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Looking Back: Farm Equipment Tips the Hat to the Behind-the-Scenes Contribution of An Industry Exec

A Look Back with Patricia A. Collins, Equipment Manufacturers Distribution Association Executive Vice President, Iowa City, Iowa
By Patricia A. Collins posted on November 8, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

The Farm Equipment Staff and I had the pleasure of seeing the official sendoff celebration for retiring EMDA Executive Vice President Pat Collins on November 2, 2023 at the FEMA-EMDA Convention in Kansas City.


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A Dealer’s Role in NFL History

A trip to the National Football Hall of Fame reinforces how auto dealers learned retail & service best practices from their implement dealer counterparts
By Mike Lessiter posted on October 23, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

A trip to the National Football Hall of Fame reinforced how the auto world learned how to retail and service customers from its implement dealer counterparts


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Looking Back: From Dreaming Farm Boy to Equipment Dealer

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Tim Brannon, Owner, B&G Equipment, Paris, Tenn.
By Tim Brannon posted on October 10, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices
This toddler started in the sandbox pushing toy tractors around in my first “farming” enterprise. The toy tractors would later turn into real ones and all through school days the library had a well-worn path to the magazine section.
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Looking Back: 40 Years with Sunco, Hiniker, Ingersoll, Southern Marketing & Forges de Niaux

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Larry Hansen, USA Sales Manager, Forges de Niaux
By Larry Hansen posted on October 6, 2023 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Over the years and my terms of employment with Sunco Marketing, Hiniker Company, Ingersoll Products Company, Southern Marketing Affiliates and now Forges de Niaux I have placed a significant number of ads in Farm Equipment magazine.
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Looking Back: Export Opportunities Changed Game for Canadian Shortline Manufacturer

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Hal Carnago, Sales Manager, Schulte Industries Ltd., Englefeld, Sask., Canada
By Hal Carnago posted on October 5, 2023 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
The advertising options you bring to us – a Shortline Manufacturer of Rotary Cutters, Rock Removal Equipment, Snow Removal equipment and Disc Harrows – has become a one-stop shop for advertising to our U.S. customers for more 15 years or more.
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Looking Back: GMO, Autosteer Forever Changed Our Business

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Tom Janson, Janson Equipment, Reese, Breckenridge and Charlotte, Michigan
By Tom Janson posted on October 2, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices
Fifty years ago, success depended on product, availability and location. These are all still very important. However, today the human resources a dealership has, how they are empowered, how they are rewarded, and the level of commitment to customer satisfaction is the key.
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