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Association Plans to Revitalize Committees

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles 2021 Summer Board

Committees are “one of the legs of a three-legged stool,” says Matt Rice. “We have the elected leadership to guide us, the staff to execute the plans, and the committees to serve in that liaison role between industry and Association and help us shape programming.”

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Democrats Tie Infrastructure to Union Path

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Biden, PRO Act

Supporters say it would ensure jobs created by the infrastructure proposal are higher-paying. Opponents say the legislation would impose sweeping changes to labor laws that have little to do with the president’s spending plan and amount to a giveaway to unions.

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Rubber: The New Toilet Paper in an Era of Shortages

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rubber

“I’ve got everybody alerted that I’ll take materials as fast as they can get it to me,” said Gary Busch, director of global procurement at Carlstar Group, which makes tires for agriculture and off-road vehicles.

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Farmers’ First Step in Equipment Shopping: Online

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Audience Audit, Spindustry

In survey results exploring farmers’ buying behaviors, researchers found that social media ranks low among strategies for shopping. Print catalogs fare as well as YouTube.

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Most States to Offer Businesses COVID Protection

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID-19

Fifteen states have adopted laws that provide businesses civil liability protection from COVID-19 claims. Another 23 states have similar pending legislation. Several states are considering vaccine-related laws.

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Association Webinar: Navigating COVID-19 Laws

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID webinar, David James

David James will present a 30-minute virtual session April 28 on the legal questions emerging in the workplace around COVID-19. Contact Matt Rice to register.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

Percentage increases in tractor sales in the U.S. and Canada are in the high double-digits, even climbing into triple digits in one category.

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Farm Equipment Sales Index Matches 2013 High

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

In other news, bankers reported that approximately 9.1 percent of farmland sales over the past the six months have gone to nonfarmer investors.

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Haven Steel Buys CSI

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Cutting Specialists

Member company Haven Steel Products, Inc., is the new owner of Cutting Specialists, Inc., also an Association member.

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Raven Buys Intellectual Property from Jaybridge

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Raven

“Having this technology will allow us to accelerate the development of vehicle automation for agriculture equipment applications,” said Raven executive Jared Kocer.

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Farm Equipment Sales Improve at Art’s Way

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Art's Way, Earnings Report

Sales for the quarter that ended Feb. 28 increased by 7.5 percent compared to the first quarter of 2020.

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Yellow Corp. Changes Leadership

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Darrell Harris, Yellow

Harris has been charged with not only instituting a companywide transformation to modernize the way freight is delivered but also to expand and enhance the services available to Yellow.

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Scenes from Supply Summit

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Vernon Schmidt

A smaller-than-usual but happy-to-be-there group gathered in Kansas City for a first-in-17-months Association convention. There were differences, but what was unmistakably the same was members’ eagerness to reconnect, learn, and tend to business.

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ASABE to Develop Standard for Dry Fertilizer Spreaders

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Dry Fertilizer Spreader

The standard will apply specifically to equipment with spread capability greater than 60 feet.

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Deere Expands in Africa

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Africa, Deere

The company seeks to benefit from a rollout of infrastructure and urbanization across the continent.

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CNH Buys Stake in UK Firm, Launches Dealer Platform

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Bennemann, Case, CNH Industrial

The closed networks of the dealer platform will enable dealers to move items taken on trade, aging assets, and other equipment to others in the network.

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Dealer News

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See the latest, including an acquisition and a promotion.

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Mahindra, Kubota Collaborate

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Kubota, Mahindra

The Japanese farming population is aging and shrinking, which is driving a shift to large-scale operations and driving demand for savings on labor and operations.

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AgJunction Revenue Drops by More Than Half

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles AgJunction

“I don’t think anyone could have predicted just how disruptive 2020 would be …,” said CEO Dr. M. Brett McMickell.

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Soybean-Spiking Scheme Leads to Prison Time

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Department of Justice, soybeans

Soybeans, trading near the highest levels since 2014, currently fetch almost four times the price of oats. That motivated a GM of a warehouse in Iowa to add oats to grains sold as wholly containing soybeans.

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Ocean Carriers Report Blockbuster Year

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ocean Carriers

If carriers that do not report financials fared as well as those that do, estimates are that the fourth quarter net profit for the industry was a staggering $9 billion, making it the best quarter ever.

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Farmers’ Moods Remain Positive

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

In March, producers continued to be relatively optimistic about making farm machinery purchases and capital investments in their farming operations.

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Get Pointers on Equipment Repurchase Obligations

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Repurchase Obligations

Disagreements between manufacturers and distributors or dealers about post-termination equipment repurchase obligations can blossom into full-blown lawsuits. Avoid that with these tips.

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Administration Extends PPP

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Employee Retention Credit, PPP

Congress has extended the Paycheck Protection Program application period. It also added an employee retention credit for disasters other than COVID-19, including the recent severe weather. Employers should look again at the employee retention credit to see if they might qualify.

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Jeff Leonard Named as Alamo Group CEO

April 2, 2021April 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Alamo Group, Ron Robinson

Robinson will remain at Alamo Group through Aug. 1 to assist in the transition. He service as a member of the Board of Directors will continue beyond his departure from the company.

