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Is Diesel’s Half-Century Farm Reign Ebbing?

Electric Power, Alternative Fuels and Imaginative Innovations with Internal Combustion Engine Design Promise a Diverse Stable of Farm Power in Coming Decades
By Dan Crummett posted on December 23, 2017 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Product Innovations & Introductions
For 50 years diesel power has ruled the roost on the world’s farms, providing fuel-efficient, rugged power plants that operate dependably at nearly full power throughout seasons of use.
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Separating Alfalfa Leaves & Stems at Harvest

By Dan Crummett posted on October 14, 2017
Several years ago farm magazine articles were discussing alfalfa becoming part of a crop rotation in corn and soybean fields across the Midwest based on USDA-ARS research involving harvesting alfalfa leaves separately from stems. 
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4 Steps to Turn Used Equipment Into Cashflow

Consultant Dr. Jim Weber urges dealers to buy smart, limit reconditioning, be attentive to sales mix and compensate sales on what matters most.
By Dan Crummett posted on October 14, 2017 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing
There is cash in used iron, and for most farm equipment dealers that pre-owned inventory represents the path to the overall health and lifeblood of their business. Dr. Jim Weber, a 40-year veteran consultant and trainer in the farm and construction equipment industry, says an on-going survey of large volume dealers in Canada shows used equipment turn rates — and corresponding positive cashflow rates — have fallen by about a third since 2012 as many dealers have been busy selling new equipment, with wholegood transactions averaging 81-82% of their dealership’s total sales.
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