Jeremy Groeteke, global head of IT and digital strategy at Syngenta, breaks down some of the latest trends with AI in agriculture and shares key takeaways from his presentation at the 2026 FEMA Supply Summit and Showcase in San Antonio, Texas.
Same-store tractor dealer revenues were flat year-over-year in March, following at least 11 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, according to the latest report from Constellation Dealer Insights.
Representatives from over 30 dealers and members of the North American Equipment Dealers Association ascended on Capitol Hill this week for NAEDA’s Legislative Fly-In. The group met with around 25 legislators, to discuss the need for the Farm Bill to be updated, tariffs, the death tax, section 179 taxes section 199 A taxes and right to repair.
We’re talking tech with Vanderloop Equipment CEO Robb Vanderloop today. The Wisconsin AGCO dealership has been ahead of the curve when it comes to expanding its precision portfolio.
The tariff situation directly hits everyone at the FEMA Supply Summit. Even the few that are doing all U.S. business and with U.S. components will soon feel the impact of the steel tariffs. Most OEMs in attendance are sourcing key components or materials throughout the globe.
According to the 2025 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report, the highest percentage of dealers — 45.6— expect their payroll expenses to go up 1-3% this year. Another 39.2% of dealers expect payroll expenses to be up 4-6%, Nearly 30% of dealers said they expect their payroll to be up 7% or more.
According to a report by Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling with the Univ. of Illinois Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, in the fourth quarter of 2024, loan demand in the Chicago Federal Reserve District exceeded that of the St. Louis District as shown here.
According to the March 14 2025 Milwaukee Business Journal, John Deere Financial represents the second-largest “midsize” bank in Wisconsin, defined as banks with assets between $1 billion and $4 billion.
More no-tillers are air-seeding soybeans, planting corn with larger planters and adopting precision technology after investing in new equipment in 2024, according to the 2025 No-Till Farmer Benchmark Report.
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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