North American dealers reported strong financial results for 2022, according to the results of the 2023 Cost of Doing Business study from the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA).
According to the results of a Jan. 17 Farm Equipment Text Poll, more than one-half (54.2%) of dealers report that within 2 years of a merger, 40% or more of the employees will no longer be with the company.
Anniversaries have a way of nudging us to reflect. A natural byproduct of chronicling Farm Equipment’s 55th year was the examination of courageous dealers who bet on themselves and their team’s ability to serve the North American farmer.
From the time he started Agri-Service, Cleve Buttars understood that to succeed, his business needed to be laser focused on people. First, it needed to be customer centric.
If there’s such a thing as a reluctant Hall of Famer, Ron Offutt might be it. In the time we’ve known him, he appears more comfortable behind the scenes, elevating and promoting the achievements of his staff when it comes to taking a bow.
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 Dealer Success Academy.
This map, broken out by USDA Farm Production Regions, illustrates the number of dealerships by state/region based on a November 2023 analysis of unique addresses of equipment dealerships in Farm Equipment’s by-request circulation database.
The talk for much of 2023 largely centered around an expected downturn and not if, but when. Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update has continued to show dealer optimism in negative territory in every month of 2023.
Lessiter Media recently released its new Employment Recruitment Service to offer comprehensive multi-media resources to streamline the ag equipment community’s recruitment process, offering a direct link between dealers and manufacturers and a targeted, engaged, and qualified audience.
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.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.