Kubota of Salina has announced the grand opening of its transformed dealership experience, serving the heart of Kansas’s agricultural, construction, and rural lifestyle communities. Dealers on the Move is brought to you by Pinion.
George Triplett, sales manager of Rosenberg Tractor, Rosenberg, Texas, gave a thoughtful reply to the question about OEM sponsorships. He suggests that those same dollars could be used to improve struggling cash flows for everyone's benefit.
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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. (GPM), has announced that David Disberger will succeed Linda Salem in her role as President and CEO of the company following her semi-retirement on January 1, 2023.
Territory Manager for Illinois Mark Cobetto, details the changes made to the updated CT8300 Flex Harrow from Great Plains. These changes include a heavier built frame, heavier built pivot points to help and folding cradle which improve the overall durability and lasting power of the flex harrow. Additionally, the updated CT8300 offers expansive options when it comes to the many tine choices to fit whatever your needs may be.
The shanks are the key feature of the new VT1500 Sub-Soiler from Great Plains according to Territory Manager Mark Cobetto. Using a hardening process to extend the life-expectancy of the shanks of which there are two varieties, a straight-legged shanks and a no-till option. The Sub-Soiler also offers a optional berm conditioners for leveling out ridges and flattening the ground.
Regardless of tillage practices, no growers were safe from last year’s weather. With the summer’s moisture sticking around into the fall (and in some places into the winter), many growers missed crucial fall tillage to get their seedbeds ready.
Following last year’s weather problems, dealers will likely see growers leaning into a variety of tillage practices to catch up where last year put them behind. Manufacturers share what they expect to see.
The 2019 planting season wasn’t kind to growers in North America. Overly wet conditions plagued them at every turn, which for many created tough working conditions in their fields.
Great Plains Mfg. plans to convert a 350,000 square foot facility that was once an Alco Warehouse into a manufacturing location at a cost of at least $3.7 million for land and acquisition plus $7.9 million of machinery/equipment and remodel, totaling $10.8 million to be invested over a five-year period.
Senior Sales Advisor Mike Cleveland discusses distribution news following Kubota's acquisition of Great Plains Manufacturing in 2016. Great Plains Manufacturing is now the exclusive distributor of Kubota's Kverneland brand in the U.S., which was attractive for the dry new seeder. As part of the agreement, Great Plains also showed the PW100 plow at its fall shows.
Executive editor Kim Schmidt checking in from Farm Equipment headquarters with an update on 2025 Dealership Minds Summit set for July 29-30 in Iowa City.
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