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USDA Expects 2018 Farm Profits to Dip to 2016 Levels

September 2, 2018 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
If the current outlook for farm profits holds true, the replacement cycle buying that has propped up North American farm equipment sales the past few months could be short lived. And it’s too early to know if the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) might help offset some of the downturn in farm profitability that USDA is forecasting. 
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Are You a Leader or a Manager? Here’s the Difference

Leaders inspire people, while managers have people who do work for them. Here’s how to figure out which you are, and how you can change.
August 17, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices
Source: Fast Company
If you have a management title, you may think of yourself as a leader. However, there are some stark differences between how leaders and managers motivate people toward common goals.
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Ag Equipment Intelligence

Replacement Demand Fuels Solid 1H18 Ag Machinery Sales

July 29, 2018 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
So far, so good for North American tractor and combine sales during the first 6 months of 2018. The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) attributes improving tractor and combine sales to both replacement needs and the farmers’ expectation that the ag market will improve further down the road.
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Business Planning: Real Time Data is the Difference Between Thriving and Surviving

Our real-time world means that business planning is an ongoing process, one that requires analysis of a host of business KPIs and what if-scenario planning nearly every day.
July 27, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices
Source: Financial Executives International
Nothing has revolutionized the business world more than the digitization of business. There once was a time when executive teams could create a business plan annually and assume that things would more or less progress as anticipated.
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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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Yetter Farm Equipment

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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Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.

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Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.
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