The Farm Equipment team was all hands on deck and all boots on the ground in mid-February covering two of the agriculture industry’s biggest shows.

Leaders from 3 major equipment manufacturing companies jumped at the chance to address some of the top precision dealers in North America during an OEM panel session at the 2025 Precision  Farming Dealer Summit in Louisville, Ky.

In our strategic business planning, we often discuss how today’s sustainable businesses are cheaters. Don’t let the title of this article fool you.

Broadhead Equipment was founded in 2019 by father-son duo Richard, owner, and Jordan Broadhead, owner and business manager, who started the business with a service truck and 2 Cat D11 engines in an empty shop.

Following a challenging year in 2024, rural lifestyle dealers are maintaining an optimistic outlook for business in the year ahead.

2013-16 was a tough set of years for equipment dealerships. After 4 years of record sales from 2010-13, equipment dealers had filled their lots with late-model, low-hour equipment and demand had started to slip in late 2013 and early 2014.