will feature some of the most progressive minds in the precision farming business, sharing bankable management methods and money-making strategies to maximize profitability in today’s market.

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Meeting Customer Demands with a Diverse Product Lineup

By Jaime Elftman posted on May 9, 2016 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

Diversity is key for Ritchie Implement. The dealership's commitment to a variety of product lines, a broad customer base and the addition of third generation management have made the dealer a success. “We don’t keep all our eggs in one basket,” says CEO and Co-owner Ron Ritchie.

Farm Equipment's Top 40 Stories of 2015: The Final Countdown

December 31, 2015 | Posted in Dealer News

We've come to the end of our countdown of the top headline from the farm equipment industry in 2015.

Web Exclusive: Getting Outside Experience: Learning to Lead

By Jaime Elftman and James DeGraff posted on August 3, 2015 | Posted in Dealer Succession

Planning and preparing for the next generation of leadership is something many dealerships must consider in order to keep pushing forward into the future of the business. One roadblock many dealers cite is the need for the next generation to gain experience before taking on a management role within the dealership. This is necessary both for the success of the next generation and the dealership, but also to gain the respect of other employees.

Dealership of the Year 2015: Ritchie Implement Inc. Cobb, Wis.

Category: Over $75 Million in Revenues

By Jaime Elftman posted on July 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

Diversity is key for Ritchie Implement, the 2015 recipient of the over $75 million in revenues category of the Dealership of the Year program. Ritchie Implement’s commitment to a variety of product lines, a broad customer base and the addition of third generation management have made the dealer a success. “We don’t keep all our eggs in one basket,” says CEO and Co-owner Ron Ritchie.

Dealership of the Year 2015: Industry’s Best Dealerships Honored in 11th Annual Awards Program

Ritchie Implement and Salem Farm Supply earned the industry’s top honors as Farm Equipment’s 2015 Dealership of the Year.

July 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer News

The independent judging panel once again had an impressive pool of candidates to choose from for this year’s Dealership of the Year honorees. But, they made their choices and Farm Equipment’s 2015 Dealerships of the Year are: Ritchie Implement, a 3-store group based in Cobb, Wis., in the over $75 million in revenues category; and Salem Farm Supply, a single-store dealer located in Salem, N.Y., in the under $75 million in revenues category.

2015 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Ritchie Implement

Using Financing Plans to Sell Equipment

July 16, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance

Kevin Depies, sales and management with Ritchie Implement (3-store dealer in Wis.), explains why they offer financing plans to customers. Your flexibility can make or break a sale.

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Dealership of the Year Hall of Honors

Walk through the history of Farm Equipment's Dealership of the Year recipients.

Farm Equipment Videos

Analysts Comment on CNHI CEO's Departure

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at some analyst comments on Scott Wine's departure from CNH Industrial. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks to Pessl Instruments' CEO about the recent investment it received from Lindsay Corp. Also in this episode, dealers and farmers chime in on brand loyalty, air seeder sales forecasts and layoffs at the Racine, Wis., Case IH plant.

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