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Rural equipment dealer confidence had been soaring for 2 years. Then 2020 happened — a year like most had never experienced. Uneven demand. Uncertain supply chains. Rising costs.
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[Podcast] Commodity Market Update
In this week’s host Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC sits down with Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors to talk about how winter weather is impacting the market, including the cold that hit Texas and caused problems in the energy market and whether that will impact the commodity market at all.
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Product Innovations & Introductions
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Farm Equipment Videos
Combining Downed Corn with Calmer Corn Head with 10-Blade BT Chopping Roll
Jay Dahl, Welding/Fabrication-Sales at Calmer Corn Heads, introduces Calmer Corn Heads' 12-Row, 30-Inch corn head and explains the advantages of using the 10-Blade BT Chopper Chopping Roll for combining corn. He also talks about the adjustments they made on the corn head when combining downed corn after the August 2020 wind storms.
Raven Industries Demonstrates DOT's Autonomous Capabilities
Kyle Mensen, lead test engineer with Raven Industries on the DOT project, talks with Farm Equipment editors at the Farm Progress Show 2020 Media Day in Boone, Iowa, and shows off the capabilities and ease-of-use found on the new DOT platform.
Farm Equipment 'Thought Leader' Series: Ken Zuckerberg
In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, Associate Research Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with Ken Zuckerberg, lead economist and sector strategist for grains and farm Inputs at CoBank.
Mark Kreps’ Legacy Presentation on Employee Development
On August 18, 2020, a shockwave moved through the farm equipment dealer community when it was reported that RDO Vice President of Sales – Agriculture Mark Kreps and Vice President of Midwest Agriculture Steve Connelly were killed in a car crash in South Dakota. With the blessing of Kreps’ twin brother, Keith (21st Century Equipment), Farm Equipment went into its video archives to bring you Kreps’ presentation from the 2019 Dealership Minds Summit in Peoria, Ill.
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Implement Tire Trends
Why are implement tires gravitating toward larger overall diameters with more varied tread (higher void ratio) and how do you see segment evolving further? -
Friction vs. Positive Drive Ag Track Systems
This Q&A originally appeared in AG Track Talk to provide answers that farm equipment dealers have about farm track technology. This series features a trending question followed by an abridged version of the answers. -
EDF Focuses on Building the Service Technician Pipeline
There are some persistent, outdated perceptions about this industry, particularly when it comes to service technicians, and these misconceptions have resulted in fewer students pursuing careers as service technicians. In 2019, EDF set out to try to change this. -
How to Choose the Best Load Speed Index
How do you recommend dealers help producers choose the best Load Speed Index, what is impact of IF/VF, and how does change from transport speed to in field affect air pressure requirements?
Columns & Opinions
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Ask the Expert: Growing Sales Bench Strength Part 1: Finding Young Talent
The hardest part of any sales manager or sales lead’s job is dealing with salespeople. Typically, salespeople are hard to keep between the ditches.
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Ahead of the Curve: Refiners Retrofit for Renewable Diesel Fuel
Reduced refining capacity and gasoline demand has the nation’s oil refiners scrambling to reallocate their processing to renewable fuels -- to meet regulatory mandates and to remain solvent.
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Leadership Lessons: Creating a Customer Centric Culture: Defining Customer Retention Turning a Good Concept into Reality
A MAC colleague, Bill Mayes, has a way with words. His article last month sets up our 2021 theme of “Creating a Customer Centric Culture” and is a great concept.
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Right to Repair Rears Its Ugly Head
The folks at Vice are at it again. In mid-February they published an article titled “John Deere Promised Farmers It Would Make Tractors Easy to Repair. It Lied.” I’ll give you a second to roll your eyes.
Dealers on the Move: The Latest
Mazergroup Closes Location in Crystal City, Man.
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Deere Historical Perspective Series
[Video] A Look Inside Deere & Co 's Archives
In this short video clip, Manager of History & Corporate Archives Neil Dahlstrom provides a walk-through of John Deere’s impressive archives, and investment it has made to preserve the history and keep it accessible for generations to come. Watch Now »
Farm Equipment‘s Deere Historical Perspective series is brought to you by Osmundson.
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Machinery Scope
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Cummins Performance Series: Performance has a name
Increase Fuel Efficiency & Save Money: A Farmer's Guide
During busy times, we know the last thing you want to worry about is your fuel bill. That’s why we’ve generated some helpful hints and tips to help boost fuel efficiency and save you money. Read More »
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Farm Innovations Review
Dealer Product Showcase
This month's featured products geared towards equipment dealers.
Product Roundups
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Fertilizer Application Product Roundup 2021
Check out the latest fertilizer application products from some of the industry's leading suppliers. -
Planter & Drill Attachments Product Roundup 2021
Check out the latest planter and drill attachments from some of the industry’s leading suppliers. -
Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2020
Check out the latest vertical-tillage products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.
Top Store Items
Big Shortline Report: A Listing of Specialty Ag Equipment Manufacturers (PFD)
This first-of-its-kind report, "The Big Shortline Report: A Listing of Specialty Ag Equipment Manufacturers" is the result of an exhaustive 2-year project by Ag Equipment Intelligence editors to aggregate the key business metrics of more than 120 shortline equipment manufacturers throughout the U.S.
How New Equipment Technologies are Reshaping Farming
For decades, farmers equated machine control with having two hands on the steering wheel, navigating their field on instinct and tradition. But the next generation of machine automation is imminent, offering the ag industry promising, yet unproven opportunities.
Brand Loyalty in the Farm Equipment Business (PDF)
Every three years since 2011, Ag Equipment Intelligence editors have extensively surveyed farmers across 12 states encompassing the Corn Belt (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri), Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin) and Northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota) regions of the U.S. to gauge the level of loyalty they hold toward equipment. The culmination of a nearly a decade-long study, Ag Equipment Intelligence has now combined this extensive primary research into an insightful, comprehensive and unique dealership management report, Brand Loyalty in the Farm Equipment Business.
2018 Big Dealer Report
Since 2009, the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence in collaboration with the Machinery Advisors Consortium have compiled the annual "Big Dealer" Report to provide the ag equipment industry with a thorough, by-the-numbers analysis into the shifts in dealer ownership, along with insight into the implications these shifts have on the industry. It's the most detailed source of information on ownership changes and consolidation trends of North America's largest farm equipment dealers.