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Trends Farmers will Invest in Over the Next Five Years

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt KCoe

Stage set for bringing financial technology to American agriculture.

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Senate Dems Introduce ‘Anti-Union’ Tax Bill

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Anti-Union Tax

Would alter the tax code to prohibit companies from writing off “anti-union” activities as business expenses.

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Market Souring on Plant-Based Substitutes

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt

After years of climbing sales, consumer interest in meat alternatives is waning.

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Add ‘Influencers’ to Your Marketing Strategy, Here’s How

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt AgInnovator, Infuencers, Tim Marks

Tim Marks, who hosts Tractor Time with Tim—the largest YouTube channel dedicated to compact tractors and attachments——offered these thoughts in the current issue of our AgInnovator magazine.

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Titan International, Inc. Results

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Titan International

Reports net sales for Q1, were $556.0 million, compared to $403.5 million in the comparable quarter of 2021, an increase of 37.8%.

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U.S. Rejects Canada’s Second Proposal to Fix Dairy Quotas

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Dairy Quotas

Vilsack calls Canada’s second proposal for modifying its tariff rate quotas for U.S. dairy “unacceptable and that key changes are needed before the dispute is resolved.”

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AGCO Update on Ransomware Recovery

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt ransomware

Damage from the ransomware cyber attack could require more in-depth, and lengthy, remediation and recovery than is currently expected,

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USDA 2022-23 Production Forecast

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Crop Forecast

USDA’s first detailed forecast of the 2022-23 corn and soybean crops, the May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (

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Contract Negotiations Underway at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt

If talks bog down it could exacerbate the already fragile supply chains for companies that depend on the ports.

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U.S. Steel Bets on New Technology and the South

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Big River Steel, US Steel

Big River Steel, which can produce 3.3 million tons of raw metal a year. That’s almost 15% more than the mill’s new owner, U.S. Steel Corp., can make at its venerable Mon Valley Works just outside Pittsburgh.

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Dealer News – Fraud Alleged

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt DealerNews, Fraud Alleged

CNH Industrial Capital America LLC filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Arkansas against Venture Equipment, LLC and Steve Merrit alleging breach of contract and fraud.

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Leadership Changes at Alamo’s Ag Group

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Alamo Group, Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor, GVP North American Ag, announced plans to retire from Alamo Group on June 30th, 2022. Dan Samet is being promoted to replace Taylor.

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Deere Allied with Twin Pak

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Twin Pak

John Deere announced it has established an allied agreement with Mike and Jason Grady of Twin Pak to serve Deere’s small square baler customers in the United States.

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Alamo Group Reports Record Q1 Sales and Earnings

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Alamo Group

Alamo reports first quarter 2022 net sales were $362.0 million compared to $311.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 16.3%.

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Diesel-Fuel Costs

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Diesel, Inflation

As of May 17, the national average cost of a gallon of diesel fuel is $5.57 — which is a

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Dealer Consolidation

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Dealer Consolidation

Atlantic Tractor, the MidAtlantic’s largest Deere Dealership has announced it will be acquiring Smith’s Implements

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Kubota Invests in U.S. Based AgTech Startup

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Parcel THRIVE

Kubota Corporation has invested in Parcel THRIVE, Inc. a U.S. startup company.

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Importance of Retirement Benefits

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt 401k, retirement

Six in 10 employees say their employers’ retirement benefits are an important reason they remain with their current employe

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Salford Group to be Acquired by Linamar Corp.

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

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

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Inflation Top Problem Facing Country Today

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Inflation

The public views inflation as the top problem facing the United States – and no other concern comes close

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Engage in the Association, Influence the Industry

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Tim Burenga

What do we do? How do we prepare for the future? When will this hyper demand for our products slow down? I wish I could answer your questions, but it would be purely speculative. I do know one thing: You can help yourself by getting involved in the Association.

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Association’s Supplier Section Elects New Leadership

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

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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Virtual Job Interviews ‘Bait-and-Switch’

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt HR, Interviews

HR website SHRM.org reports of an unnamed company that recently interviewed an applicant to fill a key position as a senior

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Manufacturing Employment Share Higher in Right-to-Work States

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Right to Work

Right-to-work states have seen a significant bump in manufacturing employment compared to non-right-to-work states.

