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Ben Studer

Ben Studer is Executive Director, Ag Division at Butler Ag Equipment, a Fargo, ND-based Caterpillar dealership, and a longtime ag-equipment industry executive.

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Sep 21, 2026

Weather & Ag In Focus

Weather & Ag In Focus

Sep 21 · 38m

Bridgette ReadelHOST

3:20

So how did that come about?

Ben StuderGUEST

3:23

So Butler's been in the ag business really going back to 1955 when the company started with Caterpillar.

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3:29

Really here in the Red River Valley selling steel track tractors.

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3:32

And then that evolved as the industry evolved into rubber tires.

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3:36

And then also Cat came out with their 65 Series Challenger back in about 1986.

Ben StuderGUEST

3:44

And with that, Butler continued to evolve with the Caterpillar line.

Ben StuderGUEST

3:48

And then, of course, Caterpillar sold out that egg line to Agco in the early 2000s.

5 MINS LATER

Bridgette ReadelHOST

8:57

And what are some of the features you look at with horse equipment to your farmers?