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September 2023
Volume: 61
Edition: 7
Shortline Equipment Edition
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Ag Equipment Business Update: September 2023
From the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence & Cleveland Research CoRead MoreSponsored Content: Trade Values & TrendsSprayer/High Clearance Values Guide - Summer 2023
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Manufacturer Hall of Fame
The inaugural class of Farm Equipment’s ‘Shortline Legends’ made a permanent dent in the ag equipment universeRead More
Shortline LegendsCelebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Roy Applequist
With a curious mind & a wood-carved model, the founder of Great Plains Mfg. built a manufacturing empire for ag implements that would eventually help Kubota fast-track its entry into production agRead More
Shortline LegendsCelebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Jon Kinzenbaw
Kinze founder advanced the industry through numerous pioneering inventions & went head-to-head with Deere to ensure a choice for other shortline manufacturersRead More
Shortline LegendsCelebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Don Landoll
A failed Air Force physical redirected a prodigious welder to answer the calls that led to a vertically integrated & diversified manufacturing giant that bears his nameRead More
Shortline LegendsCelebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Joseph A. MacDonald
Invisible innovator to the OEMs adapts to turmoil to become global industry leader in harvesting technology under MacDon nameRead More
Shortline LegendsCelebrating the Innovations of Independent Farm Equipment Manufacturers: Gary Vermeer
The farmer and tinkerer built Vermeer Corp. into a multinational ag & industrial giant by focusing on helping users do more with lessRead MoreManufacturer RankingsDealers Rank Meyer Mfg. No. 1 Shortline in Dealer-Manufacturer Relations
Annual NAEDA survey reveals how dealers rate their manufacturers’ performanceRead More
A Day in the LifeSelling Shortlines to Dealerships
Doran Distribution has sold shortlines to dealers throughout the upper Midwest since the late ‘90s. Owner Bob Doran gives you a glimpse of what his job entailsRead More
Executive Q&AClaas Looks for Remote Service Success with FarmPoint Dealership Model
The new company-owned dealership, made up of 2 stores and a team of remote technicians, covers Indiana and parts of KentuckyRead More
Farmer Turned Dealer has Unique Perspective on Grower Needs
Mark Muench, a fifth-generation farmer in Ogden, Iowa, opened a Salford dealership in his farm shop in 2012Read More
Ahead of the CurveHoning Nitrogen Production with Electricity
Harnessing the power of lightning to make nitrates & green ammonia promises a cleaner source of ag fuel & fertilizerRead More
5 Questions with…Oregon Tool’s New CEO Talks Dealer Development, Preparing for 2024
Zimmer brings a decade of experience working with an HVAC dealership networkRead More
7 Tips for Building & Buying New Dealerships
Bayou Kubota Dealer Principal Jeremy Gantt breaks down what he learned going from 1 to 3 locationsRead More -
Featured Articles
Featured Articles
Manufacturer RankingsDealers Rank Meyer Mfg. No. 1 Shortline in Dealer-Manufacturer Relations
Annual NAEDA survey reveals how dealers rate their manufacturers’ performanceRead MoreManufacturer Hall of Fame
The inaugural class of Farm Equipment’s ‘Shortline Legends’ made a permanent dent in the ag equipment universeRead More -
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