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Member News Shortliner 

One Member’s Story to Support Ukraine

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

Sukup Manufacturing shares a story of associates in Eastern Europe who helped evacuate women, children and the elderly from danger in Ukraine.

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AGI Reports Earnings for Q4, Year

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles AGI, Earnings Report

In the farm segment, sales grew 28 percent in Q4. Farm backlog is up 48 percent over the prior year.

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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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Manufacturing News Shortliner 

Tractor Combine Sales

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Sales of big equipment declined in Canada. Otherwise, positive trends continued.

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Railway Labor Dispute to Further Disrupt Fertilizer Supply

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Canadian Pacific Rail, fertilizer

More than 1 million short tons of fertilizer cross the U.S.-Canada border by truck each year. March, April and May are peak months for fertilizer applications across the northern states.

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USDA Seeks ‘Made in America’ Fertilizer Solution

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles fertilizer

It seeks to fund efforts that reduce America’s dependence on imports for fertilizer components while rewarding innovation and sustainability.

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Manufacturing News Shortliner 

Kubota Highlights Gains in North America, Ag Sales

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report

The company plans a 6 percent increase in the price of tractors in North America and 5 percent increase in construction machinery.

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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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Members of Dealer Associations Vote to Merge

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles NAEDA

The merged association will represent dealers on a national level as well as dealers in 24 states.

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Manufacturing News Shortliner 

Titan International Reports 40-Plus Percent Sales Gain

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report, Titan Internatinal

The increases reflected sales gains in all segments, most notably agriculture, along with pricing gains.

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Dealer News

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

Hutson Inc. has acquired Lappan’s of Gaylord.

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Survey Suggests Confidence Among Farmers, Rural Bankers

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles rural mainstreet

The March farm equipment-sales index showed growth for the 16th consecutive month. This has been the strongest string of monthly readings since spring 2011.

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Manufacturing News Shortliner 

ASABE Develops Standard Related to Harvest Data

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles ASABE

The new standard will complement ISO 11783 by providing context for how geographic harvest data is used in practice.

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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 Russia, Ukraine

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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Need to Talk Supply Chain? Register Soon to Get Room Rate

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles New Orleans

Attendees to our 2022 Supply Summit in New Orleans need not pack a mask. The city’s health director lifted the indoor mask mandate last week.

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Deere Responds to Right-to-Repair Suits, Farmers Continue Pressure

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Deere

Deere shareholders asked executives during a recent meeting how the company plans to address these challenges.

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Buhler Industries Disavows War, Reorganizes Board

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Buhler Industries, Russia

The Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Konstanin Babkin after Babkin spoke in support of the actions of the Russian Federation.

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Vermeer Names Third Generation Family Member as VP

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Vermeer

“I’m excited to take the experiences I’ve had to help lead the team and the important work they do,” Mindi Vanden Bosch said.

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Agrisolutions Buys CFM

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Agrisolutions, Bellota, CFM

CFM, based in University Park, Ill., manufactures cold headed metal fasteners for on- and off-highway applications.

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Survey: Equipment Sales Growing at Fastest Pace Since 2011

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Rural Mainstreet Index

Although confidence in their economies appears to have wavered among rural bank CEOs, several economic measures showed strength in February.

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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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Alamo Group Reports Quarterly, Annual Earnings

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Alamo Group

CEO Jeff Leonard said shortages of hydraulic components in the fourth quarter affected nearly all of the company’s production operations.

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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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Farmers’ Moods Improve from January to February

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

More than 40 percent of producers in this month’s survey say that low farm machinery inventories are holding back their investment plans.

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ASABE Completes Cotton Module Cover Standard

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles ASABE

The document is a major revision that adds performance specifications for module covers used on cylindrical modules.

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Welcome, and Happy Anniversary

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles member anniversaries, New Members

When we bring together businesses with generations of success behind them and those embarking upon something new, we create an environment with extraordinary opportunities. Membership matters.

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Dealer News: Acquisition, Association Election

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

See dealer new from New York and the deep south.

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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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Shearer to Speak at Tillage Council, Other Summit News

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles

Shearer will discuss key considerations reshaping the machinery industry, including precision agriculture/electrification, equipment automation, input logistics, and evolving generational perspectives on best practices for crop production.

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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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Bring a Guest to New Orleans

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles spouse tour

A narrated coach tour will take participants through lovely neighborhoods, an above-ground cemetery, and a botanical garden or sculpture garden.

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Deere Improves Forecast, Expects Demand to Continue

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report

Order books for the upcoming year are mostly full, Deere said, except for a few cases where it has paused orders to reevaluate inflationary pressures later in the year.

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AGCO Reports Q4, Year Results

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles AGCO, Earnings Report

Increased sales of high horsepower and mid-range tractors as well as precision planting products represented the largest increases for the company.

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Kubota Equipment Sales Up 28 Percent

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report, Kubota

In North America, sales of tractors and construction machinery increased significantly due to strong demand along with growth in suburban development.

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CNH Shows 35 Percent Sales Gain for the Year

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report

In North America, demand was up 10 percent for tractors under 140 HP and up 23 percent for tractors over 140 HP. Combines were up 25 percent.

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Scenes from National Farm Machinery Show

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles NFMS

Member companies exhibiting at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville last week welcomed a steady stream of customers.

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Barometer: Worried Farmers Focus on Input Costs

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Ag Economy Barometer

Fifty-seven percent of producers who responded said they expect farm input prices to rise by 20 percent or more in 2022; 34 percent said they expect prices to rise by 30 percent or more.

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Tractor/Combine Sales

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Tractor Combine Sales

Combine sales fell hard from January 2020 to this January. Big tractors continue to post double-digit sales growth.

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Art’s Way Ag Sales Approach 30 Percent Increase

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Earnings Report

The company also reported an 18 percent gain in labor output on roughly the same amount of wages in 2021.

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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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Mark Lamboley to Expand Role at HCC

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Lamboley

Lamboley will oversee HCC Curitiba, South America, in addition to duties related to Triple C Manufacturing, Inc. and HCC Mendota.

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Vaderstad Expands U.S. Footprint

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles AGCO-AMITY, Vaderstad

A new building in North Dakota will include training space, a theater, exhibition hall, and customer clinics.

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Collaboration Expands Between Kubota, Escorts

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Escorts, Kubota

Kubota’s shares of Escorts will increase from 9 percent to more than 50 percent. The transfer is a step toward establishing a business and investment road map for Escorts Kubota.

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Price of Wheat Climbs Amid Uncertainty in Europe

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

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

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Dealer News

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles dealer news

See the latest in acquisitions and expansions.

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Lawmakers File Right-to-Repair, Suits Continue

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

A bill filed in the U.S. would require all tools and equipment, wireless transmission of repair and diagnostic data, and access to on-board diagnostic systems needed for repairs be made available to the independent repair industry.

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Happy Anniversary, and Welcome

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Anniversaries, New Members

The Association sends a special welcome to these companies who have recently applied for membership and thanks these members celebrating milestone anniversaries.

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