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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at the lawsuit the Federal Trade Commission filed against Deere & Co. over its repair business.
In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares a glimpse of what customers are looking for from their dealers.
Also in this episode, used combine inventories were up in December but were down year-over-year and ag equipment same-store sales were down in December as well.
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