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Author: Kristi Ruggles

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Legal Focus: Workplace Vaccine Mandates

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles vaccine, Legal Focus

Labor attorneys David James and Joe Schmitt help members make sense of OSHA’s intent to develop rules requiring employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their workforces are vaccinated or tested frequently for COVID.

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Construction of Steel Mill Could Ease Price Pressures

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles U.S. Steel

The new mill represents a bet by U.S. Steel that demand will remain elevated for an extended time. The spot market price for sheet steel is nearly $2,000 a ton, up from less than $500 a ton during summer 2020.

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Everything Attachments Plans Expansion

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Everything Attachments, Corriher Implements

The company will build a 105,000-square-foot facility to expand production capacity and reduce delivery time. It envisions a similar facility in three to five years.

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Salford Group Names New Sales Manager

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Salford Group, Tom Rodgers

Tom Rodgers brings 28 years of experience in the agriculture industry. He also is a fourth-generation landowner in Pike County, Ill., and has a history of service in ag-related organizations.

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AGCO Buys Livestock Tech Company

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles AGCO, Faromatics

The newly acquired company is the creator of ChickenBoy, the world’s first ceiling-suspended robot that monitors broiler chickens.

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Watch Your Inbox: Request to Update Listing On the Way

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Membership Directory

Make sure your personnel, product, and contact information are current so other companies can find you.

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Member Company Exec Shares Account of Ida’s Impact

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Hurricane Ida, Mark Naquin

The sugar cane crop took a hit from Hurricane Ida, as did the infrastructure that exports U.S. crops. Mark Naquin with member company M.J. Naquin describes the area after the storm.

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Bottlenecks in U.S. Ports Worsen Over Weekend

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles cargo vessels

The amount of time spent in port has grown basically twice as much as the amount of cargo shipped in the world.

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Wave of Shipper Consolidations Contributes to Supply Chain Stress

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Businesses are paying at least four times more to move their products than they were last year and face longer delivery times. Contributing to the problem is that the top six container operators control more than 70 percent of all container capacity.

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Dealer News: Acquisition, Expansion, New Role

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See the latest in the always changing dealer landscape.

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Association to Host Annual Business Meeting, Elections

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles elections, Oklahoma City

Convention attendees in Oklahoma City will elect new leaders for their respective membership sections.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Combine sales in Canada posted a 29 percent gain in August. Sales of tractors in the 100-plus horsepower category in the U.S. increased by 38 percent.

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Study: Early Therapy Reduces Work Comp Costs

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Work Comp, Back Pain

Average medical cost per claim with early manual therapy was 27 percent lower than similar claims with late manual therapy.

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Florida Court: Work Comp Does Not Cover Medical Pot

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Work Comp

An appellate court upheld a decision that requiring an insurer to pay for or facilitate an injured worker’s use of marijuana would expose the insurer to criminal liability.

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Strong to Stronger: Equipment Sales, Confidence in Economy

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

The farm equipment-sales index confirms the demand that manufacturers are experiencing.

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Shortages Force Exhibitor Creativity at Farm Shows

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Labor, Farm Show

High demand, too few workers, and a shortage of microchips are forcing manufacturers to approach farm shows differently.

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ASABE to Withdraw Roll-Over Standard

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles ASABE

The standard no longer aligns with current equipment requirements and contains references and definitions that are out of date.

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Survey: Farmers Favor Shortline Brands for Innovation, Value, and More

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Shortline Survey

In a survey conducted by Lessiter Media’s Farm Equipment magazine exploring what drives farmers to choose shortline equipment over major brands, farmers gave the shortline industry high marks.

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Come to Network, Come to Learn

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles 2021 Marketing & Distribution Convention

Do not miss this opportunity to hear from your peers how they are navigating the extraordinary circumstances facing the industry. Step away, clear your head, and find answers in Oklahoma.

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Nearly 400 Container Ships Wait to Berth

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Globally, 376 container ships carrying are piled up near ports, according to figures compiled Thursday. The longest wait at that time was 15 days in queue.

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Amazon Asks Delivery Partners to Stop Testing for Pot

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Marijuana, Amazon

To find more drivers, the company is advising delivery partners to prominently advertise that they don’t screen applicants for marijuana use.

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Farmer Sentiment Rises, Financial Outlook Remains Strong

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Producers are becoming increasingly concerned about rising input costs. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they expect input prices to rise by 8 percent or more.

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More Than One in Five Dealers Beat July Forecasts

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer sentiment

Dealers report that inventories remain too low, pricing is up, and sales are beating forecasts. See the data from Ag Equipment Intelligence.

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Land Prices as High as an Elephant’s Eye

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles farmland prices

In Iowa, in one week, five counties broke records for price per acre on farmland. In at least one county, the record had only been standing for a week.

