Two JCB apprentices won first place in the mechatronics division at the recent SkillsUSA national championships. Anthony Smith and Victor De La Cruz were tested in practical skills in pneumatic technology, electrical systems, mechanical systems and general automation techniques.
Mixing and matching precision farming equipment and components can, in many cases, produce a superior system for some operations. On the other hand, compatibility issues with such systems have been known to create major headaches for precision farming technicians whose job it is to make them operate properly.
In the fourth episode of the Precision Farming Dealer Podcast series brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome members of the Precision Farming Dealer advisory board to discuss some of the topical challenges and opportunities each are facing within the industry today.
A mainline dealer whose shortline business is critical to success sets up a separate location to quiet the major about the competitive attention at the primary location. The idea has also been talked about as a hedge move to protect a dealership whose contract or future transition of that contract could be questionable.
This webinar event looks at how to declutter your parts department. Management consultant Bob Clements walks you through the basics of decluttering and building higher profits. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
With the used equipment issue upon us and dealers and OEM's struggling to solve this issue, I would ask all of us if our sales staff is properly trained to sell used equipment?
Quarterbacks and entrepreneurs have a lot in common. Here are four traits leaders in the boardroom and leaders on the field share that help make them successful.
If the new company formed by the merger of CNH Global and its parent company, Turin, Italy-based Fiat Industrial S.P.A., looks familiar to you old timers, it should. The major businesses of the new CNH Industrial farm equipment, construction equipment and trucks are nearly identical to that of International Harvester when it was the big dog of equipment and truck manufacturers.
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 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.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.