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High Positive Drug Tests in Workforce

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Drug Test

Rate of positive drug test results in the U.S. workforce in 2021 reached its highest level since 2001,

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Titan Machinery Announces CFO Transition Plan

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Titan Machinery

Mark Kalvoda, has provided his notice of resignation effective January 15, 2023, to pursue other interests.

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Slow Start for Corn Planting

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Planting, USDA

corn planting is moving at its slowest pace in nine years. Poor timing for threats to the world’s largest corn crop as prices remain near record levels.

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UAW Strike Authorization in CNH Negotiations

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt CNHi, UAW

UAW Local 180 and 807 members passed a strike authorization earlier this month in the union’s ongoing negotiations with CNH Industrial.

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Wage & Hour Division to Add 100 Investigators

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt HR, Labor

Department of Labor announced earlier this year plans for its Wage and Hour Division to add 100 investigators to its team to support its enforcement efforts

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Administration Restores Stricter Environmental Reviews

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt power plants and other construction projects

Biden administration is restoring stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants and other construction projects, including requiring consideration of how such projects might affect climate change.

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USPS Lowers Delivery Standard for Small Packages

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Postal Service, USPS

Postal Service has announced plans to implement a slower delivery standard for nearly a third of small, lightweight packages starting May 1.

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Logistics – West Coast Labor Contract

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt logistics

US West Coast supply chain stakeholders are more confident than in prior negotiation cycles that upcoming talks between longshore workers

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High Court to Hear Case Against California’s Prop 12

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Prop 12, SCOUS

High Court agrees to hear a case against California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards.

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CNH’s China Plus Strategy

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt China, CMHI

Case New Holland Industrial, aims to
triple sourcing of parts and components from India

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Uptick in Cyber Attacks

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Cyber Attacks

The FBI has advised ag cooperatives they could see an uptick in attempted cyberattacks during planting season. The agency issued

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Deere – GUSS Joint Venture

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Deere

On the heels of announcing a joint venture with SureFire Ag Systems, Deere has announced a joint venture with GUSS Automation.

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Regulators Propose Rule Change to Get Freight Moving

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt freight, logistics, Railroad

Regulators move to make it easier for shippers to get government intervention when freight railroad service is delayed, in a bid to resolve supply chain woes in the rail industry.

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XPO Logistics Sells Intermodal Business to STG

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt logistics

XPO Logistics, Inc has announced that it has divested its North American intermodal business to STG Logistics for cash proceeds

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Kondex Hosts Expansion Groundbreaking Celebration

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Kondex

Kondex Corporation hosted a groundbreaking celebration earlier this month to kick off the construction of a 60,000 square-foot expansion to its Lomira, WI manufacturing facility.

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Nucor Report Q1 Results

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Nucor Corp., steel

Nucor posted a first-quarter net profit of nearly $2.1 billion in the first three months of the year, more than double its prior-year number

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Krone NA & Hustler Equipment Announce Collaboration

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Hustler Equipment

Krone and Hustler Equipment have announced a collaborative concept — “From Field To Feed”

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Tractor Supply Reports Results

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Tractor Supply

Net sales for the first quarter of 2022 increased 8.3% to $3.02 billion from
$2.79 billion in the first quarter of 2021.

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News from New Orleans Supply Summit

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

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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Manufacturing Employment Share 20% Higher in Right-to-Work States

April 19, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Manufacturing

Right-to-work states have seen a significant bump in manufacturing employment compared to non-right-to-work states

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Art’s Way Awarded $500,000 State Manufacturing Grant

April 14, 2022April 27, 2022 Vernon Schmidt

Art’s Way Manufacturing was awarded $500,000 through the Manufacturing 4.0 grant managed by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

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Summit to be Free of COVID Restrictions

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Every attendee is encouraged to take whatever precautions make them comfortable, but the city, the hotel, and the Association will not enforce restrictions.

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Farmer, Former White House Insider Offers Thoughts on Farm Bill

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Farm Bill, Starling

Can the case be made that supply chain vulnerabilities could be addressed in the 2023 Farm Bill? After all, challenges felt by equipment manufacturers are quickly felt by farmers and ultimately in the food supply.

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Webinar: Learn More About Members’ Cyber Resource

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles member benefit

The webinar is 1:30 p.m. Central this Thursday. Members will get an overview of this no-cost service at a moment in which cyber risks are escalating.

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Miller Products Names GM

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Kerry Richardson has been helping the company navigate supply chain challenges and now will drive communication strategies and integrate customer-support and customer-centric experiences.

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