For my last “To the Point” column, I’d written about Jim Collins’ new monograph, Turning the Flywheel, and how it could be worthy exercise for your farm equipment company. Over two meetings in 1 week, we wordsmithed our version of a company flywheel — and the 6 spokes that cycle and power our enterprise.
Farm equipment dealers focus facility improvements on service department and parts organization, as well as improving office and training space, all with the intention of bettering their customer service.
By tilling fields according to soil type and residue conditions, growers will be able to control erosion, save time and fuel and maintain the productivity of their soils.
As precision agriculture honed practices for planting, fertilizing, watering and harvesting crops over the past 20 years, it has lagged somewhat in helping farmers with what many say is historically the most important factor of agriculture — preparing a proper seedbed for planting and protecting the soil for future crops.
Owen Palm, CEO of 21st Century Equipment, discussed the importance of keeping employees energized and how he does that in the second part of a leadership development series.
Keeping your employees energized is an important part of running your dealership. Having energized employees increases productivity, improves retention and results in lower absenteeism. It also is important in improving ROI and creating higher customer satisfaction.
Osmundson Manufacturing Co. has carved a global niche in the equipment business by forming ground-engaging tillage parts from raw steel in its Perry, Iowa, facility.
Over 1,800 companies from 42 countries flocked to Paris for the 2019 SIMA International Agribusiness Show to showcase a global look at current — and emerging — equipment trends.
Digital links with the factory, farm office and other tractors and harvesters is becoming just as important as torque rise and transmission technology as OEMs launch new tractors.
I wish I was writing about a wild weekend in Las Vegas, waking up with a Tiger in my room and having to explain to Mike Tyson how we got it, but I’m not. The hangover I am referring to is not the hit movie, rather the glut of 2012-14 used equipment on the market, more specifically combines.
Farm equipment dealers focus facility improvements on service department and parts organization, as well as improving office and training space, all with the intention of bettering their customer service.
By tilling fields according to soil type and residue conditions, growers will be able to control erosion, save time and fuel and maintain the productivity of their soils.
As precision agriculture honed practices for planting, fertilizing, watering and harvesting crops over the past 20 years, it has lagged somewhat in helping farmers with what many say is historically the most important factor of agriculture — preparing a proper seedbed for planting and protecting the soil for future crops.
Osmundson Manufacturing Co. has carved a global niche in the equipment business by forming ground-engaging tillage parts from raw steel in its Perry, Iowa, facility.
Web-exclusive content for this issue includes: The latest episode of the new podcast series “Our Dealer Story”, Stay up to date on used equipment trends with the “Used Equipment Remarketing Roadmap” podcast., Labor Budgeting: A Roadmap for Success Webinar, Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Osmundson Manufacturing's Doug Bruce podcast.
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.
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