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Fuel Trailers Deliver 'Add-On' Sales Opportunities for Tractors & Combines

Boosted by the diesel exhaust fluid handling needs with the new Tier 4 Final engine regulations, fuel trailers are a niche product that makes your farmer’s greatest investments — the tractor and combine — more efficient.
By Mike Lessiter posted on October 1, 2013 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Boosted by the diesel exhaust fluid handling needs with the new Tier 4 Final engine regulations, fuel trailers are a niche product that makes your farmer's greatest investments the tractor and combine more efficient.
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How to Sell: Strip-Till Equipment

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 18, 2013 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

Strip-till is a niche and often complex farming practice, compared to no-till and more conventional methods. It takes patience, precision and a willingness by farmers to invest time and energy into developing nutrient-rich zones in their fields, which can lead to higher yields and lower input costs. In order to successfully sell customers on the value of strip-till, farm equipment dealers often need more than a smooth sales pitch to close a deal.


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How to Sell Implement Steering: Accuracy & Payback Guide Emerging Market

By Jack Zemlicka posted on April 8, 2013 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Niche Equipment Markets
Many farm equipment dealers with precision farming interests consider auto-steer to be the entry point for customers who want to utilize technology. In many cases, those systems are now standard features on new tractors rolling off the assembly line. The tangible benefits of auto-steer are easily proven through reduced operator fatigue and the ability to maintain a straight path though the fields.
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How to Sell: Efficiency in the Field Fuels Quick ROI

Installing drainage tile is proven to improve crop yields, and by doing it themselves farmers will see a convincing ROI.
By Kim Schmidt posted on March 13, 2013 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
As land prices continue to rise, there's a growing need for producers to squeeze as much from their acreage as possible. Between growing commodity prices and land values, increasing yield is more important than ever. In order to improve yield without adding acreage, proper drainage is key. And more producers are starting to tackle the task of laying drainage tile themselves.
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Leveling Systems Increase Harvest Productivity on Sidehills

The desire for less grain loss and faster harvesting are putting sidehill leveling systems into the sales conversation throughout the Midwest.
By Mike Lessiter posted on April 11, 2011 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Anyone who has ever watched with awe the harvest on the steep hillsides of the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest knows how critical the combine leveling system is to a farmer's ability to work the steep hills (up to 60% slopes) and its extremely fertile soils. Without this technology, agriculture, at least cost-effective agriculture, in the region would be severely limited.
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Butterfly Mowers Boost Capacity, Fosters Better Use of Tractor

Putting the self-propelled windrower out to pasture and coupling 3 mowers to the already-owned tractor allows customers to increase capacity to achieve ‘hay in a day.’
By Mike Lessiter posted on March 10, 2011 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Putting the self-propelled windrower out to pasture and coupling 3 mowers to the already-owned tractor allows customers to increase capacity to achieve ‘hay in a day.’
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