It was big news when AGCO announced on October 13 that it would hold its Dealer Business Meeting at the AgConnect Expo, the new farm equipment exhibition organized by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, (AEM) January 13-15 in Orlando, Fla.
With 8 retail locations and one independent service center spread across Idaho, Northern Utah and Eastern Oregon, Agri-Service is probably as good an example of what AGCO is looking for in its Platinum dealers.
A recent conversation with an automobile dealer from northern California indicates car dealers are facing many of the same concerns as farm equipment dealers.
Based on the listing of multi-store dealerships compiled so far, 151 dealership groups with 5 or more stores have 1,435 total locations with 1,263 handling primarily ag equipment.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.