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Competition Calls & Farm Equipment Responds

An unexpected phone call spurred fast action that protected the brand while gaining access to an acquisition partner

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

Farm Equipment was well ahead in every measurable criterion — advertising market share, editorial pages, ad pages and revenue. Things were proceeding nicely, and I wouldn’t say we were complacent but perhaps a shakeup was needed.

Looking Back: Vast Technology Changes Assisted Dealers’ Computerization

A Look Back at Farm Equipment History with: Ed Archambo, Founder, Basic Software Systems, Texarkana, Tex.

By Ed Archambo posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Operations & Finance

I was the founder of Basic Software Systems when it started in January of 1979. Since then, many changes have been made. The most drastic way that running our business has changed is in the technology that has taken place.

Farm Equipment Arrives at Lessiter Media

A surprising decision in 2004 to shutter a flagship magazine brought a new day to Lessiter Media

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 26, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

During a recent conference call in preparation for this special history edition, I was asked how Farm Equipment came into the Lessiter Media umbrella.

Farm Equipment Magazine’s ‘Origin Story’

A farmer dabbling in trade publishing & an unpaid printer bill brought Johnson Hill Press 2 key opportunities in the late 1960s

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 26, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

A publishing genealogist could argue that the family tree of Farm Equipment dates back to 1957, 47 years before Lessiter Media acquired the publication.

Looking Back: 60 Years of Equipment Dealer Associations Consolidation Continues

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Kim Rominger, CEO, North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA)

By Kim Rominger posted on September 25, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) was founded on September 20, 1900, and has since been in continuous operation. Today, NAEDA is one of North America’s oldest retail trade associations.

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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: Sept. 22, 2023

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on September 22, 2023

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 .

Looking Back: A Recent Retiree’s Perspective on Equipment Industry

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Lars Paulsson, retired vice president, Laforge Systems, Inc., Concord, Calif.

By Lars Paulsson posted on September 22, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

I can’t speak for 55 years ago. I had then just graduated from high school, but later in life, in the late 70s/early 80s, I had a short stint involved with in-parlor-feeding in the dairy industry, just as electronic recordkeeping started to take off.

Looking Back: Today’s Staff Has No-Fear Approach to Risk, But It Still Exists

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Jeff Morgan, Sales Training & Key Customer Account Specialist, H&R Agri-Power, Hopkinsville, Ky.

By Jeff Morgan posted on September 20, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

In regard to the changes over the past 55 years, the brand and manufacturer consolidation has been the most impactful. This timeline takes us back to and through the consolidation decades.

Looking Back: 45 Years of Observations on Ag Equipment Manufacturing & Distribution

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with Chuck Bellew, retired farm equipment executive, Pine Bluff, Ark.

By Chuck Bellew posted on September 18, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

The single driving force of equipment changes and farming practices is the reduction of farmhands to perform the necessary functions from site prep, planting, harvest and the raw material transportation to buyers.

Looking Back: From 3 Stores Within 50 Miles to 25 Stores Across 8 States

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Tom Rosztoczy, President & CEO, Stotz Equipment Avondale, Ariz.

By Tom Rosztoczy posted on September 15, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

From a dealer perspective, the change in scale has been the biggest change. When my dad ran our business, we were just three stores – all within 50 miles.

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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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