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Dealer-Manufacturer Issues Move to the Back Burner

By Dave Kanicki posted on October 24, 2016 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
It wasn’t too awfully long ago when we surveyed farm equipment dealers about their biggest concerns, inevitably issues with their manufacturers would be ranked among their most concerning dilemmas. From dealer purity and succession planning to industry consolidation, many dealers were angry or fearful about their manufacturers tactics and plans to give their business to another dealer. They more readily made their feeling known a few years back.
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Are You ‘Comfortable That It’s Bad?’

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 12, 2016 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
One of the more interesting comments I’ve read from an outsider looking into the current ag equipment environment came from an Aug. 17 report that quotes Karen Ubelhart, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence in New York. In assessing the current sales slump and the ongoing backlog of used farm machinery, Ubelhart said, “People are comfortable that it’s bad and that it will take a while. It’s not great, but they’re not bleeding. It’s just not getting better.”
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You Can’t Keep Up Either?

By Dave Kanicki posted on August 15, 2016 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
In putting together the special report on agricultural application technology that will appear in the September issue of Farm Equipment, our editors and contributors interviewed more than a dozen industry experts. These included growers, dealers, system developers and equipment manufacturers of precision farming technology.
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Who Comes First, Customers or Employees?

By Dave Kanicki posted on July 5, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices

As we prepared the special report that appeared in the June issue of Farm Equipment on what steps dealers who have acquired another dealership take immediately after finalizing the deal, I found it interesting how dealers seemed to be split on who they should address first, customers or employees?


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A Look at the Bigger Picture

By Dave Kanicki posted on May 9, 2016 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
How will farm equipment dealers grow their businesses in the near future? Sell more equipment? Acquire more locations? Offer more types of product, like compact construction equipment or specialized machinery? Diversify into other types of businesses?
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AGCO Aims for $2 Billion in Precision Ag Business by 2029

AGCO Aims for $2 Billion in Precision Ag Business by 2029

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at AGCO’s plans for its precision business and its 2029 targets. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks with Eis Implement’s precision team. Also in this episode, the interest savings dealers could see with the latest rate cut by the Fed and a look at the used 100+ horsepower tractor market. 

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