Charlie Glass
Chairman emeritus, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn.’s (FEMA) Dealer Relations Committee
With more than 4 decades in the industry, Glass produces an annual tractor and combine forecast and provides technical assistance to various investment groups. A former director of FEMA, he is also a frequent presenter and author of several white papers on the future of farm equipment distribution. Glass is also a judge for Farm Equipment’s Dealership of the Year program.
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Looking Back: Farm Equipment Sales in the 1970s
A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Charlie Glass, Chairman emeritus, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn.’s (FEMA) Dealer Relations Committee
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Does Selling Shortlines Make Sense? Two Industry Veterans Debate the Value to Dealers
We asked two industry veterans — Charlie Glass, chairman emeritus of the Farm Equipment Dealers Assn.’s Dealer Relations Committee, and Dr. Jim Weber, a management consultant to the ag equipment industry — to argue their case for why dealers should, or should not, add shortlines to their offerings.
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