Case IH dealers in Europe will soon be able to place a digital order for a tractor and branded loader combination in one go following a switch of supplier to French manufacturer MX.
Rocky Mountain Dealerships, Canada’s largest ag equipment dealer which handles Case and New Holland-branded equipment, reported that its total second half sales increased by nearly 28%, or $66 million, to $303 million vs. $237 million in the same period last year.
Last month, I stopped by Nebraska Equipment, a Case IH dealer based in Seward, Neb., to discuss hiring in the precision industry with sales manager Kenny Pekarek. The timing of the visit was fitting, as the dealership was just one week into hiring its first precision intern, not coincidentally during the heart of planting season.
Canada’s two largest farm equipment dealers, Rocky Mountain Dealerships and Cervus Equipment reported their third quarter earnings this month and both posted strong sales for the 3 month period and for the first 9 months of 2017.
During the last several years, a growing majority of dealers have either established a separate department for precision farming or designated a precision farming specialist as the primary salesperson for ag technology.
Beard Implement Co., a Case IH, New Holland and Kubota dealer based out of Arenzville, Ill., announced it is opening new locations in Hannibal, Mo. and Pittsfield, Ill.
Crown Power and Equipment Co., based in Columbia, takes over ownership in mid-January. Fritz Implement will become the seventh store in the Crown group in Missouri.
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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.