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Titan Raises Forecast

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report, Titan Machinrey

“We currently have customer commitments for the majority of our new machinery orders being shipped in Q3 and Q4 of FY ’22,” the COO said. “And we are also finishing presale customer orders for production slots into the first of FY ’23.”

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Fisher Barton Announces New Leaders

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Fisher Barton

Fisher Barton has appointed Scott Coyne as its vice president of sales and Paul J. Krejcarek as chief financial officer.

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Return of Farm Progress Brings Lighter Crowds, Good Conversations

September 8, 2021September 10, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Farm Progress

FEMA was well-represented at Farm Progress. Crowds seemed light, which created opportunities to dig into good conversations.

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Lean: Do You Decide or Determine Your Solutions?

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Lean principles

Determining a solution means that the process, the data, and the criteria drove the outcome. It doesn’t mean that it was devoid of intuition or creativity but that your intuition was validated through the process.

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Educational Opportunities for Members

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles webinars

Mark your calendars for these online learning opportunities this month.

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Dealer News

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

Fernandez Holdings acquired 14 John Deere Construction & Forestry stores in the Northeast and South Central U.S.

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Case IH Returns to European Shows

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Case IH

Case IH plans to attend major European agricultural shows. The company said plans are subject to change depending on COVID-19 legislation.

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COVID Payments to Farmers Not the ‘Boost’ Some Expected

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Farm Income

Projections for farm income in 2021 are 20 higher than the 2020 projection and 49 percent higher than the average from 2015 to 2019.

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ASABE Initiates Revision

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles ASABE

ASABE has initiated a revision to ANSI/ASAE S390.6 (ISO 12934:2013) to adopt the new iteration of the international standard by the same name.

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Burgers to Lead Sales at Moveero

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles GKN, moveero

Moveero, formerly GKN Wheels, has appointed Hugo Burgers to chief sales officer.

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Welcome, and Happy Anniversary

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles member applicants

Companies celebrating milestone membership anniversaries this month represent a century of wisdom in the shortline farm equipment industry. Still, they represent only a fraction of a percentage of the collective years of knowledge of member companies.

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Understanding Origin vs. Destination Sales Tax

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles sales tax

Major origin-based states for sales tax include Texas, Ohio, Virginia, California, and Pennsylvania. The rules there are different than in destination-based states.

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Logistics, Supply Chain Data Forecasts Continued Trouble

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

LTL traffic will see a continued capacity crunch and possible rate increases, the report forecasts.

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What Rural America Can Expect from the Infrastructure Plan

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Infrastructure

Mike Steenhoek with the Soybean Transportation Coalition said the provisions will “clearly enhance the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture.”

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Farm Bureau Among Groups Who Call for Tariff Relief

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles trade, China, AFBF

The trade groups indirectly acknowledged that China has not met all of its purchasing commitments but encouraged the administration to negotiate over issues not included in Phase One.

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With Pfizer Approved, Will Employers Mandate? Opinions Vary.

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles vaccine

At Cleveland-Cliffs, an incentive program that gave employees the opportunity to pocket as much as $3,000 had generated a 60 percent vaccination rate as the deadline to participate approached last week.

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U.S. Extends Travel Restrictions at Canadian Border

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID-19

Earlier media accounts suggest the administration will mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to the U.S., though a final plan had not been determined.

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Five Reasons You Cannot Miss Fall Convention

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Marketing & Distribution Convention

It saves time. The potential is unparalleled. You learn from speakers. You gain perspective that improves your operations. And when this madness in the industry ends, the relationships you form will keep you moving forward.

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Notice: Annual Business Meeting, Election of Directors

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Annual Business Meeting

The Association will hold its Annual Business Meeting and election of directors during the 1 p.m. session Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the fall convention.

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Deere Forecasts Big Jump in Large Equipment Sales

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report, Deere

In small agriculture and turf, net sales increased by 32 percent, and operating profits climbed 73 percent.

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Mark Decker Promoted to Land Pride President

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Land Pride, Mark Decker

Decker has been with Great Plains and Land Pride for more than 25 years, including a decade as national sales manager, and most recently as vice president of sales.

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LEMKEN Becomes U.S. Subsidiary

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles LEMKEN, Schaben

Curtis Schaben will lead the U.S. operation as its managing director.

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Sitrex Expands Production Capacity

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Sitrex

The new plant will be used for the production of haymaking and harvesting machines, such as balers and large rakes, as well as the line of the newest generation of self-propelled mixing wagons.

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Brandt Tractor to Acquire Cervus Equipment Corp.

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Brandt

On the same day the agreement was announced, Cervus reported earnings for its best-ever second quarter.

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Dealer News

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

Expansions are underway for dealer operations headquartered in North Dakota and Florida.

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Deere, UAW Begin Negotiations

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Deere, UAW

The current six-year master agreement covers approximately 10,100 production and maintenance employees at 12 Deere facilities.

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