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Niche Equipment Markets

Closing the Cover Crop ROI Gap

Cover crop use is on the rise & dealers can help expand the acreage even more by helping growers see the nearer-term payback from using the right equipment
By Gregg Wartgow posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Niche Equipment Markets
The most recent data from the USDA shows that U.S. cropland planted to cover crops increased 17% to nearly 18 million acres from 2017-22.
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Boots on the Ground, Part 2

Alliance Tractor Works Through Unique Spring

In preparing to join Sloan Implement, servicing planters in the wettest spring in 5 years & new technology still to demo, Alliance Tractor faces a busy year
By Ben Thorpe posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices
It’s raining again at Alliance Tractor’s Vincennes, Ind., store in mid-May. The 4-store Indiana and Illinois John Deere dealership has faced unprecedented rainfall the past few weeks.
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Dealership of the Year | Large Operation

H&R’s Investment in Growth & People

Regional management allows H&R Agri-Power to expand, develop staff, employee ownership & technology
By Katie Pratt posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
With a desire to provide exceptional customer service and an eye toward technological innovation, H&R Agri-Power has watched its business grow from one location in 1990 to 21 locations and more than $700 million in annual revenue.
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CDK Cyber Attack Freezes Dealer Access to IntelliDealer

July 2, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer News
On June 18, software company CDK Global was hit by a cyber attack causing a system-side outage that left dealers unable to access their business system and carry out day-to-day activities. While CDK Global Heavy Equipment merged with E-Emphasys Technologies in May 2023 and is now part of VitalEdge, dealers using IntelliDealer have been locked out. While the VitalEdge servers are separate from the CDK servers, CDK Global restricted access to them all as a safety precaution.
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Dealership of the Year | Small Operation

Slow & Steady Approach Yields Growth

Eis Implement’s long-term focus on absorption results in 25% year-over-year improvement
By Kim Schmidt posted on July 1, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
There’s a Chinese proverb that roughly translates to “You can only keep wealth in the family for 3 generations.” Cousins Chris and Jon Eis, third generation owners of single-store John Deere dealer Eis Implement, aim to prove the Chinese wrong.
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Dealership of the Year

Top Equipment Dealers Recognized with 20th Annual Award

H&R Agri-Power & Eis Implement are the 2024 Farm Equipment Dealerships of the Year
July 1, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices
For the 2024 Farm Equipment Dealerships of the Year (DOY), the judges chose Hopkinsville, Ky.-based H&R Agri-Power in the over-$100 million revenue category and Eis Implement of Two Rivers, Wis., in the under-$100 million revenue category.
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