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Dealership of the Year 2026

Dealership of the Year: Messick's

July 16, 2026 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News, Dealership Marketing
The 6-part 2026 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year video series featuring Messick's is sponsored by the 2027 AED Summit. A lot has changed for Messick’s Equipment since brothers Merville and Marlin Messick opened the first store in 1952. At the time, it was an International Harvester dealership. Eventually the company began carrying New Holland and later Kubota as well as Krone and more than 200 other shortlines. 
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Versatile Dealer Magazine Audio Edition

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Brand Loyalty in the Farm Equipment Business (PDF)

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Every three years since 2011, Ag Equipment Intelligence editors have extensively surveyed farmers across 12 states encompassing the Corn Belt (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri), Lake States (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin) and Northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota) regions of the U.S. to gauge the level of loyalty they hold toward equipment. The culmination of a nearly a decade-long study, Ag Equipment Intelligence has now combined this extensive primary research into an insightful, comprehensive and unique dealership management report, Brand Loyalty in the Farm Equipment Business. 

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The "2014 Big Dealer Report" is a joint project of Ag Equipment Intelligence and Currie Management Consultants. This unique report tracks the dynamic changes taking place with farm equipment dealer ownership in the U.S. and Canada. Along with a review of major dealer merger and acquisitions during the prior year, the 'Big Dealer' Report also provides a complete listing of North American's largest dealers, along with commentary on emerging distribution trends in the equipment industry. View

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