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Montag Talks Labor, Component Shortages & Advocating for Farmer Profitability

Montag Manufacturing CEO Anthony Montag talks about how the company is handling supply chain issues, labor issues and what he sees are the future of farmers’ equipment needs.
By Ben Thorpe posted on January 27, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

Dealers and manufacturers are facing many of the same issues in the ag equipment industry. Both are impacted by struggling global supply chains and a shrinking and increasingly competitive labor pool. 


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Illinois Dealer Testifies on Workforce Issues to U.S. House

April 11, 2022 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Source: Equipment World

While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to tackling the equipment industry’s workforce challenges, an ongoing stigma from parents, teachers and school counselors, as well as a lack of incentives for students to pursue technical and vocational education are holding back the industry, Diane Benck, general operations manager and owner of Lisle, Ill.-based West Side Tractors Sales Co., said in her testimony.


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Communicating & Measuring for Success in Service

Anne Blotz, service manager at Ritchie Implement, breaks down how she keeps her department on track and the metrics they use to optimize productivity.
By Ben Thorpe posted on March 23, 2021 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management

In Cobb., Wis., Anne Blotz, service manager, walks through the service department at Ritchie Implement, a 4-store Case IH and Claas dealer in southwest Wisconsin and Farm Equipment’s 2015 Dealership of the Year. 


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Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

Baltimore Port Closure to Impact High Horsepower Tractor Imports & Exports

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Weasler Engineering, we look at how the Port of Baltimore's closure will alter the flow of high horsepower tractors in and out of the country. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks about some changes coming to drone operation regulations. Also in this episode, Kazakhstan's potential for the North American ag equipment industry and what 2024 holds for the sprayer market.

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Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
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Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.

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