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Kim Schmidt
To the Point

Building Your Bench

By Kim Schmidt posted on January 25, 2021 | Posted in Best Practices
If one of your department managers was promoted — or even left the dealership —  do you know who would replace them? Do you have employees who you’ve mentored and trained who are prepared to move into management roles?
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Kim Schmidt
To the Point

Lots of Positives, But Concerns Linger

By Kim Schmidt posted on December 11, 2020
Grain prices are up. Yields in many areas are above average. Ag credit conditions are up. And, dealers report early orders are up and they are seeing good demand for equipment. But there are still some concerns — challenges getting equipment from the OEMs and concerns over taxes, regulation and trade following the election.
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Kim Schmidt

Lots of Positives, But Concerns Linger

By Kim Schmidt posted on December 1, 2020 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
Grain prices are up. Yields in many areas are above average. Ag credit conditions are up. And, dealers report early orders are up and they are seeing good demand for equipment. But there are still some concerns — challenges getting equipment from the OEMs and concerns over taxes, regulation and trade following the election. Let’s look at some of the positives first.
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new Dan Crummett
Ahead of the Curve

Report Outlines Likely Tire Industry Game Changers

By Dan Crummett posted on October 12, 2020 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets
Today’s agricultural tires resemble their predecessors in that they are still round and mainly made of rubber. Maintaining a tread and staying inflated may have been enough for years, but modern tire design parameters accounting for soil compaction, improved traction, tread wear, sidewall strength at super-low inflation rates and, increasingly, environmental concerns have permanently changed the way farm equipment engages the soil.
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Kim Schmidt

A New Approach to Tech Recruitment?

By Kim Schmidt posted on October 12, 2020
Over the last few years when we’ve focused on workforce development — particularly recruiting and training technicians — as a fair amount of focus has been on getting to kids at a younger age or to kids that don’t live on the farm to expose them to the opportunities that exist in agriculture. What if we met those kids where they are already engaged — video games.
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