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Dealership of the Year 2012: Johnson Tractor

Spend some time at either of Johnson Tractor's two Case IH dealerships (Janesville, Wis., or Rochelle, Ill.), and you'll quickly surmise that the 2012 Dealership of the Year is indeed a "dealer's dealer."? Leo and Eric Johnson are as "blue-collar"? in approach as any dealer-principals you'll find these days, yet they still approach their three-site operation from a very high "thought level."
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Dealership of the Year: Kennedy Implement

No one is discounting the for- tunate set of circumstances that resulted in Kennedy Implement nearly doubling (+98.5%) its revenues between 2010 and 2011, least of all Mark and Kent Buchholz. On the other hand, credit for managing those circumstances to best advantage falls directly on the shoulders of owner Mark with more than a little support from his son Kent and nine other deal- ership employees.
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Auctions No Longer 'Last Resort' for Dealers

It wasn't that long ago that a lot of farm equipment dealers did everything they could to avoid sending even their most aged used machinery to an auction service to get it off their lots. But executives from some of the most active services handling ag equipment say they're seeing increasing numbers of dealers utilizing auctions as part of their marketing plan.
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Used Equipment: Recent Trends in Used Equipment Pricing

We recently completed our monthly survey of N. American Ag equipment dealers and had several discussions with large ag dealers in the farm belt. While it's not surprising to hear that price realization on new equipment continues to be strong, what is surprising to dealers over the last few months has been the strength in used equipment values.
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Environmental Tillage Systems Announces Partnership with Puck Custom Enterprises

Environmental Tillage Systems' (ETS) is proud to announce a marketing partnership with Puck Custom Enterprises (PCE) of Manning, Iowa. Puck Custom Enterprises is a market leader in liquid manure handling equipment and custom manure application. Environmental Tillage Systems is the leading manufacturer of zone tillage and zone fertilizer incorporation equipment.
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