It’s around 8:00 a.m. as I approach the home of Whitney Case just south of the Pennsylvania state line near Bel Air, Md. I am sufficiently caffeinated and geared up for what I expect to be a long but adventurous day-in-the-life of a shortline salesman.
In early June I had the chance to visit some of my family and friends while also going on a few work-related visits throughout Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. This gave me the unique opportunity to learn more about the rich agricultural history in and around the area where I grew up.
When Francis “Sonny” Rianda started Coastal Tractor in 1971, it was originally called Coastal Ford Tractor. Nearly 15 years later, Ford purchased New Holland and created the Ford-New Holland brand.
Our editors asked used equipment dealers about their inventory levels, whether or not they are too high and what their plan of attack/level of concern is on the subject.
Our editors asked used equipment dealers about their inventory levels, whether or not they are too high and what their plan of attack/level of concern is on the subject.
Business intelligence company TARGIT says it has always been focused on helping businesses of all kinds understand and manage the full value of the data that they collect. In the last several years, the company has focused on being particularly useful for ag equipment dealers.
Farm Equipment recently hosted a webinar sponsored by Pinion forecasting the financial picture for the farm equipment industry for 2023 and beyond. The webinar featured Pinion president, Marc Johnson and the ag marketing consulting manager for the company, Brian Holder. Here are 5 key economic concepts that Holder focused on to help get a better grasp on your financial forecast for the future.
Steve Martin grew up on his dad Howard’s farm raising tobacco, corn, wheat and soybeans. After trying no-till farming in the early 1970s, Howard Martin wasn’t satisfied with the results he was seeing. Roughly a decade later, he decided to give it another try.
The late owner of Yetter Manufacturing, Pat Whalen, says it was a “natural progression,” the way that his grandfather first got the company off the ground and his grandparents were able to start the company in 1930 during the Great Depression.
A newly designed model of seed drill from Pöttinger, the Terrasem features passive seedbed preparation and precision universal metering designed to guarantee exact seed placement.
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.
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.
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.