Articles Tagged with ''Dave Kanicki''

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A Look at the Bigger Picture

How will farm equipment dealers grow their businesses in the near future? Sell more equipment? Acquire more locations? Offer more types of product, like compact construction equipment or specialized machinery? Diversify into other types of businesses?
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No Better, No Worse

I can’t say I’m a big fan of this time of the year. While farmers are anxious to get in the fields and dealers are busy helping them get ready, I’m reading all of the speculation that industry pundits tend to toss around just before planting season. Most of it doesn’t say much.
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A Sign of Things to Come?

The single biggest challenge preventing specialty ag equipment manufacturers from expanding their operations and market reach is the lack of adequate distribution channels. Or more plainly stated, they can’t find dealers to sell their products. Or maybe it’s the kind of dealers they want — and need — to sell and service their equipment.
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Kanicki to Speak on Wall Street

Farm Equipment Executive Editor and Ag Equipment Intelligence Editor/Publisher Dave Kanicki will join a panel of experts to discuss their 2016 outlook for the agriculture and farm equipment industries during the Jefferies Commodity Expert Panels on April 4 in New York City.
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Good News … Wherever We Can Find It

Like most of you, I’m a bit tired of all the less-than-positive news surrounding agriculture these days. While we’re obliged to report on what’s happening — good or bad — that’s impacting farm equipment sales, we can still dig around for a bit of good news wherever we can find it.
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Deere Expects Farm Crop Prices, Cash Receipts to Slip Further in 2016

When Deere & Co. announced its first-quarter 2016 earnings last Friday (Feb. 19), it reported that its worldwide equipment sales declined 15% compared to the same period of 2015. The company also said that it expects fiscal year 2016 sales to be down 10% year-over-year vs. down 7% in its previous forecast. For the U.S. and Canada, the company says it anticipates retail sales to be down 15-20%, with large ag retail sales down by as much as 25-30%.
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