Facing one of the biggest barriers to growth for farm equipment shortline manufacturers — finding dealers — on September 3 Miller-St.Nazianz announced it had sold its sprayer and silage packaging/storage products business to New Holland.
With the majors adding to their product lines and pressuring their dealers to remain “pure” in the equipment they carry, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for shortliners to find the right dealers in the right markets, Rusty Fowler, the retiring president and CEO of Krone North America, told Ag Equipment Intelligence.
Talk of consolidation in North American agriculture usually centers on farming operations and equipment dealers getting bigger by swallowing up smaller players.
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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.