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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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Department Management

Tips to Modernize the Service Department

Adding digital tools to how the shop is managed results in improved efficiency and can directly impact the bottom line.
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 24, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
The service department is integral to generating revenue and driving customer satisfaction. However, taking a few steps to automate the department could result in gains in efficiency and add dollars to the bottom line.
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Industry Q&A

Dealers Respond to Software Mergers

With the recent announcement that e-Emphasys ­— privately held and backed by 2 private equity firms — and CDK Global Heavy Equipment are merging, 6 of the main dealer software options are now owned by 2 companies.
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 24, 2023 | Posted in Operations & Finance
What impact – positive or negative – do you expect this development to have on dealer software operations/options for your dealership’s size and scope?
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Right to Repair

Dealer Efforts ‘Water Down’ Colorado R2R Law

New law will have minimal impact on dealers, but non-legislative solutions continue to be better for the industry
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 22, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Consumer Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment bill into law on April 25, making it the first U.S. right to repair bill focused on ag equipment to be approved by the legislature and signed by a governor.
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Farm Equipment's Editors Debate Right to Repair

By Frank Lessiter, Kim Schmidt, and Mike Lessiter posted on April 6, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.
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Analysts Comment on CNHI CEO's Departure

Analysts Comment on CNHI CEO's Departure

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at some analyst comments on Scott Wine's departure from CNH Industrial. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks to Pessl Instruments' CEO about the recent investment it received from Lindsay Corp. Also in this episode, dealers and farmers chime in on brand loyalty, air seeder sales forecasts and layoffs at the Racine, Wis., Case IH plant.
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Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.
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