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2024 Dealership Minds Summit

Johnson Tractor Details Decade-Long Succession Journey

April 15, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Department Management, Dealer Succession, Dealer News, Manufacturer News

In this special session, recently retired Leo Johnson (chairman) & Eric Reuterskiold (president/CEO) of Johnson Tractor (Dealership of the Year Alumni Group) rewind the clock and describe the succession plan they carefully scripted in 2011 and fully executed in 2021.

Precision Ag Sales & Service

Service Stress Alleviation Strategies Slash Workweek by 27 Hours

Dealers cut down on burnout with off-season clinics, mandatory planter inspections & mentorship programs

By Noah Newman posted on March 14, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service

While eliminating service stress during busy season seems almost impossible, there are creative ways to prevent burnout and put valuable hours back on the clock.

Benchmark Study

77% of Precision Dealers Forecast Revenue Growth in 2024

11th annual Precision Farming Dealer benchmark study reveals mostly positive outlook for new year after significant revenue increases in 2023

By Noah Newman posted on February 27, 2024 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Dealers saw an increase in precision farming sales and service revenue in 2023, and most predict the positive trend will continue in 2024 according to the 11th annual Precision Farming Dealer benchmark study.

Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Paul Wallem, Wallem International & Central Sands International

Wallem International, Belvidere, Ill, & Central Sands International, Plainfield, Wis. Operated from 1970-1987 Primary Lines: International Harvester, Zimmatic, Steiger, Butler Locations: 2

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 15, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

Paul Wallem is a unique selection in Farm Equipment’s Hall of Fame for several reasons. He’s the oldest living dealer selected at age 89, has been out of the dealer business for nearly 40 years and well, his business didn't survive the disastrous 1980s.

Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Orhan Yirmibesh, 1914-1999

Badger Farm Store, Clinton & Avalon, Wis. Primary Lines: Oliver, White, New Idea, Massey Ferguson Locations: 2

By Mike Lessiter posted on January 8, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Dealership Marketing

According to Clinton historian Tom Larsen, Orhan Yirmibesh was an Istanbul native who attended an all-male Turkish boarding school since age 8 and graduated from American Robert College. In 1936, he arrived at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a graduate degree in economics.

Farm Equipment & Equipment Dealers Foundation Celebrate 55 Years with Scholarship Donation

October 12, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

In celebration of Farm Equipment’s 55th anniversary, Farm Equipment and the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA) teamed up to donate $5,500 to the Equipment Dealers Foundation (EDF).

Dealership Minds Summit Debuts in 2013, ‘Seminal’ Event for Industry

An appetite for best practices & peer problem solving led to an industry-unique ‘dealer-only’ event without the major lines taking notes

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 27, 2023 | Posted in Department Management

It became clear to us by 2012 that dealers wanted more insights than what could be accomplished in our print and web pages alone.

Trying to Get ‘Lift Off’

Lessiter Media’s first 12 months with Farm Equipment were trying, but perseverance, planning & a serendipitous visit from a former mentor changed its fate

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 26, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

Despite the honeymoon period following our statement-making first issue, the rest of 2004 proved challenging.

Looking Back: The ‘5 Greatest Tech Advancements’ in My Career as a Dealer

A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Leo Johnson, Johnson Tractor, Janesville, Wis.

By Leo Johnson posted on August 29, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Operations & Finance, Facilities

Back in the late 1970s when I started in the retail farm equipment industry, Implement and Tractor was the go-to magazine to see what was happening on the cutting edge.

Prioritize Process, Performance & Communication for Service Department Success

3 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year alumni share advice for making service departments operate more efficiently.

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 1, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

For 3 industry-leading dealerships, managing the service department is an ongoing balance of implementing processes while also remaining open to change.

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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

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Montag Mfg

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