Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Dealer Success Academy.
White’s Farm Supply, Inc., a Case IH dealer with 5 locations in New York, announced Joe Szalach has joined the company’s sales team at its Waterville location.
Art’s Way Manufacturing (Nasdaq: ARTW) reported consolidated sales of $6.5 million, up 17.5% vs. the same period a year earlier, in its fiscal third quarter ended Aug. 31, 2020.
Titan Machinery, Case IH’s largest dealer of farm equipment, reported consolidated revenues slipped 3.7% for the period ended July 31, 2020, but year-over-year sales from its agriculture segment increased by 2% for the quarter.
Deere & Co. reported consolidated net sales and revenues of $8.9 billion during its third quarter ended Aug. 2, 2020 vs. $10 billion in the same period a year earlier, a decline of 11%. Equipment operations came in at $7.9 billion during the period compared to nearly $9 billion last year, also a drop off of 12%.
CNH Industrial posted consolidated revenues of $5.6 billion in the second quarter of 2020, down 26% compared to the second quarter of 2019. In total, consolidated revenues were $5.6 billion for the second quarter of the current year, down 26% year-over-year compared to the second quarter of 2019.
Back in February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was projecting a $3.1 billion increase in net farm income this year. Then COVID-19 emerged. Now, a private forecast from the Food & Agriculture Policy Research Institute estimates farm income to drop roughly 11% from the USDA's original projection.
We’re excited to be back in the office for this week’s podcast, which includes coverage of Titan Machinery’s strong first quarter performance, as well as the latest earnings reports from Deere & Co., AGCO and CNH Industrial. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka shares some of the results of the 7th Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study. Also in this episode, Deere earns the Dealer’s Choice Award in the Equipment Dealers Assn.’s Dealer-Manufacturer Relations survey, and dealer sentiment remains down in both North America and Europe.
Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq: TITN) reported financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended April 30, 2020, which included first quarter revenues of $310.2 million compared to $278.3 million in the same period a year earlier.
Neil Messick, Co-Owner, Brian Messick, President, and Jay Gainer, General Manager, discuss how the Messick’s dealership has grown over the past 75 years to now employ 350 people.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.