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Industry's Best Dealerships Honored in 9th Annual Dealership of the Year Program

July 17, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices
The judges for Farm Equipment's 2013 Dealership of the Year program report that selecting this year's award winners may have been their most difficult challenge since the recognition series was established in 2005. But they made their choices and the 2013 Dealerships of the Year are: Stotz Equipment, a 23-store network based in Avondale, Ariz., in the over $50 million in annual revenue category; and Lake County International, a single-store dealer located in Madison, S.D., in the under $50 million revenue category.
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Dealership of the Year: Stotz Equipment

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 17, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices
The last time Stotz Machinery (known then as Arizona Machinery) graced the cover of Farm Equipment (featuring the Avondale location’s famed saguaro cactus) was in April/May 2005 (“Making Multi-Stores Manageable”). What captured attention at the time was the firm’s ability to manage 13 stores (a large number for those days) in 4 states from a remote location.
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U.S. Farmers Made Big Strides in Corn Planting Last Week

May 20, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices
Give them a few good days and U.S. farmers can do amazing things when it comes to getting their corn crop in the ground. This afternoon, USDA reported that for the 18 states that accounted for 92% of the corn acreage last year, 71% of corn acres were planted as of yesterday, May 19. While it doesn't match up to last year's 95% that was planted as of that date, it certainly is a big leap from a week earlier when only 28% of corn acres had been planted.
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