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Bob Sinclair’s Personal Advice to Community College Grads

Sinclair Tractor CEO delivers commencement address at Indian Hills Community College
By Bob Sinclair posted on May 24, 2022 | Posted in Department Management, Dealer Succession
You Did It! Each of you is a winner. Each of you is a grinder. You ground through all obstacles these past few years and are sitting here today as a graduate. 
Graduating college is a milestone in your life. This Chapter is done and a new one starts tomorrow.
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Ahead of the Curve

Field Tests Underway for Electric Planter

Iowa start-up Salin 247 field testing autonomous electric drive unit for planting in Iowa and Tennessee fields. Prototype machine also offers post-emergence capabilities in spraying and side-dressing.
By Dan Crummett posted on March 27, 2022 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets

With a lifetime of farming experience and degrees in agronomy and economics, Dave Krog says he’s trying to whittle variable and fixed costs from today’s equipment outlays with an electric, autonomous drive unit aimed squarely at the 24-row planter.


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Early MVP Votes for Service Managers in ‘22

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 18, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices
Several times over the years, attendees of our Dealership Minds Summit (DMS) extended high praise to our editors in foreseeing key challenges 6-9 months in advance and hosting a networking venue to prep them before that topic hit code-red. Among them was our “Succession Planning & Next-Generation Management” for the 2015 DMS and “Used Equipment Remarketing” for 2017.
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