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Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt

Kim Schmidt is the Executive Editor of Farm Equipment and the host of Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On The Record. An award-winning writer, she worked 7 years in business-to-business trade media before joining Farm Equipment in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com

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Conversations in Ag

Dealers Better Prepared for Softening in Used Market

With used inventories rising and the market tightening, 2 dealers share their insights on how a downturn in 2024 could compare to what the industry faced in 2014
By Kim Schmidt posted on March 27, 2024 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing
Stacy Anthony, CEO of AgRevolution, sat down during the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville to discuss the current state of the used equipment market and what dealers need to do to better manage their used equipment in a softening ag economy.
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Conversations in Ag

Regardless of Age, Selling is About Knowing Your Customer

2 dealer executives sit down to discuss how customer personality is a greater driver in communication preferences & technology adoption than age
By Kim Schmidt posted on February 27, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
Jared Nobbe, division manager with Sydenstricker Nobbe Partne, and Colin Hlavinka, director of sales for Hlavinka Equipment Co., sat down during the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. Dealer Conference in Dallas to compare notes on the best approaches to selling to the next generation of customers.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Derek Stimson, Rocky Mountain Equipment

Rocky Mountain Equipment Calgary, Alta Primary Lines: Case IH, New Holland, Bourgault, Degelman, Krone, MacDon, Vaderstad, Unverferth Locations: 43
By Kim Schmidt posted on January 29, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices
Derek Stimson got his first taste of dealership life at the age of 14 when working as a service technician at his father’s dealership, Hi-Way Service. By the time he was 18, Stimson was attending Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, while also working full-time at the Taber, Alta., dealership.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Ferenc (1932-2017) & Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment

Stotz Equipment, Avondale, Ariz. Primary Lines: John Deere, AerWay, Alamo, Art's Way, Bigham Brothers, Brandt, Darf, Demco, Domrie, Great Plains, Harvest Tec., H&S, Haybuster, J&M Manufacturing, Jay-Lor, JCB, Loftness, Kirby, KMW, Loaders, Krone, Kuhn/Kuhn Krause, Landoll/Brillon, Rhino, Wil-Rich, Wishek Locations: 25
By Kim Schmidt posted on January 29, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices
The late Ferenc Rosztoczy never considered that his professional calling would come in farm equipment. His son, Tom Rosztoczy, president of Stotz Equipment, says his dad’s entrance to the ag space was one of many big life decisions made over the course of his life.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Charlie Hoober, Hoober Inc.

Hoober Inc., Intercourse, Pa. Primary Lines: Case IH, Kubota, JCB, Kuhn Krause, Great Plains, Geringhoff, Kinze, Unverferth, Woods, Land Pride, J&M, MacDon, Meyer Manufacturing, Yetter, Soil-Max, Montag Locations: 12
By Kim Schmidt posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices
“The first time I met Charlie Hoober, he said, ‘I’m Charlie Hoober from Intercourse, Pa. You won’t remember my name, but you’ll remember where I’m from,’” says Leo Johnson of Wisconsin’s Johnson Tractor. But over the years, Hoober made an impact on those he met beyond just the name of his town.
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Product Innovations

Higher Productivity Central to Latest Ag Innovations at Agritechnica

Record crowd visited international trade fair to see the latest ag equipment
By Kim Schmidt posted on December 8, 2023 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Agritechnica drew a record crowd of 470,000 visitors from 140 countries to Hanover, Germany. The week-long show featured 2,812 exhibitors from 52 countries in 24 halls. The international show, which is usually held every 2 years, made its first return in 4 years after being canceled due to COVID-19.
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To The Point

Working Through the Slowdown

By Kim Schmidt posted on December 8, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
The talk for much of 2023 largely centered around an expected downturn and not if, but when. Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update has continued to show dealer optimism in negative territory in every month of 2023.
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