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How Dealers Deal with Ag's Business Cycles

By Dave Kanicki and Kim Schmidt posted on June 9, 2013 | Posted in Manufacturer News
With the exception of 2009 — a year that, in retrospect, wasn’t all that bad for sales of farm machinery — dealers have experienced 5 remarkable years of consistently strong unit sales. This has surprised many dealers, even the most optimistic ones. A Colorado dealer told Farm Equipment recently, “I’ve lived through two bad cycles (in the 1980s and ‘90s) so I’m really enjoying this one.”
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New Equipment Inventories Remain on Low Side, Used Still Too High

March 28, 2013 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
Based on the results of the March 2013 'Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update'? survey, a little over 20% of North American farm equipment dealers say their new equipment inventory is still too low, while 43% of dealers are reporting the used equipment backlog remains too high. The survey results were released last Thursday.
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Planning a Dealer Auction

By Kim Schmidt posted on October 5, 2012 | Posted in Dealers on the Move
Moving used equipment and keeping inventory fresh is vital to the financial success of any dealership. However, it's no secret that doing so can be easier said than done. For Johnson Tractor the solution is a dealer-run auction at its Juda, Wis., location.
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Deere's Combine Allocation for 2012 is Not Big News

October 17, 2011 | Posted in Manufacturer News
A report from Bloomberg last week that on plans by Deere & Co. to allocate combines in 2012 created somewhat of a stir in the ag equipment business last week. But according to at least one analyst, Deere had earlier talked about the allocation program on various occasions and it shouldn't be considered as "big news?"
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Aging Hardens Tires to Cornstalks

October 13, 2011 | Posted in Best Practices
Paul Butler, who no-tills 400 acres of corn and soybeans near Macon, Ill., says he'll need new tractor tires in 2 years, so he's buying a set this fall and putting them in the shed to age. A set can cost him around $6,000.
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Used Equipment's Role in Dealer Success

October 5, 2011 | Posted in Dealers on the Move
Titan Machinery introduced a new concept to the used equipment market in 2006 with its Titan Outlet Store. The outlet handles 900-1,000 units of used equipment each year with at-cost pricing and no-trade ins philosophy. Its goal: Assist Titan's ag retail stores to manage used equipment inventory while holding the company's equity together.
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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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