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Farm Equipment's Best of the Web: Sept. 27, 2024

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on September 27, 2024

Farm Equipment editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great farm machinery industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Norden Mfg.

To the Point

The Planned Interest Rate ‘Gift’ is Being Taken Back

By Kim Schmidt posted on May 16, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts

Back in March, the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank was staying on track for 3 interest rate cuts this year.

Leveraging Barcodes for Efficiency and Accuracy

If you're not already using barcodes in your dealership, Brian Lewis of e-Emphasys explains how and why you should

By Art Aiello posted on October 5, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices

These machine-readable visual codes come in a variety of styles that can be applied in ag equipment dealerships to drive efficiencies, reduce errors and avoid missing inventory.

Kubota Implements Syncron for Retail Inventory Management

February 16, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer News

Syncron announced Feb. 15 that Kubota Tractor Corporation has selected Syncron Retail Inventory to support its retail inventory management.

Is It Time to Change North American Farm Equipment Lots?

Pennsylvania dealers talk about the European pre-order model

January 18, 2022 | Posted in Operations & Finance, Dealer News

Source: Lancaster Farming

The rush to get machinery onto dealer lots as quickly as possible has overbooked haulers. As a result, manufacturers sometimes have to use different shipping companies, and machinery is getting damaged while in transit.

Ask the Expert

The Purpose & Function of Centralized Wholegoods Management

By Casey Seymour posted on September 2, 2020 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Department Management

In my last 3 articles, I laid out the expectations for a used equipment remarketing manager: check your emotions at the door, find data and their subsequent level of importance, and understand your area of responsibility.

Ask the Expert: The Purpose & Function of Centralized Wholegoods Management

September 2, 2020 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Department Management

Formative Lessons Learned by Starting in Industry at Tough Times

By Kelly Mathison posted on September 6, 2018

Kelly Mathison of the WEDA Dealer Institute has nearly 30 years of experience in the farm equipment industry. After reading “Looking Back What Happened to Equipment Manufacturers in the Early 1980s Farm Crisis,” he reflected on the lessons he’s learned from starting in the industry during tough times.

One Career, Two Chapters & Endless Adaptation

George Annen of Annen’s Machinery Ranch in Arlington, Wis., reflects on the digital transition that shaped his career, sharing the benefits, pitfalls and lessons learned trading used equipment in the modern age.

By James DeGraff posted on April 7, 2018 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing, Niche Equipment Markets

There was once a simpler time in the career of George Annen, a used equipment specialist and owner of Annen’s Machinery Ranch Inc. in Arlington, Wis. A typical day before the internet started with a freshly-brewed pot of coffee, a trip to the convenience store to process tractor photos taken on a film camera, mailing them overnight to a set of interested buyers and preparing for a sales trip the next day if the phone rang.

Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Clearly Defined Culture Breeds a Commitment to Precision Performance

3 diverse dealers dissect the dynamics of a productive employee-manager relationship, along with the detriments of poor communication.

By James DeGraff posted on March 17, 2018 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

The shifting nature of precision farming demands a foundation for employee commitment, yet the unique structure of any given dealership eliminates the possibility for any universal blueprint. Rarely does the perfect formula come from direct replication or an unhinged maverick move, but the best plans often fall somewhere in between.

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Farm Equipment Videos

What 4 Factors Will Impact Ag Economy in 2025

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Marc Johnson, principal with Pinion, provides 4 factors that will be important for dealers to watch in 2025 that will impact their business.

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