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2016 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Van Wall Equipment

Precision Farming Specialist Completes the Circle with Customers

July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service
AMS specialists at Van Wall Equipment are at farms 12 months of the year. Scott Meldrum, integrated solutions manager for Van Wall, talks about how that relationship is about way more than selling as it involves getting equipment set up, managing data and understanding the customers' needs. Van Wall earned top honors in Farm Equipment's 2016 Dealership of the Year program.
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2016 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Van Wall Equipment

Solutions 360 and the Growth of the Precision Department

July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Scott Meldrum, integrated solutions manager for Van Wall Equipment, talks about the growth of the dealership's precision department. When Meldrum started working at Van Wall about 6 years ago, the dealership had 3 AMS specialists at 5 locations. In 2016, they now have 10 AMS specialists at 16 stores. They've also added agronomy positions to the Integrated Solutions department. Van Wall Equipment earned top honors in Farm Equipment's 2016 Dealership of the Year program.
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2016 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Van Wall Equipment

Preventative Maintenance Specials Drive Service Revenue

July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
Chad Stoline, corporate service manager for Van Wall Equipment, explains that a majority of the dealership's service revenue comes from preventative maintenance service specials. Large storage sheds on Van Wall's lot allow the service techs to stage equipment under a roof without taking up space in the shop, which is appealing to customers. Van Wall Equipment earned top honors in Farm Equipment's 2016 Dealership of the Year program.
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Feed Quality Demand Drives Haying Innovations

Maximizing ROI in feed production while increasing flexibility in harvest operations are major trends in equipment demand and design.
By Dan Crummett posted on July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service, Product Innovations & Introductions, Manufacturer News
The end-user, whether it be the cow or the cattle feeder, is becoming more important to hay and forage producers, and because of that, the equipment in the hay meadow is changing.
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12th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Industry’s Top Dealer

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer News
Despite the downturn in the ag economy, the independent judging panel once again had an impressive pool of candidates to choose in naming as this year’s Dealership of the Year recipient. Commenting on the pool of nominees the judges say, “We feel all nominees have done a very good job in profitability in view of the ‘down’ year in agriculture.”
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2016 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Van Wall Equipment

Add-Ons to Service Trucks Increase Techs' Productivity

July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
Zach Dunsbergen, service technician for the Grinnell, Iowa, location of Van Wall Equipment, talks about the add-ons that have made a huge improvement on the usefulness of the dealership's service trucks. Those include the crane, welder and on-board PTO air compressor. Van Wall earned top honors in Farm Equipment's 2016 Dealership of the Year program.
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2016 Dealership of the Year Video Series: Van Wall Equipment

Solar and Wind Power at Van Wall Equipment

July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices
Several years ago, Van Wall Equipment moved into the energy business, primarily focused on wind energy. As time progressed and grants and benefits from the government changed, it became advantageous to look at solar energy as well. Brian VanRoekel, store manager of the Grinnell, Iowa, location of Van Wall Equipment, explains that the Grinnell location was the first of the dealership's locations to have solar panels installed on the property. Van Wall earned top honors in Farm Equipment's 2016 Dealership of the Year program.
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