Power Shortage in China Threatens Food Prices
Among the areas worst hit by the severe energy shortage are northeastern provinces where about half of China’s corn and soybeans are grown.
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Legal Focus: Employee Handbooks Play Critical Role
Employee handbooks are essential for compliance and announce employee expectations. See what the Association’s HR attorneys consider mandatory or near-mandatory policies.
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Cyber Anxiety High, Confidence Low Among Execs
Nearly six in 10 executives say they worry about a cyber attack. One in four has been a victim of such an attack–a 150 percent increase since 2015.
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Supply Chain: Logjams Intensify on East Coast
“We have seen this transition from just-in-time in supply chains to just-in-case, and that is significantly changing our environment,” said Griff Lynch with Georgia Ports Authority.
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Smart Leaders Avoid Saying These Things
Avoid starting a question with “Don’t you agree?” See why, and pick up more tips on phrases to avoid.
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Deere, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement
The current contract expired Friday morning, but a contract extension was approved in the overnight hours so work could continue as negotiations did.
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Kubota Expands Operations in U.S. West
“Elk Grove allows us to remain close to our existing employee base while we expand our operations to better serve our dealer network,” said Western Division Manager Kyle Hagen.
Read moreClaas Names New SVP of Americas
Raby joined Claas of America in 2015 and has been president of sales. He now has assumed leadership of Claas sales companies in Brazil and Argentina as well as importer markets throughout Latin America.
Read moreKubota Seeks to Expand in India
This is part of Kubota’s strategy to double down on the growth potential of the tractor market in India.
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EPA Document Suggests Big Hit to Ethanol Demand
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) denounced the proposal and said on Twitter he would “fight this tooth-and-nail.”
Read moreIowa State Seeks Pros in Ag, Biosystems
Both roles are tenured or tenure-track positions comprised of research, teaching, and professional and institutional service.
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Morsels of Wisdom: Value of Fall Convention
The value of fall convention increases as members return and their networks grow. For those of you who haven’t yet experienced it, consider this.
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Legal Focus: Workplace Vaccine Mandates
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
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.
Read moreEverything Attachments Plans Expansion
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.
Read moreSalford Group Names New Sales Manager
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.
Read moreAGCO Buys Livestock Tech Company
The newly acquired company is the creator of ChickenBoy, the world’s first ceiling-suspended robot that monitors broiler chickens.
Read moreWatch Your Inbox: Request to Update Listing On the Way
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
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.
Read moreBottlenecks in U.S. Ports Worsen Over Weekend
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
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.
Read moreDealer News: Acquisition, Expansion, New Role
See the latest in the always changing dealer landscape.
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Association to Host Annual Business Meeting, Elections
Convention attendees in Oklahoma City will elect new leaders for their respective membership sections.
Read moreTractor/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
Average medical cost per claim with early manual therapy was 27 percent lower than similar claims with late manual therapy.
Read moreFlorida Court: Work Comp Does Not Cover Medical Pot
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
The farm equipment-sales index confirms the demand that manufacturers are experiencing.
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Shortages Force Exhibitor Creativity at Farm Shows
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
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
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
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.
Read moreNearly 400 Container Ships Wait to Berth
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
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
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
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
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.
Read moreTitan Raises Forecast
“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.”
Read moreFisher Barton Announces New Leaders
Fisher Barton has appointed Scott Coyne as its vice president of sales and Paul J. Krejcarek as chief financial officer.
Read moreReturn of Farm Progress Brings Lighter Crowds, Good Conversations
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?
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
Mark your calendars for these online learning opportunities this month.
Read moreDealer News
Fernandez Holdings acquired 14 John Deere Construction & Forestry stores in the Northeast and South Central U.S.
Read moreCase IH Returns to European Shows
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
Projections for farm income in 2021 are 20 higher than the 2020 projection and 49 percent higher than the average from 2015 to 2019.
Read moreASABE Initiates Revision
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.
Read moreBurgers to Lead Sales at Moveero
Moveero, formerly GKN Wheels, has appointed Hugo Burgers to chief sales officer.
Read moreWelcome, and Happy Anniversary
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.
Read moreUnderstanding Origin vs. Destination 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
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
Mike Steenhoek with the Soybean Transportation Coalition said the provisions will “clearly enhance the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture.”
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