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Growing and Planning for the Future as a Shortline Machinery Dealer

Over the past 20 years, Inwood, Iowa, machinery dealer Faber’s Farm Equipment has added numerous shortlines to its offering, expanded its facility five times and is now building a second location in Watertown, S.D.
By Jaime Elftman posted on April 25, 2016 | Posted in Facilities, Niche Equipment Markets
Over the past 20 years, Inwood, Iowa, machinery dealer Faber’s Farm Equipment has added numerous shortlines to its offering, expanded its facility five times and is now building a second location in Watertown, S.D.
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Ahead Of The Curve

Pinpoint Targeting Aims at Reducing Input Use

By Dan Crummett posted on April 6, 2016 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets
As financial and environmental pressure continues to mount on farmers to reduce chemical inputs, the marketplace is responding with a host of sophisticated products aimed at better targeting crop protectants. At the same time, the demand for more precise sprayer capabilities opens sales and service opportunities for equipment dealers ranging from new OEM equipment sales to retrofit projects on existing spraying equipment.
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Sponsored Content: Success in Shortline Machinery

Starting Anew to Fill a Product Gap

Eric Woodford left a successful farming and custom baling operation to start a shortline dealership focused on biomass harvesting equipment.
By Kim Schmidt posted on April 6, 2016 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Eric Woodford left a successful farming and custom baling operation to start a shortline dealership focused on biomass harvesting equipment.
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Two Perspectives on Strip-Tillage

Dealers: Solid Potential for Growth in Sales & Service

Succeeding in this niche market goes beyond simply selling the equipment. It requires changes from both the dealer and the grower.
By Dave Kanicki posted on April 6, 2016 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Niche Equipment Markets
Chris Hopkins has been selling strip-till equipment and helping growers polish their strip-till skills for the past 8 years. He says that once they get the hang of it, they almost always stick with it because they can see its inherent benefits almost immediately. Convincing farmers to work with it in the first place is the bigger challenge.
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Two Perspectives on Strip-Tillage

Growers: Supporting Strip-Till Goes Beyond the Machinery

Farmers see growth opportunities for dealers who understand strip-till as a sustainable system and can articulate the benefits of this niche practice.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on April 6, 2016 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Niche Equipment Markets
Kicking the tires on a new tractor or scheduling seasonal maintenance for a combine or planter are common necessities that keep farmers coming through the doors of their local farm equipment dealership.
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Two Perspectives on Strip-Tillage

April 6, 2016 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Niche Equipment Markets
Strip-till can be a difficult term to define because it can have multiple meanings and interpretations depending on the region or objectives with the specialized farming practice. But at its core, strip-till is about seedbed preparation and tilling a narrow path of soil to create an ideal pocket for planting. Selecting the right equipment and understanding the agronomic aspects of the practice are essential to success, both for farmers adopting the system and dealers supporting it.
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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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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.
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Montag Mfg

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.

Machinery Scope

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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