We’re talking tech with Vanderloop Equipment CEO Robb Vanderloop today. The Wisconsin AGCO dealership has been ahead of the curve when it comes to expanding its precision portfolio.
The tariff situation directly hits everyone at the FEMA Supply Summit. Even the few that are doing all U.S. business and with U.S. components will soon feel the impact of the steel tariffs. Most OEMs in attendance are sourcing key components or materials throughout the globe.
According to the 2025 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report, the highest percentage of dealers — 45.6— expect their payroll expenses to go up 1-3% this year. Another 39.2% of dealers expect payroll expenses to be up 4-6%, Nearly 30% of dealers said they expect their payroll to be up 7% or more.
According to a report by Gerald Mashange and Bradley Zwilling with the Univ. of Illinois Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics, in the fourth quarter of 2024, loan demand in the Chicago Federal Reserve District exceeded that of the St. Louis District as shown here.
According to the March 14 2025 Milwaukee Business Journal, John Deere Financial represents the second-largest “midsize” bank in Wisconsin, defined as banks with assets between $1 billion and $4 billion.
More no-tillers are air-seeding soybeans, planting corn with larger planters and adopting precision technology after investing in new equipment in 2024, according to the 2025 No-Till Farmer Benchmark Report.
Hot off the pressers, it’s Strip-Till Farmer’s 12th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study! And at first glance, strip-tillers continue to be heavy users of precision technology.
Titan Machinery reported that its fiscal year 2025 revenues were down 2% to $2.7 billion and for the fourth quarter revenues were down 10.8% to $759.9 million.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Jason Webster, commercial agronomist with PTI Farm, breaks the results of PTI Farm’s 2024 HIgh Speed Planting Corn Study.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
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