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Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

High-Use Customer Demands More of Their Dealer

As of January 2016, there are 57 different crops that Kern Machinery serves in its AOR. Clayton Camp, president of Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., explains how this variety impacts the work Kern Machinery has to do to prepare for busy periods as farmers expect a high level of service from the dealership. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.
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Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

Insights on Customer Needs Come From Background in Agriculture

Beyond Kern Machinery, the Camp family operates an engine distribution business and a third-generation farm in Kern County. Clayton Camp, president of Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., talks about how the dealership has gained insights on the ag equipment market in the area through his brother, Edwin, who operates D.M. Camp & Sons, the farm. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.
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Sponsored Content: Success in Shortline Machinery

Succeeding as a Shortline Dealer: The Ultimate Wake-Up Call

Based on the experience of shortline dealers across the country, being cancelled by a major doesn't have to be the death knell of your business.
Based on the experience of shortline dealers across the country, being cancelled by a major doesn't have to be the death knell of your business.
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Sponsored Content: Success in Shortline Machinery

RDO Equipment's Structure for Shortlines

RDO Equipment Co. recognized greater opportunities in shortlines and put dedicated resources on the job to manage decision-making across this 28-store farm equipment dealer group.
Lee Rogness, the dealer-principal of Interstate Inc. (Fergus Falls, Minn.) before selling to RDO Equipment Co. in 2008, knows the power of shortlines. His business “survived on shortlines” during transitions between majors in the tumultuous 1980s, before Interstate inked a contract with John Deere. “We lived on shortlines,” he recalls. “And then we took on Deere and we made money on both and had good market share.”
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Sponsored Content: Success in Shortline Machinery

Creating a Full Line Offering Through Shortline Machinery

AgPro Equipment Service in Hettinger, N.D., has found success selling farm equipment without a major line.
AgPro Equipment Service in Hettinger, N.D., has found success selling farm equipment without a major line. Owner Jeff Hallen opened the dealership in 2013 after spending 6 years with RDO Equipment, one of John Deere's largest ag equipment dealers.
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How To Sell Stalk Stompers

Stalk Stompers Can Do More Than Minimize Tire Damage

Devices for flattening corn stalks during harvest can also help facilitate residue decomposition.
It was the perfect storm for product development: the advent of new hybrid Bt corn varieties developed to reduce the need for insecticides, thus improving crop yields and reducing labor, left spear-sharp, tree trunk-like stalks capable of piercing expensive tractor, combine and implement tires. All of a sudden, there was a rapidly growing need for products that could bend over or mangle these corn stalks so they didn’t damage the equipment tires.
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