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16th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Industry’s Top Dealer

AgriVision Equipment earned the industry’s top honors as Farm Equipment’s 2020 Dealership of the Year.

By Farm Equipment Staff Report posted on July 10, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices

After comparing all of the nominees, the judges made their decision and the 2020 Farm Equipment Dealerships of the Year is AgriVision Equipment, a 17-store John Deere dealership based in Pacific Junction, Iowa.

Top Tips for Customer Training: For Both the Farmers’ & Dealers’ Benefit

The manager of Agri-Service’s separately-branded precision farming arm shares tips for their top-performing customer training sessions — ones that farmers don’t want to miss.

By Cody Searle posted on April 7, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service

I recently talked to industry people about their thoughts on customer training. One response was that customer events are a “necessary evil;” that customers expect it, so we do it. Another said, “We do them, but we don’t feel like we get anything in return from them.” And another said, “Our customers don’t remember anything that we teach them so why do them — what’s the point?”

Case IH Dealer Network Series Update

A Look at Case IH Network of Tomorrow

Part 6: In the final installment of this Farm Equipment series, Case IH executives share a forward-looking view of their network of tomorrow, and how they can help dealers who wish to consolidate.

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 14, 2018 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Manufacturer News

In a mature industry like farm machinery, consolidation has become something we need to deal with ... just like death and taxes. It’s very much like Darwinism and survival of the fittest. It’s not popular with some dealers, manufacturers nor farmers, but this business is “adapt or die.”

To the Point

Take Charge Where Charge Can Be Taken

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 10, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealership Marketing

As much as the word “operations” identifies with numbers and benchmark ratios, there’s no way to isolate performance from people. This point was decidedly clear at the recently held Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Louisville, especially in dealer roundtable exchanges.

To the Point: Take Charge Where Charge Can Be Taken

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 10, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealership Marketing

The issue in your hands is a special themed edition on “Dealership Operations.” We hope you’ll find it a timely read in examining areas that you and your team can examine to improve your performance this year.

13th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Industry’s Top Dealers

Valley Truck & Tractor & Ellens Equipment earned the industry’s top honors as Farm Equipment’s 2017 Dealership of the Year.

By Farm Equipment Staff Report posted on July 15, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices

Now in its fourth year, the downturn in the ag economy has presented farm equipment dealers with numerous challenges. But, the best of the best have risen to the occasion and found ways to face those challenges head on.

To The Point: Make Room for Creative Destruction

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 15, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Manufacturer News

Reflecting on the Dealership of the Year Alumni Group, and the manufacturer rankings, it’s clear that best in industry achievements don’t happen by accident. Rather, they get into the conversation of “best” through a refusal to be mediocre, or “good enough to get by.” One can argue a company can’t get there unless it first engages in honest self-reflection, with a well-polished mirror.

From the Desk of Mike Lessiter

Make Room for Creative Destruction

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 3, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Manufacturer News

More Knowledge Resources ... and a Tip of the Cap

By Mike Lessiter posted on May 22, 2017 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Department Management

We’re not out of the woods when it comes to used equipment inventories, but it’s getting better.

To the Point

Used Machinery: Listen to the ‘Little Guys’

By Mike Lessiter posted on December 28, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

A few weeks ago, I drove out to see Leo Johnson, Johnson Tractor (2012 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year), to hear how his 4-stores were responding to the used equipment pileup. Meeting in his newly renovated dealership in Janesville, Wis., (and later in his truck), we covered a lot of ground that afternoon.

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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.

Finance Scope

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