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John Deere Makes Investment in Hello Tractor

August 3, 2022 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Deere & Company has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia through a farm-equipment-sharing app, which allows farmers to track and manage their fleet, book customers, and access financing options.

Quality Equipment Acquires Gay Implement

July 29, 2022 | Posted in Dealers on the Move, Dealer News

Quality Equipment, a John Deere Ag & Turf dealer group, has purchased the assets of Gay Implement Company in Seaboard, NC. In addition, the Perry Family (owners of Gay Implement) reinvested into Quality Equipment, LLC, becoming one of the business' valued ownership partners.

John Deere Customer Service Advisor

July 26, 2022 | Posted in GPS & Precision Farming

John Deere Customer Service Advisor is a digital database of operator and technical manuals and enables users to connect to machines with a machine interface tool to clear and refresh all codes, take diagnostic readings and preform limited machine calibrations.

John Deere to Move Ottumwa Mower Conditioner Manufacturing to Mexico

July 22, 2022 | Posted in Manufacturer News

A July 21 report from the Ottumwa Courier said John Deere will move production of mower conditioners from its plant in Ottumwa, Iowa, to its factory in Monterrey, Mexico, by the end of 2023.

Center for Food Integrity & FMI Announce Return of Equity and Inclusion Digital Series

July 21, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices

The first webinar in the series — Reimagining Agriculture: Initiatives to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — features a panel of agriculture leaders discussing what their organizations are doing to advance DEI in the workplace.

United Ag & Turf Acquires Fish & Still Equipment

July 19, 2022 | Posted in Dealers on the Move, Dealer News

United Ag & Turf, a 31 location John Deere dealership, headquartered in Bryan, Texas has completed the acquisition of Fish & Still Equipment, a John Deere Dealership, with locations in Nacogdoches, Marshall, Henderson, Crockett, and Lufkin, Texas.

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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: July 15, 2022

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on July 15, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by CLEANFIX.

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Sprayer/High Clearance Values Guide

July 11, 2022 | Posted in Data & Forecasts

This month's equipment value guide highlights high clearance sprayers from Apache, Case IH, John Deere, Miller, New Holland and RoGator. All of the sprayers included in the selection are model year 2020 units and appeared in the Summer 2022 IronGuides issue. For more detailed values use IronGuides.com, an online appraisal tool for agricultural equipment that adjusts for your machine’s unique region, options and usage.

Acquisitions, Investments Accelerate OEMs’ Autonomous Capabilities

OEMs tapped a number of existing technology companies in 2021-22 to add to their autonomous agriculture offerings.

By Michaela Paukner posted on July 5, 2022 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Product Innovations & Introductions, Dealer News, Manufacturer News

Acquisitions of and investments in precision agriculture startups accelerate the capabilities and time to market of the major line manufacturers’ autonomous offerings.

Diversification & Expansion Help Fill Market Gaps

First Choice Farm & Lawn, co-owned and operated by brothers Ron and Don Parks, has grown from 1 store to 6 in the 10 years since they bought the dealership.

By Kim Schmidt posted on July 5, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

Upon graduating from the Univ. Tennessee at Martin in 2009, Ron Parks got a job working for Danny Montgomery, who owned a Kubota dealership in Union City, Tenn. Starting off in the parts department, Ron quickly worked his way up into a sales and management role.

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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we break down the key takeaways from Ag Equipment Intelligence's newly released 2024 Big Dealer Report. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us how cover crop planting could be done autonomously. Also in this episode, CNH Industrial reports a drop in ag sales, AGCO combine and application equipment sales are down year-over-year and a UK New Holland factory strike could impact North America.

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