It’s no secret that the major ag OEMs are in a race to gain an advantage when it comes to technologically advanced farming machinery, particularly in the area of precision farming.
In this podcast, we discuss a quick update on the North Dakota dealer protection law, whether or not we’re currently at the bottom of the trough in the ag economy cycle, a new joint venture among 4 agribusinesses, and the latest earnings reports from Cervus Equipment, John Deere and Buhler Industries.
In this podcast, we discuss improving farmer sentiment, results of Strip-Till Farmers 4th Annual Strip-Till Operation Benchmark Study, Deere & Co.’s new alliance with German manufacturer Kramer, how some OEMs are relying more on their suppliers for dealer product training and the latest dealers’ improving sales forecast for 2017.
In today’s newscast, we discuss improving farmer sentiment, results of Strip-Till Farmers 4th Annual Strip-Till Operation Benchmark Study, Deere & Co.’s new alliance with German manufacturer Kramer, how some OEMs are relying more on their suppliers for dealer product training and the latest dealers’ improving sales forecast for 2017.
Following an investors’ meeting with Deere & Co., Mircea (Mig) Dobre, senior analyst with RW Baird, offered his thoughts on the company’s path to potential recovery when the big ag equipment market makes its turnaround.
In this podcast, we look into how Deere & Co.’s recent acquisition in the construction market will help make the manufacturer less reliant on agriculture, tactics for branding a dealership’s precision business, whether or not the wet spring means much for the water wars in California and how producers, dealers and manufacturers are reacting to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Deere & Co., best known for its domi- nance in farm equipment industry, made a big and unexpected move on June 1 when it announced it would be expanding the reach of its Construction & Forestry division by acquiring the German construction equipment maker Wirtgen Group.
In his annual message, John Deere’s Chairman, Sam Allen, described the company’s long-term prospects as “bullish,” but added, “We don’t mean to minimize the challenges we’re facing at the present time … there are signs that some of our key markets may be approaching a bottom, but we are not anticipating a turnaround in 2017.”
Comparing Deere & Co.’s outlook for 2017 issued on Nov. 23 to that of USDA’s issued earlier in the year, you would have to conclude that the world’s largest manufacturer of farm equipment is a bit more optimistic about the year ahead than is the U.S. ag agency.
Comparing Deere & Co.’s outlook for 2017 issued on Nov. 23 to that of USDA’s issued earlier this year, you would have to conclude that the world’s largest manufacturer of farm equipment is a bit more optimistic about the year ahead than is the U.S. ag agency.
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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.