The service department is integral to generating revenue and driving customer satisfaction. However, taking a few steps to automate the department could result in gains in efficiency and add dollars to the bottom line.
With the recent announcement that e-Emphasys — privately held and backed by 2 private equity firms — and CDK Global Heavy Equipment are merging, 6 of the main dealer software options are now owned by 2 companies.
What impact – positive or negative – do you expect this development to have on dealer software operations/options for your dealership’s size and scope?
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Consumer Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment bill into law on April 25, making it the first U.S. right to repair bill focused on ag equipment to be approved by the legislature and signed by a governor.
Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.
One of our 6 Core Values at Lessiter Media is Teamwork with a maxim of “Call out the landmines; don’t let your teammates fail. Be named on others’ Foxhole Test!”
John Deere signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Jan. 8, 2023, with The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) that “ensures farmers’ and ranchers’ right to repair their own farm equipment.”
While driving to St. Louis in early January for the Precision Farming Dealer Summit (dealers) and National No-Tillage Conference (growers), the news broke that Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on right to repair (R2R).
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.
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