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Precision Farming Dealer Summit 2019 Recap

Add Depth Through Recruiting, Retention & Advancement

Once you find a precision farming technician with some potential, set a clear on-boarding plan and career path to increase the likelihood of retaining a long-term employee.

By Kim Schmidt posted on March 12, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Finding good employees — and retaining them — is a challenge for all farm equipment dealership departments, but it is particularly challenging for the precision farming department where burnout rates are high.

Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Clearly Defined Culture Breeds a Commitment to Precision Performance

3 diverse dealers dissect the dynamics of a productive employee-manager relationship, along with the detriments of poor communication.

By James DeGraff posted on March 17, 2018 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

The shifting nature of precision farming demands a foundation for employee commitment, yet the unique structure of any given dealership eliminates the possibility for any universal blueprint. Rarely does the perfect formula come from direct replication or an unhinged maverick move, but the best plans often fall somewhere in between.

Wider World of Business

How to Develop Top Performers from Lower Ranks

January 12, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Source: Source: Inc.

They say employee turnover is at an all-time high right now. Given the low unemployment rate, talented employees have options. If you aren't keeping yours happy, they can (and will!) take their skills elsewhere.

Wider World of Business

Talent Management Evolves; Requires Deeper Understanding

June 1, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

Source: Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business

It seems that this is how talent management tends to go on many farms and in many food and agribusiness firms today. We’ve done a job for so long, we’ve forgotten what it’s like to not know how to do it. When the boss ahead of us gets promoted, we move up too. Then we hire replacements, “set them on the tractor” and tell them to go do good things. As long as the employee does good things, we stay out of the way. When mistakes are made, we scramble to fix them and admonish the employee to do it right next time.

Special Report: After the Ink Dries

Cultural Integration: Embrace Change From the Get Go

Agriterra Equipment is an ever-growing dealership group that stresses open communication in the days following an acquisition.

By Kim Schmidt posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer Succession

Agriterra Equipment, an 8-store AGCO dealer in Alberta, was born out of an acquisition in 2013. Brian Taschuk started the dealership by acquiring Selmac Equipment, which was a 3-store operation. Since that initial acquisition, Taschuk has acquired another dealership every 6 months. Today, the dealership has grown to 8 stores. “We’re on a constant integration journey every month,” he says.

PFD Summit: Recruiting & Retaining Precision Farming Specialists

Knowing what traits to look for and where to find new employees is only the beginning. Keeping employees is a whole other battle.

By Jaime Elftman posted on March 12, 2016 | Posted in Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Finding the next generation of precision farming specialists is a challenge that almost 40% of dealers reported was among their most important issues in the Precision Farming Dealer 2015 Benchmark Study. First, dealers must identify the traits they’re looking for in potential candidates for their fast-paced, rapidly evolving precision farming departments. Then, they face the challenge of actually finding these recruits.

Tax-Favored Benefits: A Key Retention Tool for Farm Equipment Dealers [Webinar]

July 29, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

During this webinar, we explored how certain tax-favored benefit programs can help you retain your top-performing personnel, including the sought-after service techs.

2015 Dealership Minds Summit Roundtable

Looking Back … What Would You Do Over?

March 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices

2015 Dealership Minds Summit Roundtable

Talent Inventory: Is the Time Right to Grow?

March 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices

Technology for Profit

Article Rewind: What We’ve Covered So Far

By George Russell posted on March 12, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices

I began writing a regular column in 2009 under the banner “Planning for Profits,” which focused on ways progressive farm equipment dealers can improve their bottom lines. In early 2012, the editorial focus changed to “Technology for Profits” — that is how dealers can and should use technology profitably. This list responds to dealers who have asked for copies to previously published articles.

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Farm Equipment Videos

Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at how the Port of Baltimore's closure will alter the flow of high horsepower tractors in and out of the country. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about some changes coming to drone operation regulations. Also in this episode, Kazakhstan's potential for the North American ag equipment industry and what 2024 holds for the sprayer market.

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Yetter Farm Equipment

Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.

Montag Mfg

Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.

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