Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: April 28, 2023

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:

ESOP Update at Birkey’s Farm Stores
Growers Sound Off on Right-to-Repair Concerns
Ag Equipment Financing’s Future
John Deere Startup Collaborator Dealership of the Year Alum AgriVision
Case IH Celebrates 100 Years of Farmall

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ESOP Update at Birkey’s Farm Stores

Birkey’s executives Mike Hedge and Brady Foster visited all 18 store last week to present the 2022 Share Price, distribute annual ESOP statements, and educate its employee-owners how the ESOP works. Birkey's, a FARM EQUIPMENT Dealership of the Year Alum, is 100% employee owned.

Growers Sound Off on Right-to-Repair Concerns

Frank Lessiter, editor of No-Till Farmer, shares some of the comments he’s gotten from farmers on the heated right to repair debate. Farm Equipment regularly reports on the dealer and manufacturer side of the argument, in this article Lessiter digs into the farmer perspective.

Ag Equipment Financing’s Future

This webinar hosted by Brownfield Ag details the challenges the farm segment and lending institutions face in buying or lending, and the options that can be expected in the future.

John Deere Startup Collaborator Dealership of the Year Alum AgriVision

2020 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year AgriVision recently hosted John Deere’s Startup Collaborator.

Case IH Celebrates 100 Years of Farmall

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Farmall tractor. Case IH is celebrating the milestone with stories from its customers.

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AGCO Aims for $2 Billion in Precision Ag Business by 2029

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at AGCO’s plans for its precision business and its 2029 targets. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks with Eis Implement’s precision team. Also in this episode, the interest savings dealers could see with the latest rate cut by the Fed and a look at the used 100+ horsepower tractor market.

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Yetter Farm Equipment

Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.

Machinery Scope

At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.

Finance Scope

Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.