Claas Reports Product Line and Dealer Network Expansion

Aug 07, 2025

While the current farm economy has many agriculture companies pulling back on investments, CLAAS is taking the opposite approach when it comes to its dealer network. Nowhere is that more evident than in the central and midwestern US, where CLAAS is growing their sales channels with an increasing number of full-line dealers, coupled with strategically located service and parts providers.

As the CLAAS product line has expanded over the years, the global manufacturer has prioritized dealers who support the full line of CLAAS equipment, including combines, foragers, tractors, balers, and hay tools. Their latest moves include the addition of company-owned stores, the expansion of product lines at existing CLAAS dealerships, and the recruitment of established service providers.

After opening a full-line CLAAS FARMPOINT™ location in Le Mars, Iowa last year, the company quickly added two temporary locations in Barnum, Iowa and Buffalo, North Dakota, with permanent locations planned for Fort Dodge, Iowa and Jamestown, North Dakota. A third CLAAS FARMPOINT location is currently in the works for Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, with an opening scheduled in advance of the fall harvest. The two CLAAS FARMPOINT stores in North Dakota will provide sales and service for the full line of CLAAS equipment, working alongside Butler Machinery until their parts and service contract expires at the end of 2026. Additional sales solutions in the Dakotas are currently in the works, with more stores expected to open next year.

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