With nearly 3,000 companies including global giants and ambitious start-ups present at the recent Agritechnica show in Germany, there were plenty of innovations to attract the attention of serious investors or curious competitors.
Any time a locally owned company with 53 employees and between $35 million and $40 million in annual gross sales is sold to an out-of-state corporation, as was the case when Triple W Equipment in Missoula was sold to RDO Equipment earlier this summer, there can be cause for consternation.
After executing more than 60 acquisitions in 42 years, RDO Equipment (Farm Equipment's 2010 Dealership of the Year) follows a carefully thought-out integration plan for new stores, which Keith Kreps, vice president agriculture, says is "close to a science."
One of John Deere's largest dealer networks in Canada is spreading its wings with the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire certain assets of Frontier Peterbilt Sales, a group of truck dealerships in Western Canada. Cervus Equipment announced the move on December 6.
Spend time at Fargo, N.D.-based RDO Equipment, and you’ll hear the familiar story of a passerby who asks three hardworking laborers what they’re doing.
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Precision ag pioneer Al Myers is a member of the Farm Equipment Shortline Legends Hall of Fame 2024 class. It’s been almost 35 years since the Ag Leader founder introduced the groundbreaking Yield Monitor 2000.