Articles Tagged with ''AGCO''

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Brand Loyalty Part 1: Most Farmers Still Loyal to ‘Their’ Brand

Like the results of the brand loyalty studies conducted in 2011 and 2014, this more recent survey again demonstrates that farmer brand loyalty is alive and well in the ag equipment business — and much of it is built on customer loyalty to the dealer.
Traditionally, farmers are known to be dogged loyal to and identify closely with certain “colors” when it comes to the brand of equipment they purchase. To emphasize the competitive nature of the farm machinery business, not too awfully long ago, it was common to see signs in dealerships that read, “Friends don’t let friends drive red tractors” or “green tractors,” whatever the case may be. It wasn’t at all unusual to hear farmers brag about the superiority of their preferred brand of machinery.
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DigiFarm VBN Announces Supplier Agreement with AGCO

DigiFarm VBN, an agricultural technology company, announces it has signed a supplier agreement with AGCO Corp., a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions. The supplier agreement will offer DigiFarm VBN cellular hardware and GNSS corrections for all models of agriculture GNSS receivers through Challenger, Fendt and Massey Ferguson dealers in North America.
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From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Independent … but Not Too Independent

If you were to read through any of the major farm equipment manufacturers annual reports (also referred to as Form 10-K by the SEC), each of them refers to the businesses that sell their products as “independent dealers.” This would imply that those dealers are free to operate their businesses as they see fit. We all know this isn’t anywhere close to what’s actually taking place in the real world of the farm equipment business.
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[Podcast] AGCO Makes Waves with Precision Planting Acquisition

In this podcast, we look into AGCO’s announcement that it’s acquiring Precision Planting from The Climate Corp., the Challenger branded equipment will no longer be sold in Europe and the Middle East, John Deere Financial is now the No. 5 ag lender, and CNH Industrial and AGCO’s second quarter earnings.
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