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AGCO Announces New Organizational Structure for North American Region

New initiative aims to streamline operations and enhance revenue opportunities for dealers.

January 9, 2018 | Posted in Manufacturer News

AGCO Corp. announced a new organizational structure aimed at streamlining operations and enhancing aftersales revenue opportunities for its dealers.

Aftermarket Opportunities: What am I Missing?

2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit — Roundtable #7

March 11, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

The group of precision farming professionals who participated in the roundtable covered a lot of ground, but a few key takeaways stood out. “The majority of our time was spent discussing optimization packages, specifically proactive optimization packages,” says Jayme Paquin, general manager of Reichhardt Electronic Innovations, who moderated the roundtable.

From the Desk of Kim Schmidt

When Wholegoods are Down, What’s Happening with Parts?

By Kim Schmidt posted on July 19, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

Conventional wisdom says that when wholegoods sales go down, parts sales go up. Or does it? Earlier this summer Don Van Houweling, owner of Van Wall Equipment in Iowa, told me contrary to popular belief, that’s not actually true.

Dealership Minds

Always Planning Ahead for Parts & Service Success

By Jaime Elftman posted on February 13, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

“In terms of enterprise operations, I keep us all on the same track with planning, projects and key objectives coming up,” says Charlie Moe, aftermarket manager for Kern Machinery, in describing his role at the dealership.

Dealership Minds 2016: Kern Machinery

How the John Deere Ag Tech Program Works

By Jaime Elftman posted on January 27, 2016 | Posted in Department Management

Charlie Moe, corporate aftermarket manager with Kern Machinery of Bakersfield, Calif., talks about how the John Deere Ag Tech Program convinced him to invest some time in seeking out opportunities go out to area high schools to speak to juniors and seniors about careers in the ag industry. The 54-part 2016 Farm Equipment Dealership Minds video series is sponsored by Charter Software.

Agritechnica 2015

Reichhardt Electronic Innovations Showcases Aftermarket ISO-Ready Kit

By Jack Zemlicka posted on December 9, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

The "Wow" factor of the unit is that it comes with the farmer's choice of a fully-programmable joystick. The joystick can be completely programmed through the virtual terminal Reichhardt virtual terminal.

Glossary of Farm Equipment Industry Terms

December 1, 2015

This is a growing list of industry terminology relevant to farm equipment dealers and manufacturers.

Can Parts Turns Be Too High?

By Mike Lessiter posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

Monitoring Service Productivity: Non-Applied Tech Time Is ‘Thrown-Out’ Inventory

By Mike Lessiter posted on April 16, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance

In his general session presentation at the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit in Cincinnati in January, Birkey’s Farm Store President/CEO Mike Hedge also covered service productivity issues and the high cost of unapplied labor most farm equipment dealerships experience. And he encouraged dealers to start looking at service techs through a lens of inventory units.

Industry Q&A: Selling Aftermarket Precision

July 30, 2014 | Posted in Best Practices

How is your dealership adapting to an increase in factory-installed precision hardware on new farm equipment, and how is this impacting aftermarket precision sales?

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In this episode of On the Record, we look at a recent AEM survey that found the majority of ag equipment manufacturers reported improving supply chain issues. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman looks at Leaftech Ag's new handheld tissue analysis tool. Also in this episode, CNH Industrial's latest acquisitions and Titan Machinery's fiscal year 2023 earnings.

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