Farm Equipment Podcast

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast is brought to you by Machinery Scope, Managing Editor Christine Book sits down with Bill Hartzler, co-owner of Lowe & Young. Lowe & Young is the 2025 Dealership of the Year in the small operation category. Bill shares the history of Lowe & Young, the company's defining moments and what challenges they face when covering such a large geographic area.

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at how dealers sales forecast compares to the major line OEMs. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares a glimpse of Horsch’s new AgTech building in Cottage Grove, Minn. Also in this episode, Lindsay reports revenue growth in the third quarter and prices and inventory are trending downward for...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at dealer consolidation has impacting the number of big dealers in 2025. In the Technology Corner, John Preheim, head of precision and electronics product development for CNH, shares CNH’s precision vision. Also in this episode, Pinion’s Marc Johnson provides a mid-year update on the ag equipment...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial’s goals for growing its precision business by 2030. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman looks into why more precision technology is showing up on smaller farms.

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial’s U.S.-based manufacturing and the potential impact of steel tariffs. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman explores what autonomy in ag could look like 5 years down the road. Also in this episode, a closer look at how trade disputes are impacting the ag equipment business in Can...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Jason Webster, commercial agronomist with PTI Farm, breaks the results of PTI Farm’s 2024 High Speed Planting Corn Study. In the Technology Corner, Colin Hurd, CEO of Mach, shares his technology goals for equipment manufacturers. Also in this episode: an update on the latest used combine inventory and pricing da...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we have reports from both the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Supply Summit and the North American Equipment Dealers Association's Legislative Fly-In. Those reports cover reaction to the tariffs and what they could mean for manufacturers and dealers alike.

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at Titan Machinery’s Q4 and FY 2025 earnings, and the improvement in inventory levels over the last 2 quarters. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares precision data from the 2025 Strip-Till Benchmark Study, as well as some perspective from Pete Youngblut, who strip-tills and runs precision farming...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at the latest used combine pricing and inventory report from Sandhills Global.

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at Titan International’s 2024 results, and the tire manufacturers outlook for this year. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares highlights from an autonomy panel during the National Farm Machinery Show.. Also in this episode, rural lifestyle dealers are optimistic about their revenue outlook...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we come to you from the floor of the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. Buhler Industries announced plans to take the company private, and president Zafer Ozbalaban shares some of the details on the company’s plans. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman takes a look at Ag Leader’s introductions at t...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we dive into the results of the 12th annual Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark Study. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares one dealer’s outlook for precision sales in 2025. Also in this episode, we get a behind the scenes look at Kinze’s Blue Equipment store and a look at used high horsepower tractor tre...

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at the lawsuit the Federal Trade Commission filed against Deere & Co. over its repair business. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman shares a glimpse of what customers are looking for from their dealers. Also in this episode, used combine inventories were up in December but were down year-over-year and...

In this episode of Farm Equipment Soundbites, Claas Farmpoint Head of Commercial Development, Patricio Frangella talks about how Claas’ new remote service dealership model works and its original success in the European and South American markets.

In this episode Casey Seymour and Aaron Fintel of Moving Iron LLC discuss the slowdown in the ag equipment marketplace coming off a strong first half of 2023. They also talk about the auction market and how auctions are going to impact used equipment valuations come this fall.

In this episode Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC talks with CoBank’s Ken Zuckerberg. discuss investment in agtech and the impact interest rates have on the ag industry right now before getting into automation and innovation.

In this special episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, Editor/Publish Mike Lessiter visits with John Schmeister, COO of the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. Let’s jump in now as John shares a bit about his background growing up on the farm and in the family’s farm equipment dealership and how that influenced his career trajectory.

In this episode Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC talks with Jon Wommack, who is the managing guides editor with Iron Solutions by Randall-Reilly, about trends he is seeing in used equipment inventories and pricing. “There's a lot of combines that are going to come in, and we're going to end up with a lot of combines that have very low set powers on them. It means you're going to end up with quite...

In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA) Vice President of Government Affairs Eric Wareham.

In this episode Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC talk with Tanner Ehmke of CoBank. Casey and Tanner cover a number of economic issues in today’s podcast — from bank collapses to USDA’s 2023 outlook. They also touch on the grain corridor and the Black Sea, as well as what we see happening there with Russia and Ukraine and a few other things will pop up here along the way too.

In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with Parallel Ag President and CEO Shawn Skaggs. Parallel Ag was formed in December 2022 through the merging of shortline Midwest applicator dealer Ag Solutions Group and AGCO Southern Plains dealer Livingston Machinery. President and CEO of the 12-store dealer Shawn Skaggs discusses how the merger cam...

In this episode Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC talk with Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial. They discuss the natural gas market, which recently saw an 80% drop from its highs. They then switch gears and soybeans and other commodities and what the world markets are looking at. Talking about soybeans, Hackett says, “I believe that the trend of soybeans outperforming other crops to gain those ac...

In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, brought to you by Laforge, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with John Deere dealer SN Partners’ CEO Ted Briscoe. SN Partners was Farm Equipment's 2021 Dealership of the Year. Everyone is looking for more technicians, and that’s nothing new. Almost 85% of dealers in the most recent Farm Equipment Dealer Business Outlook & Trends survey...

In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, brought to you by Laforge, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with Casey Seymour, founder of the Moving Iron podcast. Seymour dives into the details of his recent column in the January 2023 issue of Farm Equipment, titled “The Lost Years: 2021-23 Model Years Impact on Future Equipment Supply.” The Thought Leader video series is brought...

In this episode of Farm Equipment's Thought Leader Series, brought to you by Laforge, Associate Editor Ben Thorpe sits down with Eric Raby, Claas Senior Vice President – Americas. Raby details the story of his rise through the ranks of the ag equipment industry, including his beginnings as a dealership technician. Raby has held several positions in dealerships in addition to his time working at AG...