What Mestemaker learned, and what many displaced folks must too, is that hardship or painful situations will work toward a greater lesson and refinement, if leaned into and allowed to do its constructive work. 

FEMA has been a great help to me in our journey to the USA which is still going strong after decades.

Most dealer principals can recite their balance sheet in their sleep. They know how to build Financial Capital through disciplined operations, and they know how to manage Physical Capital — the trucks, the real estate, the shop tools, etc.

Efficiency is calling for the changes of industry in 2026 and beyond, but leadership, as always, will define success.

Last fall, I wrote that dealers don't benefit from divided representation; they benefit when associations coordinate efforts, share resources and amplify one another's strengths.

A dozen surgeries have taught me how important the early goals (sub-goals, if you will) are to getting back to where one needs to be. And to focus on the right things before distractions set in.

“Man, this Strip-Till Section just keeps getting bigger and bigger every year.” That was my first thought as I started flipping through the Farm Progress Show Official Program book while chugging coffee, shortly after arriving at the nation’s largest outdoor farm show.