At the Certified Agriculture Dealership booth at the 2023 National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention, Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to talk with the team about how Certified Ag Dealers are filling the gap between the agricultural buyer and the commercial automotive industry.
Certified Ag Dealerships aim to provide farmers and ranchers with a business solution built around the vehicles they purchase. Knowing the “ins and outs” of farming and ranching, their staff has completed special agriculturally focused training to become a certified business. Only Certified Agriculture Dealerships offer AgPack: a special package of cost saving benefits and partnerships that deliver value only farmers and ranchers can truly appreciate. When buying from a Certified Ag Dealer, farmers and ranchers can realize more than $32,000 in supply savings through their pickup purchases.
The Certified Ag Dealers have teamed up with pro rodeo, creating the AgTruckTrader Pro Rodeo Team to harmonize the worlds of rodeo and agriculture. The team includes bareback rider Leighton Berry, barrel racer Jackie Ganter, bull rider Clayton Sellars, breakaway roper Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, and tie-down roper Taylor Santos.
Reagan Calk talked with team members Clayton Sellars and Jordan Jo Hollabaugh about their involvement with the Certified Agriculture Dealership.
“The Certified Agriculture group is the best way to buy your ranch or farm vehicle, whether it is a truck or an SUV,” Hollabaugh said. “We serve all things agriculture.”
The Certified Agriculture Dealership also has an AgPack Program, Hollabaugh said, so when a farmer or rancher buys a vehicle, they will receive an AgPack ID.
“You get all sorts of incentives,” Hollabaugh said. “Up to $32,000 worth of incentives from tires, to equipment, to management on your ranch and your farm; all of the things above. We are here for the farmer and rancher, trying to give back and be a program that you can stand behind.”
On https://www.agtrucktrader.com/, a list of certified dealerships can be found.
“If you are going to buy a truck, you might as well use a Certified Ag Dealer, because, like Jordan Jo said, there is $32,000 worth of rebates you can get back,” Sellars said.
As of now, Hollabaugh said close to 200 dealerships have become Certified Ag Dealers, and the sky is the limit.
“900,000 farmers and ranchers buy a truck every year, so I think for the company, the goal is trying to get as many rebates into farmers’ and ranchers’ hands as we can through our AgPack and through Ag Truck Trader.
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