Archive for November, 2010
November 30, 2010 – 12:00 pm
By Scott Garvey on the Equip Blog , one of the great Ag Blogs from Grainews, the greatest farm newspaper in Canada. Nope. That headline wasn’t meant to refer to the weather. Something I saw this week made me wonder if we farm machinery enthusiasts might be on the verge of being considered “cool”. As [...]
November 23, 2010 – 3:33 pm
After finishing a busy week at the Indiana Auctioneers Association Convention it was off to the sunshine state to a very warm reception. The Florida Auctioneers Association Convention kicked off Sunday at the Hutchison Island Marriot in Stuart, Florida .The President’s Reception was scheduled to be held on the outside patio, in the courtyard, but [...]
November 20, 2010 – 9:44 am
From the Washington Post Autumn is the season for country auctions, and in the upper Piedmont, that means a trip to Tillett’s Auction Barn on Belmont Ridge Road, just north of Mount Hope Church. Bill Tillett has been auctioneering since fall 1963, after he graduated from the Superior School of Auctioneering in Decatur, Ill. With [...]
November 20, 2010 – 9:39 am
By Scott Garvey on the Equip Blog It’s farm auction sale season again. Aside from being places where producers can do some serious buying and selling, these sales are also social events. Local farmers get together at them to talk to neighbours and see if they can pick up a bargain in the process. But [...]
November 19, 2010 – 3:29 pm
This past week the Columbus Indiana Holiday Inn was host to the 2010 Indiana Auctioneers Convention. Being the largest single state auctioneers association at around 500 members this convention was a veritable who’s who of fast talkers. The convention kicked off Thursday with sessions on a range of topics: Auction technology, rules regarding firearms auctions, [...]
November 19, 2010 – 10:05 am
A live auction is always entertaining. From the sights and sounds to the competition of bidding, there is something to be had for everyone. Until recently the most exposure the live auction industry ever received was from the annual Barrett Jackson auctions shown on SpeedTV. This is certainly the standard that all auctioneers aspire to [...]
November 13, 2010 – 9:37 am
BY KATHRYN CATES MOORE / Lincoln Journal Star The first auction Deb Weidenhamer ever attended was in Surprise, when her grandparents were selling their farm and moving to nearby Columbus. That rural, family event was very different from what she sees in her position as CEO of Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers in Phoenix. But [...]
November 6, 2010 – 9:35 am
From the Hartford Courant MIDDLETOWN — — Antique tractor enthusiasts, take notice: The collection of Ron Emanuelson is up for grabs today. Emanuelson, 71, has been collecting antique tractors for at least 20 years while farming in Middletown and in Cawker City, Kan. His collection includes rarities like a 1936 Twin City Minneapolis Moline that [...]
