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Ben Thorpe

Ben Thorpe

Ben Thorpe is the Associate Research Editor of Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence. He joined Lessiter Media in 2019 after 1 year working with the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers. He graduated with a writing degree from Carroll University.

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On the Record

Linamar ‘Not Seeing’ 2024 Ag Cycle Negativity

By Ben Thorpe posted on January 5, 2024 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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Deere Spends More on Dealer Sales Incentives, R&D in 2023

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 22, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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Annual Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report

Dealers Forecast Mixed Revenue Growth, Declining Sales & Capital Spending in 2024

Declining equipment sales and orders, coupled with rising inventories, have dealers continuing to bet on aftermarket revenue in 2024
By Ben Thorpe posted on December 12, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
One year after the first signs of downward motion in the ag equipment market began to appear in survey results, dealers are indicating 2024 will be their toughest year since the pandemic for this year’s Dealer Business Outlook & Trends report.
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On the Record

More Dealers Forecasting 2024 Wholegoods Revenues Declines than Increases

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 8, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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Solectrac Exec Talks Search for New Investor, Future of Electric Tractor Market

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 24, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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On the Record

CNH Industrial Aims for Almost All In-House Precision Tech by 2025

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 10, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial''s goals for in-house precision tech production. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us Mississippi State University's brand-new Agricultural Autonomy Institute. Also in this episode, grain prices and farmer purchases, dealers' capital spending plans and Kubota's third quarter earnings.
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Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024

Big Dealer Consolidation Continues in 2024

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we break down the key takeaways from Ag Equipment Intelligence's newly released 2024 Big Dealer Report. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us how cover crop planting could be done autonomously. Also in this episode, CNH Industrial reports a drop in ag sales, AGCO combine and application equipment sales are down year-over-year and a UK New Holland factory strike could impact North America.

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