When I came on board as general manager in 2006, P&K Equipment had 4 stores. I jumped in and really took over doing a lot of things, being a leader and became very engaged from a tactical standpoint. Looking back, I probably got a little too engaged and it's been tough to let some of that go.
Last week, Deere & Co. reported its second-quarter net sales and revenues were down by 9% to $9.9 billion and net sales and revenue, and net income fell to $981. Overall, worldwide equipment sales fell by 10% to $9.2 billion.
The Jim Pattison Group, considered Canada's second largest private company, has acquired 2 major John Deere farm equipment dealer groups in Western Canada since late February.
Deere & Co. plans to invest $28 million to expand the tractor-testing laboratories of its Product Engineering Center in Cedar Falls. On Friday, the Iowa Economic Development Authority approved the project for incentives to retain jobs in Iowa. The Cedar Falls City Council will review the project May 27.
The latest episode of Ag Equipment Intelligence's On the Record is now live. In today's newscast we look into the results of the latest "Big Dealer Report"? the latest financial reports from CNH and Deere as well as dealer groups Rocky Mountain Dealerships and Cervus Equipment, and technology editor Jack Zemlicka provides an update from PlugFest.
Managers of the Spencer Case-IH and John Deere dealerships that were sold within weeks of each other this winter say their customers benefit from working with the broader network now available to them.
Large earth-moving equipment is needed to build western North Dakota cities and roads, and to extract the oil responsible for the growth of cities like Dickinson, Williston and Watford City.
Green Farm Parts, the online leader in genuine John Deere parts, has just published their new and improved online store. The online store still bears the same name, but the customer experience is completely different than before and different than any other competitor's web site.
Deere & Company announced plans to purchase an Iowa company that manufactures planters. Bauer Built Manufacturing has partnered with Deere to make John Deere and Bauer co-branded planters since 2002. Bauer makes 44- to 120-feet ultra-wide DB Series planters at its plant in Paton, Iowa.
The evolution of John Deere's popular workhorse 8R Series Tractors continues in 2014 with the launch of six new wheel and three new track models, all with Final Tier 4 engines ranging in horsepower from 245 to 370. These new 2014 models integrate the latest technology to provide the utmost in power, comfort and performance for row-crop tractors in this class.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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