Cooperation between implement manufacturers in the Kubota group has been extended to the U.S. with the introduction of selected Kverneland equipment to the Great Plains Agriculture product portfolio.
North American large ag equipment sales had another strong showing in July, with year-over-year sales up in all but one category, according to the most recent Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers report. But RW Baird analyst Mircea (Mig) Dobre expects this momentum is likely to dissipate.
C&B Operations LLC, a John Deere dealership headquartered out of Gettysburg, S.D., is expanding its business base by combining with 8 John Deere stores serving southern South Dakota and northern Iowa from Noteboom Implement LLC. The change is effective immediately.
Customers with KVG products that are currently under warranty may receive service and parts support at any of the 860-plus Great Plains dealership locations. Future KVG products that are distributed through Great Plains will be branded “Great Plains by Kverneland.”
So far, so good for North American tractor and combine sales during the first 6 months of 2018. The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) attributes improving tractor and combine sales to both replacement needs and the farmers’ expectation that the ag market will improve further down the road.
Joining the Taber and Crossfield locations, High River will continue to place a strong emphasis on in-field service, and service trucks will be in operation from the outset. With the addition of High River, Alberta AG Centre is now able to reach and service customers in Calgary all the way to the U.S. border.
Ag equipment manufacturers are sorting through how recently announced tariffs of steel and aluminum imports are impacting bottom lines, both for them and their customers.
North American large ag equipment sales maintained a healthy high-teens growth in June, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers’ latest report.
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