Dealer News

Schuneman Equipment Co. has announced it will merge with James River Equipment, Larson’s and Kibble Equipment, which are collectively owned by Brandt Holdings. The move brings together 17 Deere dealerships across Minnesota and South Dakota. The merger will be complete on June 5. (Source: ErieNewsNow.com)

Pattison Agriculture has acquired Nykolaishen Farm Equipment, which has two stores in Saskatchewan. This brings Pattison’s total locations to 19 throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan. (Source: Farm Equipment)

The Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) has appointed James B. Meinhardt to its Board of Directors. Meinhardt owns KanEquip, Inc., a Kansas-based dealership with nine locations. Meinhardt will complete the term of Harold Chapman Jr.

William Nobbe and Company Inc. has purchased McLean Implement. Nobbe will add five McLean stores to its current seven, creating a network of 12 in these communities: Wayne City, Norris City, Flora, Benton, Albion, Waterloo, Steeleville, and Jerseyville, Ill., and Farmington, Scott City, St. Charles, and Ste. Genevieve, Mo. (Source: The Navigator)