On Feb. 21, 2019, Krone North America’s new president and CEO Dietz Lankhorst, announced it was relocating its North American headquarters and parts distribution operations from Memphis, Tenn., to Olive Branch, Miss.
Krone announced that Dietz Lankhorst has been named President and CEO of Krone North America, headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. Lankhorst will replace Rusty Fowler, who is retiring.
“Imagineering” project showed equipment makers accurate in their assessment of what technology
would be present on today’s farms. So, we asked several respondents for another 10-year outlook.
In today’s podcast, we discuss the improvement in North American dealers forecast for 2018, the best precision bets for 2018, the probability that La Niña could kick start the ag markets, and improved sales for Buhler, Claas and Krone.
In this podcast, we examine the lawsuit the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers and the major OEMs have filed to stop the North Dakota “Dealer Bill of Rights” law from going into effect, Krone’s decision to cancel its plans to relocate its headquarters, the unique challenges of remarketing precision farming equipment and the latest earnings reports from Rocky Mountain Equipment and Alamo Group.
In today’s newscast, we examine the lawsuit the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers and the major OEMs have filed to stop the North Dakota “Dealer Bill of Rights” law from going into effect, Krone’s decision to cancel its plans to relocate its headquarters, the unique challenges of remarketing precision farming equipment and the latest earnings reports from Rocky Mountain Equipment and Alamo Group.
While the sales environment for ag equipment remained challenging this past year, at least a few of the shortline manufacturers reported increased revenues for the year.
Sales of Krone forage harvesting equipment in North America kept pace with other markets as the German manufacturer exceeded its revenue forecasts in the 2015-16 financial year ending July 2016.
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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.