The editors of Farm Equipment  and related dealer properties have announced that Floyd Jerkins, Jerkins Creative Consulting (JCC), Benton, Ill., will provide the keynote presentation to attendees of the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit.

Nick Viney is a veteran user of precision farming technology on his 1,400 acre corn, soybean, rye and alfalfa operation near Evansville, Wis. But his experiences haven’t always been without hassle.

If companies like Facebook and Google have their way, everyone in the world will have access to the internet within the next few decades. But while these tech giants seem to have all the money, expertise, and resolve they need to accomplish that goal—vowing to offer internet connections via things like high-altitude balloons and flying drones — Yael Maguire makes one thing clear: it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

With mergers and acquisitions bringing more locations under one umbrella, and the fast-rising valuations of dealerships limiting the potential pool of buyers, a greater use of Employee-Owned Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) is expected by many to be seen in the years ahead.

Members and leaders of the AgGateway organization have launched an affiliate non-profit organization, AgGateway Global Network (AGN), that seeks to promote and establish global collaboration and coordinated use of global agricultural eBusiness standards, guidelines and implementation processes.

Bingham Equipment’s Blaine Bingham (president/CEO) and son Brant (general operations assistant) will speak at the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit in a “Dealer-to-Dealer” panel session that will cover key considerations for transitions within family-owned equipment dealerships.

The North Iowa Area Community College Foundation has received a $2,000 Working Here Fund grant to help cover the cost of faculty earning advanced credentialing in precision agriculture.

Mike Martinez with Trimble Agriculture talks about the massive growth he's seeing in dealers' interests in data management products for growers.

Luc Van Herle, director of global sales with Kinze Mfg.

T.J. Schulte, marketing manager with Trimble Navigation, discusses the new NextSwath end of row system with implement compensation.