https://www.farm-equipment.com/rss en-us In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, Claas Farmpoint Head of Commercial Development, Patricio Frangella talks about how Claas’ new remote service dealership model works and its original success in the European and South American markets. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/21536 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:35:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/21536-claas-remote-service-dealer-model-roots-in-argentina claas farmpoint logo.jpeg In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa talks about what role the company sees farmers playing in the repairs of their all-electric, autonomous tractor. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/20206 Thu, 05 May 2022 08:35:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/20206-why-monarch-tractor-will-help-farmers-do-more-repairs-themselves In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, I sat down with Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago Peter Norlander to discuss what exactly happens during union negotiations and why the first contract proposed during the Deere strike was rejected by 90% of UAW John Deere workers. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19977 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:25:00 -0500 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19977-how-do-union-negotiations-work In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia says different circumstances gave rise to both of AGCO's company-owned dealerships in Brazil and the U.S. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19674 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19674-comparing-agcos-us-and-brazil-company-owned-dealerships In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, we sat down AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia at a recent Fendt event in Lake Geneva, Wis., to discuss why AGCO has taken a notably slow and methodical approach to developing the Fendt dealer network. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19610 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:47:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19610-agco-ceo-says-dealers-need-to-earn-the-fendt-franchise In a recent interview with Todd Bachman, CEO of soon-to-be 7-store Kubota dealership Florida Coast Equipment, Bachman explains that the dealership's consolidation has been driven in part by new mindsets that millennials bring to the ag equipment market. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19524 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:06:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19524-how-millennial-customers-expectations-are-influencing-dealership-consolidation A recent interview with Krone America's Store Operations Manager Reuben Lowrey examined why the company has adopted the private store model and how it works for them. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19406 Thu, 27 May 2021 08:41:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19406-breaking-down-krone-americas-company-store-model In a recent interview Ed Neuberger, branch operations manager at Ziegler Ag Equipment, a 27-store AGCO and Claas dealer with stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri, broke down Ziegler’s technical department model and how it benefits both technicians and customers. http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19285 Thu, 20 May 2021 10:35:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19285-how-ziegler-ag-equipments-technical-department-supports-technicians-customers In a recent interview with Farm Equipment, Dawn Equipment CEO Joe Bassett discussed his desire to set up company stores in the near future, pursuing a store model "more like Tesla's." http://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19238 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/19238-are-company-stores-the-future-for-shortline-manufacturers