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Dealers Forecasting 2026 Sales Revenue Down 4%

Dealers Forecasting 2026 Sales Revenue Down 4%

According to the latest Dealer Sentiments survey, dealers sales forecast for 2026 improved month-over-month. Dealers are expecting sales to be down 4% year-over-year, an improvement from the month before when they were forecasting a 7% decline.

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  • Associations: The ‘Behind the Scenes’ Work Nobody Sees

    Former dealer association exec John Schmeiser provides a ‘behind-the-curtain’ look at manufacturer relations, warranty wars & meetings that saved the industry from hundreds of lawsuits.  

  • Titan Machinery Reports 12% Drop in Q1 2027 Revenue

    Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 was $344.2 million, compared to $384.4 million in the first quarter last year, reflecting a same-store sales decrease of 8.2%.

  • Retired Landoll Exec Mike Irish Passes Away

    Michael “Mike” L. Irish, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, May 30, 2026 at his home.
  • DataPoint: U.S. Ethanol Exports Continue to Grow

    Fuel ethanol has grown into a major U.S. agricultural export commodity since the early 2000s. The United States exported a record 2.13 billion gallons of fuel ethanol during the 2024/25 (September–August) corn marketing year, surpassing the record set a year earlier by nearly 400 million gallons, or roughly 23 percent.
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    NAEDA Responds: CNH’s Color-Mixing of its Dealer Network

    The recent move by CNH to further align the Case IH and New Holland organizations—often referred to as the "purpling" of the brands—has generated significant discussion throughout the dealer network. While many details remain unclear, NAEDA sees both opportunities and challenges associated with this strategy.

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    Is It Real, or Is It Memorex?

    Is AI "dumbing down" this generation, or are they just as ingenuitive as older generations? 

  • New Brains and Brawn for Legacy Weed Shocker

    Decentralized digital controls and tougher running gear designed to handle today’s higher horsepower tractors highlight improvements to LASCO’s new Lightning Weeder.

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    Successful First-Ever Summit, But Some Conspicuous Absences

    Introducing a new product — or in our case a new event — can be equal parts excitement and nerve-racking. We did the attendee survey and polling on the need and formula, we lined up key presenters and sought input for the themed roundtable discussions.

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2026 'Big Dealer' Report

2026 'Big Dealer' Report

Since 2011, 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.

2026 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Trends & Outlook

2026 Rural Lifestyle Dealer Trends & Outlook

To paint a clearer picture of the new challenges and opportunities dealers are facing, Ag Equipment Intelligence has compiled the data from the 2026 report and compared it to previous years. This report also breaks down the latest data by dealers’ main tractor brand and by their number of employees.

The insights from this report are intended to help your business understand how to further penetrate the rural lifestyle equipment market and what this niche needs most from its equipment manufacturers and partners.

Ag Equipment Intelligence 2026 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Farm Equipment Forecast

Ag Equipment Intelligence 2026 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Farm Equipment Forecast

The annual Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast has become the must-have business planning tool for the equipment dealer, manufacturer, consultant and other key players in the ag equipment industry. Featuring data compiled from North American dealer survey respondents, there is no comparable source of North American farm equipment industry data and analysis.

Ukraine's Ag Equipment Needs in a Post-War Environment

Ukraine's Ag Equipment Needs in a Post-War Environment

The years-long uncertainty with its war with Russia has continued to complicate the geopolitical, economic and agricultural situations. The editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence have embarked on a truly aggressive custom research project that anticipates the opportunities and challenges ahead for the agricultural equipment market following the eventual resolution to the conflict’s end. 

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