Dealer News

Pattison Agriculture, a division of The Jim Pattison Group, plans to open a new facility in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada. The existing 9,600-square-foot facility will be renovated to accommodate a parts department, office and showroom with an additional 8,400 square feet dedicated to the service shop.

PrairieLand Partners, Inc. and Concordia Tractor, Inc., plan to merge their two companies. The merge will create a new company, PrairieLand Partners, LLC, raising the number of dealerships to 13 and covering 37 counties throughout north central, central and south central Kansas. The merger is pending approval from John Deere and is expected to close in early January.

RDO Equipment Co. has announced a partnership with Blueline Mfg. Co. in Oregon and Washington. Effective immediately, RDO Equipment stores in these states will begin distributing Blueline’s specialty orchard and vineyard equipment. Locations include Hermiston, Pendleton, and Wasco, Oregon, and Coulee City, Moses Lake, Othello, Pasco, Ritzville and Sunnyside, Wash.  RDO Equipment Co. locations in California already offer Blueline.

Advantage Ag and Equipment, a New Holland dealer in Zanesville, Ohio, will consolidate stores to create an agriculture super store in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The Zanesville location closes Sept. 15.

Sources: Farm Equipment, The Hutchinson News