Dave Kanicki

Is Ag’s Next ‘Big’ Disrupter on the Horizon?

By Dave Kanicki posted on June 11, 2019 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

When I was involved in the metalcasting industry, I often felt like a voice in the wilderness in urging foundries to stop commoditizing the engineered cast iron and steel components they were manufacturing by selling them by the pound. I don’t know how much good it did.

Big Dealers Now Operating 23-24 Stores On Average

(About the Same as 9 Years Ago)

By Dave Kanicki posted on April 23, 2019 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

There is one fewer big dealer on Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Big Dealer list than there was a year ago at this time. A year ago, we showed 188 dealership groups vs. 187 this year. Is the consolidation of North American farm equipment dealers finally slowing?

Dealer Financials Improving, But More Work Needed

While dealers’ bottom lines are looking better, they must improve overall operations if they hope to enhance their profits in the years ahead.

By Dave Kanicki posted on January 29, 2019 | Posted in Data & Trends

Based on the results of the Western Equipment Dealers Assn.’s 2018 Cost of Doing Business Study, North American farm equipment dealers are making progress in improving a number of metrics typically used to measure their financial performance.

North American Dealers Outlook for New Equipment Revenue

2019 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends for Farm Equipment

Improved 2018 Sales Sets the Tone for 2019 Outlook

As more ‘normal’ conditions settle in, dealers look for more of the same in the year ahead, which isn’t all bad.

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 27, 2018 | Posted in Data & Trends

After several difficult years, it looks as if U.S. and Canadian farm equipment dealers are back on firm footing. With that said, probably the best thing the industry can do moving forward is to not compare current conditions to the boom years of 2008-14, which were not typical, and acknowledge that the ag equipment business is actually returning to a more normal state.

Midwest Farm Lending Up, But Not Much for Equipment

By Dave Kanicki posted on May 22, 2015 | Posted in Data & Trends

Loan volumes for almost all farming purposes rose at commercial banks, as many producers contended with tighter profit margins, according to the April 2015 edition of the Agricultural Finance Databook from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Agricultural lending continued to grow in the first quarter of 2015, but the smallest percentage of overall loans were for farm machinery and equipment, which showed little or no increase vs. a year ago.

Dealership Minds: Watching the Numbers, Keeping an Eye on the Little Things

By Dave Kanicki posted on February 1, 2014

As many dealers can attest, good business partners can make all the difference between success and failure, profits and losses and expanding or standing still. Josh Provost heartily concurs.

From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

New Changes Coming to Farm Equipment Dealerships

Coming to a farm equipment dealership near you … new taxes on service and repairs, and weight, width, height and length limits for implements of husbandry (better known as farm equipment).

By Dave Kanicki posted on August 30, 2013

We all have a tendency to ignore things that are happening elsewhere because they aren't happening right in our back yard. Well, maybe dealers should start paying more attention because what's happening elsewhere like in other states could easily end up in their own back yard.

From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

Are the burger makers taking their lead from the farm equipment makers?

By Dave Kanicki posted on May 25, 2012

Are the burger makers taking their lead from the farm equipment makers? Probably not, but it's interesting to read about both sides of the debate when it comes to multi-store locations.

From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

April 17, 2012

By Dave Kanicki posted on April 16, 2012

I've repeated this time and again, but I'm going to say it one more time: the favorite part of my job is talking with farm equipment dealers. The dealers I've visited with during the first part of this year from California to Canada and Montana to Iowa have only reinforced why I'm enjoying this job as much or more than the other three I've held since graduating from college nearly 40 years ago and I've liked each one of them very much.

From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

March 6, 2012

By Dave Kanicki posted on March 4, 2012

If anyone is surprised that John Deere announced last Friday it would use an "Integrated Emissions Control" system that includes selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet air standards under the Final Tier 4 emissions regulations they shouldn't be.

Articles by Dave Kanicki

Is Ag’s Next ‘Big’ Disrupter on the Horizon?

Big Dealers Now Operating 23-24 Stores On Average

Dealer Financials Improving, But More Work Needed

Improved 2018 Sales Sets the Tone for 2019 Outlook

Midwest Farm Lending Up, But Not Much for Equipment

Dealership Minds: Watching the Numbers, Keeping an Eye on the Little Things

New Changes Coming to Farm Equipment Dealerships

Are the burger makers taking their lead from the farm equipment makers?

April 17, 2012

March 6, 2012

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