My last 5 business days were productive. Before and after a 26-hour conference in Colorado, I had two interviews for “Our Dealer Story,” attended a Far West Equipment Dealers Assn. board event, toured two suppliers and met with a farm machinery analyst. The road miles showed things growing again, albeit the corn was only ankle high.
Hiawatha Implement generates a break-out performance on sales, return on assets and absorption from the 2-store dealership, incorporating a mentor management style and pride-building facilities.
Larry Roeder had a newly earned Master's Degree in economics, no retail experience and a passive investor when he purchased a farm equipment dealership in 1981 in Hiawatha, Kan.
Ag World and Ag Authority — two dealerships linked together by the same ownership team — are nestled in the heart of big Western Canada producers and big Western Canada dealership groups. But, they’re not afraid of a little competition. In fact, competition is the origin of both stores.
Tom Burenga and son Tim Burenga have built Worksaver into a diversified shortline manufacturer after making tough decision to give up 50% of its business.
When Worksaver Inc. first entered the equipment business, its focus was much different than it is today. After building implements and attachments under its own brand and for farm and home stores, a decade ago it abandoned the latter market and sacrificed 50% of its business to pursue a more lucrative niche.
Farm producers and dealers alike should have an easier time mixing and matching different brands of ISOBUS-equipped tractors and implements after AgriTechnica 2019.
Earlier this year I wrote an article titled “The Hangover.” The article talks about the amount of used equipment on the market from Model Years 2010-14.
Tom Burenga and son Tim Burenga have built Worksaver into a diversified shortline manufacturer after making tough decision to give up 50% of its business.
When Worksaver Inc. first entered the equipment business, its focus was much different than it is today. After building implements and attachments under its own brand and for farm and home stores, a decade ago it abandoned the latter market and sacrificed 50% of its business to pursue a more lucrative niche.
Web-exclusive content for this issue includes: The latest episode of the new podcast series “Our Dealer Story”, Industry Q&A: Sales Team Responses to a Late Spring and Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Worksaver's Tom and Tim Burenga 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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