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OPENING SESSION

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CST

Dave Kanicki

Ag Equipment Intelligence

A timely presentation from Dave Kanicki, Editor & Publisher ofAg Equipment Intelligence, on the newest, just completed findings (October) of the 2020 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends — Farm Equipment Forecast. This is the only primary research, now in its 15th year, that projects unit sales directly at the machinery dealer level.

In this session Dave will discuss:

  • How dealer sentiment progressed through the year and where we are vs. a year ago
  • What dealers are thinking about 2020, including what type of equipment is expected to drive the most growth and what equipment pricing they are expecting
  • How dealers are thinking about older equipment, parts and service
  • How precision ag is serving as a driver of demand in the current state of the industry
  • And more…

ABOUT DAVE

 
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Precision Farming Update

The opening session will also feature comments and analysis of current and near-term outlook for precision farming technology and dealer business levels by Jack Zemlicka, managing editor of Precision Farming Dealer.

Jack has been tracking dealer and precision farming trends for the past 8 years and will summarize the results of the most recent survey of precision farming dealers. He will also provide insights into the current state of precision ag and where the industry is heading in terms of autonomous technology and other cutting-edge developments.

 
 
 
 

Farmer Panel and Live Q&A

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST

Innovative farmers of various crops and farming practices explain the how’s and why’s of their operations, equipment choices, ongoing challenges and changes they’ve made and intend to make.

In this session our farmer panelists will share valuable insight as to what they expect to see in the fields in 2020, including:

  • How volatile weather has and will affect their farming operations
  • Trends that are making their way to the fields – for better or worse
  • What they want to see from the dealers and manufacturers
  • And more…
Robert-Blair

Robert Blair

Kendrick, Idaho

Fourth-generation farm managing 1,300 dryland acres including peas, chickpeas, wheat, barley, lentils and alfalfa.

Monte-Bottens

Monte Bottens

Cambridge, Ill.

Fifth-generation, 1,800-acre no-till farmer

Joel-Koskan

Joel Koskan

Wood, S.D.

36 years of organic farming experience raising wheat, corn and cattle.

Mitch-Lazenby

Mitch Lazenby

Auburn, Ala.

Fourth-generation strip-tiller that farms 2,000 acres of cotton, corn, peanuts, sorghum, wheat, soybeans and hay, in addition to cover crops.

 
 

Dealer Panel and Live Q&A

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CST

Executives from privately owned farm equipment dealership groups of all colors will give a “state of the industry” look at their assessment of current business levels and their views for 2020. This panel will shed light on new and used machinery sales and inventories, equipment replacement cycles and the growing importance of aftermarket business and pre-orders. They will also share local farmers’ sentiments for year-end sales in 2019 and discuss distribution trends by the major line ag equipment manufacturers and consolidation of dealerships.

Additionally, our dealer panel will take a deeper dive on important topics like:

  • How poor planting conditions affected business levels in 2019 and its potential impact on optimism for 2020
  • The uncertainly created by the ongoing trade dispute with China
  • Growing emphasis on precision farming and aftermarket sales and service
  • And more…
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Don Van Houweling

Dealer Principal

Van Wall Equipment

24 John Deere locations in Iowa, Ill., Kan. and Neb.

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Keith Kreps

Executive Vice President

RDO Equipment Co.

37 John Deere locations in N.D., Ariz., Calif., Minn., Mont., Ore., S.D., Texas, Wash.

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Leo Johnson

President

Johnson Tractor

4 Case IH and Kubota locations in Wisconsin and Illinois



 
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Shawn Skaggs

President & CEO

Livingston Machinery Co.

4 AGCO locations in Oklahoma and Texas

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Terry Hlavinka

President & Dealer Principal

Hlavinka Equipment Co.

7 Case IH locations in Texas

Arthur-Ward

Arthur Ward

President

Pattison Agriculture

19 John Deere locations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba

 
 
 

Equipment Manufacturer Panel and Live Q&A

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST

Executives from shortline manufacturing companies who will provide a view from the world of specialty ag equipment, as the machinery side of the business is not just about tractors and combines. This panel will shed light on the cyclicity of the business relative to tractor and combine sales.

Our shortline manufacturer panel will also discuss what they expect 2020 to look like for their businesses, including:

  • What the biggest demand drivers are for their product
  • Optimism for future product demand
  • How trade/commodity volatility is affecting early orders
  • And more…
Dahl

Howard A. Dahl

President & CEO

Amity Technology LLC – Specialty Equipment for Planting & Tillage
Fargo, N.D.

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Matthew F. Hays

Chief Executive Officer

Equipment Technologies – Specialty Equipment
for Crop Applicators/Sprayers
Mooresville, Ind.

John Fulton

John Fulton

Associate Professor – Food, Ag & Biological Engineering

Ohio State University

 
 
 

What's Included?

Ag Equipment Intelligence 2020 Executive Briefing ($899.00) – Includes the full day of sessions with live Q&A and access to recorded sessions after the event.

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