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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 Lessiter Media in 2012. She is a journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: kschmidt@lessitermedia.com
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Check All Boxes Before Hosting Drone Clinics

By Kim Schmidt posted on July 22, 2024 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
A large drone dealer in Florida can no longer fly drones over 55 pounds after allegedly violating multiple FAA regulations. Here’s what reportedly happened — FAA officials showed up at a training session hosted by the dealer and learned the pilot in command allegedly didn’t have registration for the drone, and he was flying it too close to a non-participating farmer.
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Hurricane Beryl Leaves Extensive Crop Damage in its Wake

By Kim Schmidt posted on July 19, 2024 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Benzi America, we take a look at how much crop damage resulted from the rain and wind brought on by Hurricane Beryl. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman examines what dealers need to do before hosting drone clinics to ensure they are FAA compliant. Also in this episode, used equipment pricing and inventory continue to challenge the industry and elected officials discuss how policy can impact the equipment manufacturing industry while in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.
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Slow & Steady Approach Yields Growth

Eis Implement’s long-term focus on absorption results in 25% year-over-year improvement
By Kim Schmidt posted on July 1, 2024 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
There’s a Chinese proverb that roughly translates to “You can only keep wealth in the family for 3 generations.” Cousins Chris and Jon Eis, third generation owners of single-store John Deere dealer Eis Implement, aim to prove the Chinese wrong.
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Claas Leads Way Among U.S. Full-Line OEMs

By Kim Schmidt posted on June 28, 2024 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we take a first look at the major line results from the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. 2024 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations survey. Also in this episode: CDK Global's cyber attack puts IntelliDealer customers offline and Stotz Equipment and Premier Equipment announce an industry-first cross border partnership. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman provides an inside look at Sentera's Aerial WeedScout product.
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Data Points: Dealers Forage Harvesters Sales Growth Forecast

By Kim Schmidt posted on June 18, 2024 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
The percentage of dealers forecasting sales growth of 2% or more in forage harvester sales for the year ahead improved from 2023, with 8.5% of dealers forecasting growth, according to the latest Dealer Business Outlook & Trends report. This percentage peaked in the last 5 years when just 13.7% of dealers were forecasting unit sales growth for 2021.
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