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Valley® Irrigation Announces Completion of Company’s First North American Ag Solar Installation

July 22, 2022July 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Valley Irrigation, Solar

 Irrigation pivots are often shut off when the heat of the summer puts a strain on local power grids. To

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Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Falls Below Growth Neutral Again

July 21, 2022July 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Rural Mainstreet Index

The July farm equipment-sales index 56.5 – The 20th straight month that the index has advanced above growth neutral.

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OSHA Heat Resources for Employers

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt OSHA, Heat

Provide your workers with information so they understand the risks of heat exposure and what actions to take. Keep materials easily accessible in the workplace.

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Sentry rated A+ by AM Best for 31st straight year

July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Sentry Insurance

Fewer than 10 percent of U.S.-based property and casualty insurance companies earn the A+ rating—even less have achieved it for three straight decades. The designation speaks to the financial strength and soundness of Sentry as a company.

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Dealers Association Completes Merger

July 5, 2022July 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt NAEDA

North American Equipment Dealers Association Completes Merger Kansas City, MO (July 5, 2022) – The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) is pleased

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Overcoming Divisions – Celebrating Independence

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Independence, Divisions

As we in the U.S. and Canada are about to again celebrate our independence, there seem to be so many

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Bankers Expect Net Farm income for Grain Farmers Up 12.6%

June 22, 2022June 23, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Rural Mainstreet Index

Bank CEOs expect 2022 net farm income for grain farmers to be 12.6% above 2021 levels.

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FTC Takes Action on Restrictions to Right to Repair

June 22, 2022July 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Right to Repair, FTC, Warranties

Agency Orders Require Companies to Fix Warranties, Come Clean with Customers, and Compete Fairly with Independent Repairers

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Bank CEOs expect net farm income for grain farmers to be 12.6% above 2021 levels

June 20, 2022June 21, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Rural Mainstreet Index, Creighton University

June Survey Results at a Glance: The overall index fell below growth neutral for the first time since September 2020.

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Salford Group to be Acquired by Linamar Corp.

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Salford Group, Linamar Corp.

Acquisition of Salford will expand Linamar’s ag portfolio, which is currently anchored by MacDon Industries Limited.

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Association’s Supplier Section Elects New Leadership

April 27, 2022August 3, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Suppliers Section, Supplier Section Board of Governors

Marc Adams, sales/marketing manager of GBGI Inc., was elected to a one-year term as chairman of the board.

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Rural Mainstreet Economic Index Remains Healthy

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Rural Mainstreet Index

Farm equipment sales: This was the 17th straight month that the index has advanced above growth neutral. Readings over the past several months are the strongest string of monthly readings recorded since the beginning of the survey in 2006.

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News from New Orleans Supply Summit

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Supply Summit, New Orleans

More that 250 member executives and guests came together April 6-8 in New Orleans for the 2022 Supply Summit & Showcase. Members built business relationships and friendships while fishing, playing a round of golf, eating crawfish and shooting trap, and enjoying a bit of New Orleans nightlife.

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Inflation overtakes labor shortage as top problem for small business

April 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Inflatin

The U.S. continues to struggle with labor and supply chain woes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the latest

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Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Ag Economy Barometer, Purdue/CME Group

Ag Economy Barometer slides lower, producers concerned about war’s impact on input prices. (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert).Download Photo WEST

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Corn Prices Reach Near-Decade High, Wheat Forecast Falls

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles trade, War in Ukraine

Demand for corn from the U.S., Brazil and Argentina soared in the past weeks as the war in Ukraine escalated. China ramped up its purchase of U.S. corn earlier this month.

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Chinese President Vows to Control Latest Outbreak

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles COVID-19

China has been facing the biggest wave of COVID-19 infections since Wuhan became the original center of the pandemic in early 2020.

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Ukrainian Farmers Face Huge Deficits in Basic Supplies

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Farmers surveyed said they have 20 percent of the fuel they need and between 40 and 65 percent of the crop inputs for spring planting.

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White House Plans Data Exchange to Improve Supply Chain

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles DOT, FLOW

The program is intended to use data to share information such as location of cargo, timing on arrival of a shipment at port or warehouse, and ultimately inflation.

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Howard Dahl Shares Thoughts on War, Impact

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Russia Ukraine War

The CEO of Amity Technology in North Dakota has been to Eastern Europe 93 times in his farm equipment career. He remains in touch with colleagues and friends.

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War Creates a ‘Factor of Chaos’ in Ag Trade

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ukraine, Russia

The Russian trade ministry has called for a broad suspension of fertilizer exports. That will drive up prices for an agricultural input that already experienced a doubling of some prices in 2021.

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Law Would Protect Workers Who Test Positive for Pot

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles marijuana law

The bill could prohibit employers from firing or disciplining employees or not hiring applicants who use any form of cannabis. However, there are exemptions for safety-sensitive positions.

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Barometer Takeaways: Rural Internet Access, Future of Farming

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Rural Broadband

Farmers offered insights into quality of their rural broadband and if they plan to grow their business or leave it.

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New Orleans Removes Mask

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Vernon Schmidt

With Mardi Gras over, New Orleans will lift its indoor mask mandate on Thursday, following the lead other U.S. cities in

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Cybersecurity Q&A: Supply Chain Attacks

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Cyber, Enquiron

Supply chain hacks are becoming more common as criminals realize that they can breach organizations en masse by attacking service providers who have access to many companies’ systems.

