John Dobberstein

John Dobberstein

John Dobberstein is the Senior Editor of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. This is John's second stint with Lessiter Media, the previous lasting almost 13 years.

Contact: jdobberstein@lessitermedia.com

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Dealership Minds

An Aftermarket Business Running on All Cylinders

It may not be everyone’s dream job, but bring up numbers, spreadsheets, reports and benchmarks in a conversation and you’re squarely in Phil Fayhee’s wheelhouse. It’s well established that the real money in any farm equipment dealership is made in the aftermarket department, and Birkey’s is no different with a nearly 20% and 35% contribution margin in parts and service, respectively.
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New Era Dawns for Strip-Till

Previously relegated to the Corn Belt states, strip-till is beckoning dealers as adoption rates — and equipment sales — are growing.
Previously relegated to the Corn Belt states, strip-till is beckoning dealers as adoption rates — and equipment sales — are growing.
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