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Agritechnica Reschedules

April 1, 2021April 7, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Agritechnica

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has postponed Agritechnica.

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Considerations When Using Criminal Background Checks

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

The EEOC advises employers conducting background checks on candidates to weigh three factors: the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since conviction, and
the nature of the job sought.

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Summit: COVID Protocols, Individual Responsibilities

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

As part of our work to assure everyone’s safety, we ask every attendee to also commit to these protocols in accordance with the policies of the city of Kansas City and Marriott hotels.

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Travel Comeback? Airlines Enjoy Big Month

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Business Travel

Airports screened nearly 1.5 million passengers on Friday. That compares to about 621,000 on the same weekday last year and 2.5 million in 2019. The comparison offers a dramatic contrast in one year’s gain but brings into focus how far the industry has to go to be restored.

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Mainstreet Index Rockets to Record High

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

The March farm equipment-sales index rose to 63.5, its highest reading since February 2013.

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Use Your Website to Build Your Workforce

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles workforce development

Manufacturers should market job opportunities on their website with the same focus they bring to marketing their products. It is an entry point to the opportunities and the culture.

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Members’ Operational Excellence Series Begins

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Operational Excellence, webinar

The Association introduced this series to move past the foundational work of operational excellence and dive more deeply into issues that matter most to our members.

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Manufacturing News Shortliner 

Nucor to Build Tube Mill in Midwest

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Nucor Corp.

The $164 million project is expected to be complete in two years. It will have the capacity to produce approximately 250,000 tons of hollow structural section tubing, mechanical steel tubing and galvanized solar torque tube.

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States Challenge Biden’s Order on Keystone Pipeline

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Keystone Pipeline

Multiple reviews by the U.S. Department of State spanning two administrations have found the pipeline would pose little or no environmental harm, including no negative effects on climate.

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Rail Acquisition Supports USMCA

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Canadian Pacific Railway, USMCA

The merger will provide direct rail service throughout Canada down to central Mexico and key agricultural and manufacturing hubs through the center of the U.S.

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Ag Groups React to Trade Rep Confirmation

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Katherine Tai, trade

New trade chief brings experience on China at a time when stakes are especially high.

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Dealer News

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Beverage Tractor, Cervus, Titan Machinery

Check out highlights of earnings reports from Cervus and Titan Machinery, and catch up on an expansion and acquisition in Virginia.

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CEO Predicts Decline in Attachment Market

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Dawn Equipment, Joe Bassett

Dawn Equipment CEO Joe Bassett said he believes growers are trending away from customizing their equipment through attachments: “The aftermarket era, where growers assemble a lot of aftermarket options to customize their planters, I think is over.”

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MacDon Expands in Winnipeg

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 Kristi Ruggles MacDon

Pent-up demand is driving the addition of jobs in fabrication, machine shop, welding, painting and assembly.

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Agrisolutions Names New Global President

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Bellota, Ingersoll

Tim Dunn is relinquishing the role of president of Agrisolutions-North America. He will remain with Agrisolutions until late this year.

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Deere Reman to Add Jobs in Midwest

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Deere Reman

The change will add drivetrain and hydraulic manufacturing operations in Springfield, Mo.

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Agritechnica Unphased by Recent Exhibitor Withdrawal

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Agritechnica, DLG

In spite of decisions from two significant exhibitors to skip the show in November, organizers say the space is 90 percent booked and preparations continue.

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News, Status Reports from ASABE

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles ASABE

The society has adopted a standard on sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors. John Fisher offers updates on the status of several other projects.

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Latest Stimulus Increases Dependent Care Maximum

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID relief, dependent care

Employees this year can more than double the amount of pre-tax income they direct toward dependent care. Employers who want to allow these new elections should amend their plans.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Vernon Schmidt
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Member Anniversaries, New Members

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Kristi Ruggles member anniversaries

Five member companies mark milestone anniversaries in March. Four others have recently joined the Association.

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Summit Speaker: Ag Exports, China’s Cheating, Remain Trade Priorities

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Ray Starling, Supply Summit 2021

Starling writes that while Biden’s trade policy is different than his predecessor’s in part, “some of the policy signals are indistinguishable from what you might see beneath Trump administration letterhead.”

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Mandating COVID Vaccines: Permissible with Exceptions

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Legal Focus, vaccine

The EEOC says employers can mandate vaccines. If an employer chooses to mandate, and an employee refuses a vaccination and does not indicate the refusal is based on a disability or religious conviction, then employers may prohibit returning the employee to on-site work and may consider termination.

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Don’t Want to Mandate? Tips for Encouraging Vaccinations

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles COVID-19 Vaccine

If you prefer to wait to mandate, consider these behavioral economics tips from Willis Towers Watson to create buy-in among employees.

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Summit: Network Nearby at Power & Light District

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Kristi Ruggles

The district spans more than eight blocks of restaurants, entertainment, and nightlife. Among the draws to the district are nearly 10 bars that boast big screens for big games. The Summit will be in Kansas City during the second week of the regular Major League Baseball season.

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