Ag Equipment Intelligence Podcast

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the preliminary results of Ag Equipment Intelligence and Farm Equipment’s 2020 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends survey, which indicates that overall dealers aren’t as optimistic heading into 2020 as they were a year ago.

In this week’s podcast, Ag Equipment Intelligence editors were on hand for CNH Industrial’s announcement of its 5-year strategic plan, which includes spinning off its “On-Highway” business. Also in this episode, we review Titan Machinery’s 2Q results, provide updates on precision farming and New Holland from the Farm Progress Show, and review one analyst’s observation on corn prices.

In this week’s podcast, we discuss two tractor lines that had disappeared from the U.S. market — Bobcat and Farmtrac — that are set to make a return. In the Technology Corner Jack Zemlicka discusses dealers' 5-year precision revenue outlook. Also in this episode, Deere & Co.'s third quarter earnings report and Cervus Equipment's second quarter earnings.

In this week’s podcast, we look at the second quarter earnings reports for several dealers and manufacturers, including AGCO, Rocky Mountain Dealerships and CNH Industrial. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka shares how transitioning to smaller, autonomous implements will require a substantial shift for manufacturers and dealers, with cost-savings being the driving factor. We also discuss the...

In this podcast we look at the emerging hemp industry and what it could mean for the farm machinery business. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka shares some insights on how ag start-ups, particularly on the software side, could offer some lucrative opportunities for dealers. We also discuss tractor and combine sales first half of the year for and what we might expect the second half of the ye...

In this week's podcast we look at a recent CoBank report on the potential for ethanol production growth over the next decade. Also in this episode, Jack Zemlicka discusses the post-planting mindset of "selling solutions" in the Technology Corner, and we dig into some of the results of the 6th annual Strip-Till Practices study from Strip-Till Farmer, another drop in machinery loans in the Dallas Fe...

In this podcast, we discuss how the wet weather and late planting could be setting the stage for improved corn prices and farm equipment sales. Also in this episode: more action in the “Right to Repair” fight, how trade concerns are impacting Canadian equipment sales, and a California law that is creating headaches for dealers.

In this week’s podcast we discuss Titan Machinery’s renewed focus on acquisitions in the U.S., one annalist’s take on how Blue River Technology could redefine farmer input costs, a double-digit drop in farmer sentiment and mixed results in large ag equipment sales during May. In the Technology Corner, we take a look at how dealers are shifting the way they bill service support.

In this podcast, we discuss a double-digit drop in dealer sentiment, Deere’s plans to cut production by as much as 20% at some plants, results from the 2019 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations survey and Titan Machinery’s latest earnings report. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka shares preliminary results of the 7th annual Precision Farming Dealer benchmark study.

In this podcast, we report on Deere & Co.’s second quarter earnings and outlook for the remainder of the year. Publicly traded dealer groups Cervus Equipment and Rocky Mountain Dealerships both reported their first quarter results recently, and put an emphasis on moving used equipment in the quarter. CNH Industrial’s first quarter results took a hit du to unfavorable exchange rates.

In this podcast, we take a look at how the number of “big” dealers has changed vs. a year ago. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka discusses  increasing interest in optical sensor technologies. Also covered in this episode: increasing demand for equipment loans, Cervus Equipment’s new president and CEO, Angela Lekatsas, the reintroduction of the Concord brand of air seeding technology and firs...

In this podcast, we explore CNH Industrial’s steps into making 3-D printing for ag parts a reality, current and future trends in precision farming and how Dot Technology is making autonomous farming a possibility. Also in this episode, we discuss the latest earnings reports from Titan Machinery, Kubota Corp. and Art’s Way Mfg.

In this podcast, we talk with Buhler and Kubota about their recently announced agreement in which Buhler will manufacture a tractor for Kubota. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka reports on no-tillers’ plans for precision farming purchases in the year ahead. Also in this episode we talk about how the “bomb cyclone” and resulting floods are impacting dealerships and manufacturers in the Great...

In this week's episode of On the Record we discuss a "youth movement" among Deere & Co.'s senior leadership. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka discusses broadband barriers to telematic transformation. Also in this episode: grower sentiment falls, but USDA's Economic Research Service reports net farm income is forecast to increase 8.1% in 2019; Alamo Group's 2018 sales hit $1 billion for the...

In this podcast, we dissect the leadership changes that have taken place over the last 12 months at CNH Industrial and Case IH. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka will take a look at when we might see blockchain in agriculture. Also in this episode, Deere & Co.'s first quarter results, a look at 2018 ag equipment sales and last year compared to 10 year averages and how some technology used by...

In this podcast, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reports loans for financing farm equipment improved in the 4Q of 2018. Ag-Pro Companies expands to now having 20 stores in Ohio. Also in this episode, AGCO, CNH Industrial and Art's Way report their fiscal 2018 earnings.

As we returned from the Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Indianapolis last week, it was clear that precision technology is going to strongly influence the direction of the farm equipment industry. In this episode, we cover how Deere chairman and CEO Sam Allen credits much of the company's recent success to new precision technologies it's introducing.

In this podcast we look at how machinery costs for Minnesota farmers is keeping net farm income down despite growth in gross farm income. We also look at which dealers made the most M&A moves during 2018, dealers precision farming sales outlook for 2019, Buhler Industries’ year-end results and the potential for improved dairy prices in 2019.

In this podcast, we take a look at how accurate USDA ERS’ farm profitability projections are. Other topics in this episode include forecasting future precision growth, dealers concerns going into 2019, how November U.S. large ag equipment sales compare to the 5-year average and dealers’ views on their used equipment inventories and used equipment pricing.

In this podcast, we share one analyst's 2019 outlook for Deere & Co. and Titan Machinery in addition to Deere CEO & Chairman Samuel Allen's concerns over the lasting impact tariffs could have on U.S. farmers. We also discuss Ag-Pro Companies expansion into Ohio and the dealership's rapid growth since 2014. Also in this episode: technology lessons from the auto industry, changes in farm profits and...

In this podcast, we review a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota on farm bankruptcies. While the trend is on the rise, it hasn't yet reached its peak. Also in this episode: Titan Machinery's third quarter results, the top tractor brands rated by Euorpean farm equipment dealers, how one dealer is expanding its agronomic services, Deere & Co.'s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018...

In this episode of the Ag Equipment Intelligence podcast, Editor/Publisher Dave Kanicki is joined by Nathan Kauffman, vice president and Omaha Bank executive with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and Kansas City Fed’s principal expert in agricultural economics.

In this podacast, we report on an improvement in producer sentiment according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University. We also discuss the new agreement between Farmers Edge and CNH Industrial. A number of manufacturers and dealers reported their latest earnings in the last week, including Cervus Equipment, Rocky Mountain Dealerships, AGCO, CNH Industrial and Alamo Group. In addi...

In this podcast we look at how dealers' sales outlook for 2018 compares to that of the OEMs, cyber-based security threats to precision farming and an increase in non-real estate farm loans. In addition, we look into the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute's forecast for net farm income in 2018 and 2019, North American ag equipment sales through the first three...

In this podcast we discuss the impact the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement could have on the U.S. dairy market. We also discuss some of the results of Ag Equipment Intelligence's recently published 2019 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends report, including dealers' outlook for profitability in 2018 and hiring plans. Other topics covered include an uptick in credit denials for farmers and the...