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[Podcast] On the Record: Optimism Fluctuates Among Tariff Concerns and Low Commodity Prices

August 24, 2018 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Data & Forecasts
In this podcast we report on Deere & Co.'s third quarter earnings, which saw net sales increase 32%. In the Technology Corner, Jack Zemlicka discusses precision farming dealers' 5-year investment projections. With uncertainty stemming from tariffs, trade and commodity prices we also look at how manufacturers, dealers and producers are responding. Finally, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, farm income, capital spending and farmland values are all down.
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Customer Service: Does It Really Matter?

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 9, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices
Most business owners — and more specifically farm equipment dealers — would likely tell you that customer service and experience are important to the overall success of the business. I’d venture to say every dealer I’ve spoken with has prided themselves on the quality of service they provide the customer.
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Be the Voice for Your Business & Our Industry

By Kim Schmidt posted on March 26, 2018 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Last week I had the pleasure and honor of joining the Equipment Dealers Assn. and many of you out in Washington, D.C. for the AED/EDA Fly-In. And despite the federal government being shutdown due to a light snow storm, it was a busy and productive 3 days in the capital. After spending Wednesday being briefed on some of topics we’d be lobbying in support of, we took to the Hill on Thursday, meeting with congressmen.
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[Podcast] New Series ... How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs

In this 10-minute episode of the new Farm Equipment magazine podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs” brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, Kim Schmidt sits down Mike Lessiter to discuss the inspiration for this new project devoted to honoring the entrepreneurs in farm equipment manufacturing.
December 20, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices
In this 10-minute episode of the new Farm Equipment magazine podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs” brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, Kim Schmidt sits down Mike Lessiter to discuss the inspiration for this new project devoted to honoring the entrepreneurs in farm equipment manufacturing.
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What Happened to ‘Seasoning’ Managers?

By Kim Schmidt posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
For each print issue of Farm Equipment, I dig through the Implement & Tractor archives to find something to highlight, whether it’s an example of what was a state of the art dealership 40 years ago or a survey that shows that large dealers are ready to start adding computers. As I pull a volume off the shelf, I never really know what I’m looking for or what I’m going to find. One thing I always walk away with, though, is that good business advice is generally evergreen.
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