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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Maximizing Performance & Accountability at H&R, Van Wall

Two managers from large-store complexes share their advice for getting the most out of precision specialists, including the need to ‘go to bat’ for them.
By Mike Lessiter posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Dealers who’ve been doing precision for any period of time have seen how expectation problems, miscommunication and burnout can erode morale of what needs to be a highly performing team.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Leveraging the Power of People & Planning to Grow Your Business

Leadership, communication and accountability are pillars of establishing a sustainable, valuable precision farming company.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service
U.S. General George Patton’s famous quote, “A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow,” is sound advice for any farm equipment dealer.
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Wider World of Business

7 Steps for Hiring ‘A Players’ for Your Sales Team

February 17, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices
One of the most challenging aspects of running a great business is figuring out how to hire the right people. What do you look for when hiring? Are there signs a candidate might not be a good fit? If you could construct the ideal staff member, what characteristics would he/she possess?
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Vanderloop Equipment Bets on the Future

When this AGCO dealership built a new facility focused on selling Claas equipment, it designed it with growth in mind.
By Kim Schmidt posted on February 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Facilities, Department Management
Driving along Highway 151 in Beaver Dam, Wis., a sleek and modern facility appears on the horizon. The European style building is Vanderloop Equipment’s newest store, and represents a different approach than the 65-year-old AGCO dealership’s two other locations in Brillion and Lena, Wis.
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Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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