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Ahead of the Curve

New Programs Offer Relief for Sluggish Iron Sales

CPO and rental programs can help boost sales and make ends meet for dealers faced with big backlogs of new and used farm equipment.
By Dan Crummett posted on December 28, 2015 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Weak commodity prices continue to translate into a slump in farm equipment sales in the U.S. and Canada, and that has ag equipment dealers struggling to find ways to boost revenues and move a backlog of new and used equipment from their lots. Meanwhile, some equipment manufacturers are leaning on their dealer networks to “stock up” and place more orders — purchases the dealers worry cannot be sold profitably.
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Ahead of the Curve: New Cover Crop Seeders Invite Dealer Expertise

By Dan Crummett posted on October 16, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Recent research by the Conservation Tillage Information Center shows American farmers are beginning to use cover crops in their rotations to conserve moisture, boost yields of subsequent cash crops, fight erosion and add organic matter to their farm fields. With estimates predicting 20 million acres of U.S. cropland to be seeded to cover crops by 2020, the trend amounts to a significant new agronomic enterprise in many areas, even if cover crops are not considered a cash crop.
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Ahead of the Curve: Is Your Dealership Ready for Growing Use of Cover Crops?

By Dan Crummett posted on September 4, 2015 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

While the use of cover crops is not new, interest in the benefits they can produce is growing. U.S. farmers are on track to plant cover crops in their normal rotations to the tune of more than 20 million acres by 2020. The interest in keeping something growing on fields year round is rooted in farmers’ search for increased yields, better management of natural rainfall, reduced soil erosion, boosting soil organic matter and better overall “soil health.”


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Swath Width vs. Mower Type

For top quality hay, which offers the biggest benefits for producers?
By Dan Crummett posted on July 16, 2015 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
There may not be a consensus when it comes to the best type of mower to use in harvesting hay. But increasingly the one practice researchers agree on is wide swathing as the best way for producers to ensure the high nutritive value of their hay.
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Ahead of the Curve: VR Motors Finding Ag Applications

By Dan Crummett posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Product Innovations & Introductions
The technology behind variable frequency drives (VFD) is nothing new in machine shops and various other industrial applications. But with the advent of faster and more precise switching capabilities of modern microprocessors, the mechanically simple, multi-speed, multi-voltage, variable reluctance motors used in VFDs are poised to make a move into agricultural applications.
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Ahead of the Curve

Tractor/Implement Datalink in the Works

By Dan Crummett posted on April 9, 2015 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
Twenty years ago, farm field speeds were slower and sprayers and other implements were not as wide, nor were they as complex as systems now farming the land. That was the world into which the first control area network (CAN) was standardized as a communication link between tractors and implements.
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