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[Podcast] How Will Continued Drought in the Southwest Impact Hay Prices and Equipment Sales?

Casey Seymour of 21st Century Equipment and Moving Iron LLC discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey with Shawn Skaggs of Livingston Machinery, a 4-store AGCO dealership in Western Oklahoma and Texas.
May 8, 2018 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Casey Seymour of 21st Century Equipment and Moving Iron LLC discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey with Shawn Skaggs of Livingston Machinery, a 4-store AGCO dealership in Western Oklahoma and Texas.
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[Video] Dealer-to-Dealer Panel: Compensation That Emphasizes — and Moves — Used Equipment

December 21, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Used Equipment Remarketing
Dealers lament about the struggles of keeping salespeople focused on moving used equipment rather than just the shiny new units. A sure way to light a fire under your sales team is with compensation plans designed specifically to move used equipment — where the biggest impact exists. From withholding commission until a trade is sold to attaching bonuses to the used units, compensation plans tied to used equipment vary greatly — all with their own pros and cons.
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Comparing Compensation Programs: Focus on What You Want

AgriVision (John Deere) and Livingston Machinery (AGCO) detail the compensation programs they’ve developed to keep attention on used equipment — and the actions they most want to drive.
By Mike Lessiter posted on October 14, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Used Equipment Remarketing, Operations & Finance, Department Management
Used equipment experts agree that there’s no silver bullet when it comes to a compensation plan. There are numerous variables, personalities and ways of doing business and no single program is a panacea. But like most things, as a manager, you get to choose which behaviors you most want to drive, and also the set of challenges that go along with them.
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[Podcast] Comp Programs to Move Used Equipment: Dealers ‘Trade’ Best Practices

In this podcast recording from Farm Equipment, 3 farm equipment dealers share their expertise for the levers that work best to get the behaviors that dealers want and need relative to used equipment inventories.
July 2, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Used Equipment Remarketing, Department Management
In this podcast recording from Farm Equipment, 3 farm equipment dealers share their expertise for the levers that work best to get the behaviors that dealers want and need relative to used equipment inventories.
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The Next Generation

Exploring the Possibilities of Employee Stock Ownership Plans

Along with playing a role in establishing a succession plan, ESOPs offer a range of other benefits for dealer-principals and their employees.
By Dave Kanicki posted on March 12, 2015 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Dealer Succession

Farm equipment dealers who are looking to establish a succession plan for their companies to ensure their dealerships remain viable business entities, whether or not they remain at the helm of the company, are taking a close look at the potential role that an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) could play in the process.


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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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