Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:

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John Deere: ‘Your Margin is My Opportunity’ 

Canada's Shane Thomas is one of our staff's favorite scribes, kind of like Malcolm Gladwell meets agriculture. In his August 20 blog, he explains the “disruption by complements theory” and how John Deere appears to be borrowing a page from Jeff Bezos in how it views the crop input space.

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Customer Story: Koenig Customer's Original Grant Signed by John Quincy Adams & Martin Van Buren 

Miers Farm, a customer of John Deere dealer Koenig Equipment, was recently featured in the Greensburg Daily News. The farm began in 1824 with its first land in the Middle Fork Creek Settlement. Original land-grant sheep skins signed by John Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren hang proudly in the Miers home.

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What a Deal! Off-Season Packages from the JFK Era

Check out this 1961 “scope of work” and pricing proposed by International Harvester dealer Frohna Machine Shop. The promotional letter from this Missouri dealer, eager to generate a revenue stream in the off-season and keep its mechanics busy, shows winter service was being pursued by progressive dealers 60 yeasts ago. Courtesy of Farm Collector.

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John Deere Blows a Fuse — 3 Times

This podcast from the editors of No-Till Farmer features an interview with former John Deere dealer John Shipp (Shipp Implement Co.) and some entertaining battles vs. Mother Deere.  You’ll hear about 3 occasions that John Deere nearly "blew a fuse" over Shipp’s early innovations in planter modifications, used equipment financing and the use of soy oil as a fuel source. 

Remembering Bob Vermeer 

Robert “Bob” Lee Vermeer, retired CEO of the company bearing his name, passed away at 78 years old on August 17, 2022 with loving family surrounding him. In their tribute to the farm equipment legend, Vermeer shared this video from 1987 about the vision of Vermeer, as told by Bob Vermeer. To hear Bob Vermeer alongside sister Mary Vermeer Andringa and his nephew/niece Jason Andringa and Mindi Vanden Bosch, listen to Farm Equipment's "How We Did It" podcast recorded in Bob and Mary's childhood home, adjacent to the Vermeer campus in Pella, Iowa. 

Farm Innovations Video of the Week: Sullivan Auctioneers Deliver Expertise & Qualified Buyers for Your Equipment & Real Estate

Sullivan Auctioneers LLC has been providing professional auction services since 1979. The Illinois-based Sullivan Auctioneers conducts 350 national auctions each year and is known for its personal attention and marketing expertise that delivers qualified buyers for farm equipment and real estate.

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