Weak commodity prices continue to translate into a slump in farm equipment sales in the U.S. and Canada, and that has ag equipment dealers struggling to find ways to boost revenues and move a backlog of new and used equipment from their lots. Meanwhile, some equipment manufacturers are leaning on their dealer networks to “stock up” and place more orders — purchases the dealers worry cannot be sold profitably.
Weak commodity prices continue to translate into a slump in farm equipment sales in the U.S. and Canada, and that has ag equipment dealers struggling to find ways to boost revenues and move a backlog of new and used equipment from their lots. Meanwhile, some equipment manufacturers are leaning on their dealer networks to “stock up” and place more orders — purchases the dealers worry cannot be sold profitably.
As 2015 draws to a close, there’s a lot of pessimism, maybe resignation, in the air that we’re in for another tough year in 2016. During the last several times I was out and about visiting dealers or at industry events, if I was asked once, I was asked a dozen times, “You got any good news for us Dave?”
Raven and CNH Industrial have established a long-term agreement that will expand the use of Raven products and technology through the dealer network of CNH Industrial brands Case IH and New Holland.
At this week's Agritechnica show in Hannover, Germany, Joe Denniston, VP of Trimble's Ag Division, weighed in on what the pending acquisition of Canada-based ag consulting firm, Agri-Trend, will mean for both companies and their dealers.
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Barry Nelson, media relations manager for John Deere, provides some additional background information on Deere's announcement of its acquisition of Precision Planting.
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At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Colin Rush, Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Bourgault Industries, details the Canadian manufacturer's newly announced partnership with CNH.
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