Vertical Tillage Equipment Sales Numbers Climb
The hottest ticket in tillage equipment sales these days is vertical tillage (VT). Thanks to its rapid and widespread adoption, sales of VT implements are poised to overtake tandem discs…
2025 Machinery Outlook
No doubt, 2024 was a wild year. Everything seemed to fly in the face of producers and equipment dealers alike. Low commodity prices, high interest rates, high machinery costs, and…
A Symbol of Strength and Support for Breast Cancer
The International ProStar, in and of itself, isn’t all that special. International built a whole lot of them, and they’re a staple in fleets across the country — they were…
Semi Truck Values Soften as New Inventory Increases
A year ago prices for late-model — heck, all models of used — semi trucks were stratospheric. The same supply chain disruption that was impacting farm machinery manufacturers was plaguing…
After Price Erosion, Used Sprayer Prices Will Level Out This Year
The used sprayer market is going through a reset with prices eroding as supply catches up with demand. This is similar to what’s happening in the used row crop tractor…
Prepare for a New Normal in 2025
The state of the used market is top of mind for anyone involved in the farm equipment business. Dealers’ lots are as full now as they were pre-COVID. Based on…
Deere Combine Offerings Rebound
An online dealership auction at the end of June offers strong evidence that the shortage of late-model combines is relenting. During that auction, four John Deere S780 harvesters sold, with…
Expect Price Drop for Used Row Crop Tractors in 2024, Says Analyst
There are several fundamental principles about the used farm equipment business that I believe will get questioned this year: late model and low-hour equipment will always sell, used equipment values…
Best Year-end Buys in Horsepower
In all my years of covering the used equipment market, I have never seen the like: Sullivan Auctioneers held four online auctions for Hutson Inc. (a Deere dealership network in…
A Success Despite the Rumors
Brooks McCormick had great expectations for International Harvester but realized he was facing an uphill battle. The direct descendant of Cyrus McCormick sat at the top of the company in…