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Wide Swath Haying Revisited

Fifteen years of application show wide swath haying improves stored forage quality and can boost feeding efficiency. Equipment builders have responded with mowers to do the job.
By Dan Crummett posted on July 15, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets
In June 2003, Tom Kilcer and his New York Extension Service colleagues tested their wide swath hay-in-a-day concept by putting it to a test in a soggy alfalfa field after an overnight shower dropped 0.033 inches of rain and left the meadow soaked with free-standing water.
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Understanding Customers, Keeping Ahead of the Curve Vital for Redhead Equipment

The dealership’s successful partnership with shortlines across the agricultural, construction and trucking industries reflect a wide range of benefits, from customer loyalty to service quality.
By James DeGraff posted on July 13, 2017 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
The dealership’s successful partnership with shortlines across the agricultural, construction and trucking industries reflect a wide range of benefits, from customer loyalty to service quality.
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[Video] John Deere Debuts New, Smarter S700 Combines

June 21, 2017 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets

Cyndee Smiley Dolan, division marketing manager with John Deere, provides and overview of the new S700 combines which incorporate advanced automated harvesting technology. This includes the new Combine Advisor package, which incorporates 7 technologies to help operators set, optimize and automate the combine for harvesting performance based on their crop and field conditions.


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As Trusted Advisor, Groupe Symac Earns Customers’ Business

This 7-store AGCO dealer positions itself as ‘primary source of information and credibility for planting.’
By Diana Dombrowski posted on May 26, 2017 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Originally started by two co-ops with a mission of providing services and products to co-op members, Groupe Symac’s goal hasn’t changed much. While the organization now serves more farm customers who are not co-op members, it still remains focused on finding the right product for the customer.
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Are You Doing Anything Extra to Promote Your Specialty Equipment Lines?

Q: With large ag equipment sales expected to be down again this year, are you doing anything extra to promote your specialty equipment lines? If so, what?
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 3, 2017 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
We asked dealers: "With large ag equipment sales expected to be down again this year, are you doing anything extra to promote your specialty equipment lines? If so, what?"
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Sneak Peek at the 'Lego' Robot for Precision Ag

April 17, 2017 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets
Saga Robotics and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, introduced Thorvald, a modular ag robot. The vehicle weighs about 440 pounds and has 8 motors — 4 for steering and 4 for propulsion. It is adaptable for tillage work and has been primarily tested for use in strawberry tunnels using UV lights to kill mildew on plants. “One of the unique features is that it can be modified for a lot of different working environments, kind of like Legos, and can be narrowed to fit into smaller spaces or expanded for more substantial field tasks,” says Lars Grimstad, PhD student at MBU.
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Claas Leads Way Among U.S. Full-Line OEMs

Claas Leads Way Among U.S. Full-Line OEMs

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we take a first look at the major line results from the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. 2024 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations survey. Also in this episode: CDK Global's cyber attack puts IntelliDealer customers offline and Stotz Equipment and Premier Equipment announce an industry-first cross border partnership. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman provides an inside look at Sentera's Aerial WeedScout product.

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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.
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Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.

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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.
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