2021 Precision Farming Dealer Summit
Date: 01/11/21
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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The last few years have been marked by notable changes in the ag market, including increasingly stretched farm income.
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Farm Equipment Videos
Raven Industries Demonstrates DOT's Autonomous Capabilities
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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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[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.
Industry Insider
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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There are some persistent, outdated perceptions about this industry, particularly when it comes to service technicians, and these misconceptions have resulted in fewer students pursuing careers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
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How to Improve Drive Comfort & Reduce Road Lope in Sprayer Applications?
With the high center of gravity of high clearance sprayers, operators tend to feel more roll and sway of the vehicle compared to a tractor. This feeling is amplified when narrow tires are installed and the vehicle is transported down the road with half a tank of liquid. -
How Dealers Can Adapt to a New Mindset and Expanded Practices Around Safety
While safety has always been the number one priority for equipment dealerships, it has taken on a lot of new characteristics throughout these past few months. Safety is now a much more encompassing idea and successfully implementing safety measures has never been more urgent.
Columns & Opinions
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To the Point: Are We Commoditizing Ourselves?
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Technological Advances in Agriculture — Looking to the Future
1960 saw changes in farm tractors in styling, increased horsepower and operator comfort that were intended to entice farmers to purchase their next new tractor. Even with all of these modern improvements, those tractors remained essentially a frame with an engine and transmission covered with a sleek sheet metal exterior. -
Ask the Expert: The Purpose & Function of Centralized Wholegoods Management
In my last 3 articles, I laid out the expectations for a used equipment remarketing manager: check your emotions at the door, find data and their subsequent level of importance, and understand your area of responsibility. -
Ahead of the Curve: Studies Show Flaming Aids Cover Crop Termination
Recent research from Italy shows adding a flaming process to roller/crimper termination in standing cover crops can improve plant desiccation and green matter control over mechanical means alone.
Dealers on the Move: The Latest
Cervus Equipment Acquires Deere Dealership in Victoria, Australia
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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 »
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Cummins Performance Series: Performance has a name
When Kubota Needed Power and Reliability for its Biggest Tractor Ever – Cummins Stepped In
In 2020, Kubota unveiled its largest tractor to date — the 19,510 pound (8,550 kilogram) M8. Its big features – power, reliability, comfort and value. Power comes in the form of a 180 horsepower (134 kW) or 200 horsepower (149kW) Cummins B6.7 Performance Series engine. Read More »
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This month's featured products geared towards equipment dealers.
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Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2020
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Strip-Tillage Product Roundup 2020
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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.