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Creating a New Dealership from a Non-Traditional Merger

Parallel Ag was formed in December 2022 through the merging of shortline dealer Ag Solutions Group and AGCO dealer Livingston Machinery.
By Ben Thorpe posted on May 11, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices
One of the more unique dealer mergers in recent memory was finalized at the end of 2022. Parallel Ag was formed in December 2022 through the merging of shortline Midwest applicator dealer Ag Solutions Group and AGCO Southern Plains dealer Livingston Machinery.
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Livingston Machinery CEO Talks Private Investment, Ending ESOP Program

After receiving a private investment, President and CEO of Livingston Machinery Shawn Skaggs talks new opportunities, details of the investment and ending their ESOP program.
By Ben Thorpe posted on July 2, 2021 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
In April 2021, 4-store AGCO dealer Livingston Machinery and 5-store applicator dealer Ag Solutions Group received investment from private equity firm Ag Solutions Group Holding Co. Specifically, Midwest Growth Partners partnered with co-investors Summit Equity Group, Northcreek Mezzanine and company management to capitalize Ag Solutions Group Holding Co. for the acquisitions.
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[Podcast] Replacement Demand for Tillage Equipment Picks Up

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, Used Equipment Remarketing Roadmaps, brought to you by Iron Solutions, host Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC and 21st Century Equipment sits down with Shawn Skaggs of Livingston Machinery, an AGCO dealer in Oklahoma.
August 28, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, Used Equipment Remarketing Roadmaps, brought to you by Iron Solutions, host Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC and 21st Century Equipment sits down with Shawn Skaggs of Livingston Machinery, an AGCO dealer in Oklahoma.
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How to Create a Turnover Driven Sales Team without Having to be the Bad Guy

By Shawn Skaggs posted on November 30, 2018
Let’s face it, inventory turnover has been a problem for us all over the last few years. As the market changed, it’s been difficult to make adjustments to how we stock new machines and how we buy used machines as fast as the market moved. This has created a turnover problem that’s plagued North American farm equipment dealers everywhere. You are not alone.
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Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at how the Port of Baltimore's closure will alter the flow of high horsepower tractors in and out of the country. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about some changes coming to drone operation regulations. Also in this episode, Kazakhstan's potential for the North American ag equipment industry and what 2024 holds for the sprayer market.

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