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Fewer U.S. Workers: How COVID Changed Labor

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Labor Shortage

Differing wage subsidy programs overseas, and a rate of higher infection in the U.S., were likely contributors to the sluggish domestic labor market.

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2021 Ag Exports Shatter Records

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles exports

Exports of U.S. ag beat 2020 totals by 18 percent and eclipsed the previous record by 14.6 percent.

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Price of Wheat Climbs Amid Uncertainty in Europe

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles wheat, Russia Ukraine conflict

Russia and Ukraine combined account for 29 percent of global wheat exports.

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Legal Focus: What to Expect from the EEOC This Year

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles EEOC, Legal Focus

The EEOC has not yet pivoted substantially from the Trump administration. Change, however, is coming.

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Red Hot Steel Market Cools

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles steel, supply chain

Lower prices will likely take months to flow through supply chains, since many manufacturers purchase steel through fixed-price contracts.

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Crop Insurance Payments Skyrocket

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles climate instability

The cost of insuring crops could increase by as much as 22 percent by 2080 due to climate change, even if farmers adapt what they plant and where they plant it.

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New Frontier in Remote Work: Forklift Drivers

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles technology

The technology would enable forklift operators to be anywhere in the world and operating equipment supporting more than one job site at a time.

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Deere Named in Class Action Lawsuit

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

John Deere is illegally monopolizing the U.S. tractor repair industry, according to a class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court last week.

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Panel Rules in Favor of U.S. in Dairy Dispute with Canada

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles USMCA, Dairy

Canada’s dairy producers have long fought against opening their market. The country has around 11,000 commercial farms that hold substantial political sway.

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Prepare for a Cyber Breach, Know How to Respond

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Cybersecurity, Enquiron

The Association has formed a partnership with a cyber security firm to provide members information and resources to protect their data. This article is a small sample.

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Sentry Offers Webinars on Reducing Liability Risk, Assessing Hazards

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles webinars, hazard assessment

See a full-year schedule for educational content from Sentry. Check out a comprehensive online safety tool. Register for webinars on assessing hazards and reducing product liability risks.

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UPDATE: High Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 Kristi Ruggles vaccine, COVID

At least until the hearing, the mandates are in effect. It is possible that justices will decide then to stay the orders until they issue a decision.

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Ocean Shipping Rates May Double in 2022

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Trucking companies are projecting double-digit growth in contract rates for 2022.

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Boards of Four Dealer Associations Vote to Merge

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles EDA, WEDA, NAEDA, UEDA

The joint boards of EDA, MSEDA, UEDA, and WEDA have taken the first step to consolidate their associations.

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COVID Relief Fraud Could Cost $100 Billion

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Fraud, COVID, Paycheck Protection Program

The Justice Department earlier this month said that its fraud section has prosecuted over 150 defendants in more than 95 criminal cases stemming from fraud schemes involving the Paycheck Protection Program.

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Is the Worst Over in Supply Chain Mayhem?

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

In a memo to clients, one economist wrote: “It is still going to take a long time for the supply chains across the country to be fully restored, but at least the first steps appear to be in place towards normalcy.”

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Courts Stop Vaccine Mandate

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles vaccine mandate

The White House mandate for employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated will be halted nationwide. Challenges are pending against other mandates, including a mandate for private-sector employers with 100 employees.

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Flooding, Mudslides Threaten Canadian Grain

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Canadian National Railway, Grain

Canada’s rail lines are operating fully now, but the “reverberations back through the grain supply chain will be measured in months.”

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Six in 10 Containers Leave U.S. Ports Empty

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Voracious demand for imported goods by U.S. consumers has pushed up rates for freight being shipped across the Pacific from Asia to the U.S., making that trip far more lucrative than the journey from the U.S. to Asia.

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Survey Offers Manufacturers Insights into How to Support Dealers

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Marketing, Fastline, Spindustry

If manufacturers can provide better images, real-time updates to parts and whole goods, and easier to navigate co-op policies, they stand to grow their revenue and build loyalty among dealers.

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What is Multifactor Authentication, and Do You Need It?

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Enquiron, Multifactor Authentication

When 80 percent of breaches are still caused by weak, reused, and compromised passwords, businesses need to focus on putting a stronger security foundation in place. Consider MFA.

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Sentry Offers Webinar on Work Comp

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

Discuss challenges in the work comp industry, emerging technologies and analytics to improve the process, achieving better outcomes for workers, and more.

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Supply Chain Challenges Accelerate 3-D Printing Use

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

A rise in global shipping costs and new techniques are making the technology more attractive, and “increased flexibility and confidence on lead times may help drive efficiencies …”

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OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate

November 18, 2021November 23, 2021 Vernon Schmidt OSHA, COVID-19 Vaccine, Federal Mandate

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers after a federal court

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Association Offers Members High-Value, No-Cost Cyber Resource

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Cyber Resource

“This three-year partnership with Enquiron brings a value to members far higher than their annual membership dues,” said Executive Vice President Vernon Schmidt. “I hope every company seizes the opportunity.”

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