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[Podcast] Deere Spends More on Dealer Sales Incentives, R&D in 2023

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 22, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of the On the Record podcast, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk about the 10-year trend for dealer wholegood revenue forecasts, Titan's third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2024 and the next steps for spray drone technology. Also in this episode a look at dealers' ability to fill retail orders from their current inventory and in the Technology Corner, Noah Newman takes a closer look at Susterre's ultra-high pressure water jets.
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Deere Spends More on Dealer Sales Incentives, R&D in 2023

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 22, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we dive into John Deere's annual report, including what it spent on dealer sales incentives in 2023. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman showcases the ag spray tech being developed at XAG. Also in this episode, Bourgault and Buhler Industries have been acquired, dealers likely won't add equipment lines next year, self-propelled sprayer inventories and Claas' 2023 earnings.
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[Podcast] More Dealers Forecasting 2024 Wholegoods Revenues Declines than Increases

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 8, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of the On the Record podcast, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk about the 10-year trend for dealer wholegood revenue forecasts, Titan's third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2024 and the next steps for spray drone technology. Also in this episode a look at dealers' ability to fill retail orders from their current inventory and in the Technology Corner, Noah Newman takes a closer look at Susterre's ultra-high pressure water jets.
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More Dealers Forecasting 2024 Wholegoods Revenues Declines than Increases

By Ben Thorpe posted on December 8, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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[Podcast] Solectrac Exec Talks Search for New Investor, Future of Electric Tractor Market

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 24, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of the On the Record podcast, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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Solectrac Exec Talks Search for New Investor, Future of Electric Tractor Market

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 24, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we talk to a Solectrac executive about the company's search for a new investor. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about the majors' growing presence in the precision retrofit market. Also in this episode, a new partnership between Great Plains and Montag, Canadian ag equipment sales forecast and John Deere's 2023 earnings.
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[Podcast] CNH Industrial Aims for Almost All In-House Precision Tech by 2025

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 10, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of the On the Record podcast, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial''s goals for in-house precision tech production. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us Mississippi State University's brand-new Agricultural Autonomy Institute. Also in this episode, grain prices and farmer purchases, dealers' capital spending plans and Kubota's third quarter earnings.
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CNH Industrial Aims for Almost All In-House Precision Tech by 2025

By Ben Thorpe posted on November 10, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial''s goals for in-house precision tech production. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us Mississippi State University's brand-new Agricultural Autonomy Institute. Also in this episode, grain prices and farmer purchases, dealers' capital spending plans and Kubota's third quarter earnings.
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[Podcast] What Does the Future Hold for the Electric Tractor Market?

By Ben Thorpe posted on October 27, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at the state of the electric tractor market. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us the latest from NEXAT. Also in this episode, Art's Way Manufacturing's latest earnings report, dealers report little interest in autonomy retrofit kits and a word from Titan Machinery's new CEO.
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What Does the Future Hold for the Electric Tractor Market?

By Ben Thorpe posted on October 27, 2023 | Posted in Data & Trends
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at the state of the electric tractor market. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shows us the latest from NEXAT. Also in this episode, Art's Way Manufacturing's latest earnings report, dealers report little interest in autonomy retrofit kits and a word from Titan Machinery's new CEO.
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