Are the burger makers taking their lead from the farm equipment makers? Probably not, but it's interesting to read about both sides of the debate when it comes to multi-store locations.
When I study the results from our monthly Dealer Trends & Business Outlook survey, as much as I pay attention to the numbers, I always find more color? in the dealer comments about what's really happening out there.
USDA expects corn plantings to reach nearly 96 million acres in 2012, the highest since 1937, and 4% higher than 2011 acreage. Soybean acres are expected to fall slightly (down 1%) and acres planted to wheat are forecast to rise by 3% in the year ahead vs. last year.
If you were to ask any of Torgerson's top management about the most important aspect of farm equipment retailing these days -- those operations that, if not given particular attention, can spell dealership failure -- to a person they'll point directly at two things: turning used equipment and service and parts absorption rate.
Keeping this dealership as a family business for a century is a testament to uncommon leadership, a willingness to change and a commitment to working for the good of the entire company.
Keeping this dealership as a family business for a century is a testament to uncommon leadership, a willingness to change and a commitment to working for the good of the entire company.
To say that Larry Roeder and his wife Susan Sommers were thinking outside of the box when they designed and built the new Hiawatha Implement store in Hiawatha, Kan., would be an understatement. The new John Deere dealership combines decorative elements unlike any typically found in an equipment dealership with the utility of a high functioning facility aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the business.
It seems many North American farm equipment dealers are surprising even themselves when it comes to how sales are holding up through the first part of 2012.
When the brain trust of Cervus Equipment Corp. decided to take its John Deere dealership group public in 2000, the idea, of course, was to fund the company's future expansion.
If anyone is surprised that John Deere announced last Friday it would use an "Integrated Emissions Control" system that includes selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet air standards under the Final Tier 4 emissions regulations they shouldn't be.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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