The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) October U.S. Ag Tractor and Combine Report shows overall sales remained positive year-to-date, although a few categories recorded October declines.
So far, so good for North American tractor and combine sales during the first 6 months of 2018. The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) attributes improving tractor and combine sales to both replacement needs and the farmers’ expectation that the ag market will improve further down the road.
In this podcast, we talk with Rocky Mountain Equipment president Garret Ganden about the dealership's ambitious growth plan. We also take a look at precision farming dealers' outlook for the year and the results from the June Ag Economy Barometer. We also caught up with Curt Blades, senior vice president of of agriculture for the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers about the first 6 months of 2018 and his outlook for the second half of the year, as well as 3 trends to watch that will have a significant impact on agriculture in the near future.
With help from the Equipment Dealers Assn. (EDA), the two organizations have awarded 32 educators from 15 states partial scholarships for certification in equipment courses starting this summer.
The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Rusty Fowler, President & CEO of Krone NA, to the AEM AG Sector Board, and Rick Johnson, CEO of Charles Machine Works, and Bryan Rich, Chairman & CEO of SmartEquip, to the AEM CE Sector Board. The trio fill unexpired terms.
Ag equipment sales were starting to improve in the last few months. Dealer sentiment has been more positive the last several months. All in all, things were starting to look a lot better for the farm equipment world. Then last week, President Donald Trump pledged to impose a 25% tariff on foreign steel that is scheduled to be enacted this week.
Stephanie See, State Government Relations Director with Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be co-hosting with EDA’s Natalie Higgins, VP of Government Relations/General Counsel and Alexis Strieker, Director of Government Relations.
On Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, Judge Daniel Hovland, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, granted the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) request for Preliminary Injunctive relief, which restricts the application of SB 2289 until the case can be fully litigated.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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