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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On the Record

Ag Economy Still Under Pressure While General Economy Grows

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, Pinion's Marc Johnson shares and updated forecast for dealers revenues in 2024. The latest Purdue Ag Economy Barometer shows producer sentiment improved in the last month but indicates most farmers still say it's a bad time to invest in new equipment. And, dealers report used equipment inventories continue to build. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman visits with the precision team from Eis Implement in Two Rivers, Wis.
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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
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
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
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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