A variety of government agencies at the federal, state and local levels buy a variety of tools and equipment — many of which are sitting in a farm equipment dealer’s showroom.
3 common organizational structures used in the farm equipment industry each have their place. Choosing the right one largely depends on the size, growth and diversity of the dealership as a whole.
As a dealership expands its footprint, the typical top-down management approach with everything running through the owner can start to become impractical.
As dealerships expand and add locations, there comes a point when the CEO can no longer properly oversee all aspects of the business. Executives from 3 dealerships share how they updated their organizational structures and management layers to lead the business.
Convincing growers to invest in precision technologies almost always comes down to ROI, and upgrade kits help deliver all the benefits at a fraction of the cost.
Aftermarket upgrades give growers an opportunity to turn their existing equipment into high-tech precision agriculture machinery. For the industry to build broader adoption, dealers must play a pivotal role.
Rather than covering tuition costs up front for future technicians, the New Holland dealer reimburses new employees for school costs over the course of 3 years.
A key step to tackling the technician shortage starts with convincing high school kids that their post-secondary education does not need to be at a 4-year institution for them to be successful and make good money.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
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