I resigned from my career with International Harvester (IH) to buy a dealership 55 years ago, in 1968. Nineteen years later, I sold both following the Case IH merger. I had too much red in my blood to stay.
Back in the 1980s, when I started in equipment sales in Ontario, Canada it was a tough time for farmers because interest rates were 23% as compared to today’s rates at 7-9%.
I have been reading, learning and engaged with Farm Equipment (FE) Magazine for more than 30 years. FE is always the “go-to” source when you want to see what is going on and when you want to share exciting news with your friends in the industry.
A Look Back on Farm Equipment History with: Daryl Shelton, RDO Equipment Co.’s Executive Vice President of the Agriculture Division, Fargo, N.D. (Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year Alumni Group)
Swiderski Equipment’s precision farming department required postseason planter inspections, helping farmers get precious time back that would have otherwise been lost to extensive maintenance during growing season.
Precision farming revenue numbers reached new heights for some dealers in 2022 despite an overall decline in growth, and the outlook for 2023 remains mostly positive according to the 10th annual Precision Farming Dealer benchmark study.
The 2023 recipient of Precision Farming Dealer’s 11th annual Most Valuable Dealership is LandPro Equipment, founded in 2017 with 20 locations across western New York, eastern Ohio and northwest and central Pennsylvania.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at the preliminary results of the 2024 Ag Equipment Intelligence Outlook & Trends report.
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.
Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.