I started my farm equipment career during the Gerald Ford administration. Things were rockin’ during those 3 years (1975-78). Fresh out of college with a business degree, I went to work as a commissioned salesperson
I don’t want to name them all for fear of leaving someone out but thank you to all the companies who don’t tell me to take a hike when I stick a camera in their face on a 90-degree day in late August at the Farm Progress Show.
It is my opinion the Volume Bonus/Discount is the still the root cause for the ripped up deal, for all the reasons I already mentioned in my first response. Mr. Johnson is correct, it didn’t just start at the AHW-Lieb Ripped Up Deal, but it has been behind the scenes.
A few days ago my wife emailed me a link to Farm Equipment’s guest blog penned by Duane Scholten from Scholten’s Equipment. She knows I’m not afraid to cast an opinion … especially related to the farm equipment industry. Even though I don’t believe I’ve met Duane, based on his column and bio it seems we have a few things in common. Where we differ in opinions is in the title of his op-ed: “Root Cause of the ‘Ripped Up Deal' – Volume Discounts.”
From the nondescript office at the original Brillion, Wis., store built in 1960s next to the family’s original farmstead, a few things about Robb Vanderloop come to mind.
Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, are planting corn into strips for the first time in southern
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