This new standing feature in the Ag Equipment Intelligence newsletter will catalogue notable dealership merger & acquisition activity since the previous newsletter.
Johnson Tractor has announced the acquisition of Value Implement marking a significant expansion in the west central Wisconsin market, that will allow the company to serve all market segments including consumer, construction and agriculture primarily with the Case IH, New Holland and Kubota lines.
In this podcast, we report on Cervus Equipment's record second quarter earnings as well as the dealership's announcement that it has agreed to be acquired by Brandt Tractor. In the Technology Corner, Michaela Paukner discusses Purdue University's new precision ag course for high school teachers. Also in this episode: AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia says they are positioning Challenger as a "track tractor" brand, dealer optimism drops amid inventory challenges and Deere's third quarter earnings report.
The latest episode of On the Record is now available! In this week's episode, we report on Cervus Equipment's record second quarter earnings as well as the dealership's announcement that it has agreed to be acquired by Brandt Tractor. In the Technology Corner, Michaela Paukner discusses Purdue University's new precision ag course for high school teachers. Also in this episode: AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia says they are positioning Challenger as a "track tractor" brand, dealer optimism drops amid inventory challenges and Deere's third quarter earnings report.
Johnson Tractor has announced the acquisition of A.A. Anderson marking a significant expansion in the north Chicagoland area, that will allow the company to serve all market segments including consumer, construction and agriculture primarily with the Kubota brand.
During the last several years, a growing majority of dealers have either established a separate department for precision farming or designated a precision farming specialist as the primary salesperson for ag technology.
Moving used equipment and keeping inventory fresh is vital to the financial success of any dealership. However, it's no secret that doing so can be easier said than done. For Johnson Tractor the solution is a dealer-run auction at its Juda, Wis., location.
Spend some time at either of Johnson Tractor's two Case IH dealerships (Janesville, Wis., or Rochelle, Ill.), and you'll quickly surmise that the 2012 Dealership of the Year is indeed a "dealer's dealer"? Leo and Eric Johnson are as "blue-collar"? in approach as any dealer-principals you'll find these days, yet they still approach their three-site operation from a very high "thought level."
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In this episode we look at the potential impact Hurricanes Helene and Milton will have on ag production as well as the dealers and manufacturers in the impacted region.