Consolidation among ag equipment dealers is an old and ongoing trend. But it has reached the point that leaders at large dealership groups now had very little in common with their counterparts at smaller ag equipment organizations.
AGCO delivered solid sales and earnings performance in the third quarter, while continuing to make strategic investments in new technologies, productivity enhancements and new market development.
Farmers Edge announced that Osmington, Inc., a Toronto-based commercial real estate firm and one of the leading investors in Farmers Edge has exercised a $3.2 million investment option in the growing multinational.
Albert Zahalka, president of Topcon Positioning Systems, talks about the company's recent acquisitions and how they impact their product offering. Topcon has made 4 acquisitions in the last 12 months to significantly broaden the company's operating base.
Mike Martinez with Trimble Agriculture talks about the massive growth he's seeing in dealers' interests in data management products for growers. Trimble's Connected Farm Field Management software offers a stepping stone for some of those dealers looking to get more involved in data management services to get some exposure.
Godfrey Bros. owner Kevin Godfrey discusses what it takes to not only survive but to thrive in the farm equipment dealership industry. The dealership focuses on the 3 P's - people, product and process - and how they work together along with high-quality customer service to reach its goals and be successful.
The ASPEN dealership management system is poised for continued growth under the direction of Rick Retherford, Charter Software's new Director of IT and Development.
Jason Bessette, Partner & General Manager of the St. Albans Store at Champlain Valley Equipment (headquartered in Middlebury, Vt.), talks about how the overall growth of Champlain Valley Equipment has impacted his dealership and work tasks.
Chantal Persons, Human Resources Director of Champlain Valley Equipment (headquartered in Middlebury, Vt.), explains the dealerships efforts at recruiting young talent to support future growth in the business.
Award-winning farmer and No-Till Farmer Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick talks about his long history of working with Alliance Tractor, particularly Sales Representative Ryan Seger, with whom he shares a passion for no-till farming and cover crops.
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.
Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.
Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.