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June 2019
Volume: 57
Edition: 5
Building Tomorrow's Workforce with Industry-Wide Collaboration
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Table of Contents
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Special Report: Growing the WorkforceFilling the Skills Gap Requires Industry-Wide Effort
Low unemployment, declining populations and a widening skills gap are all contributing to the challenges farm equipment dealers face in workforce development. Solving the problem needs participation from dealers, associations, OEMs, schools and the community.Read More
Special Report: Growing the WorkforceTake a Proactive Approach and Adapt to New Generation to Attract Younger Workers
Five dealers share insights about their successes and strategies in recruiting — and retaining — younger employees.Read More
Special Report: Growing the WorkforceThe Processes & Challenges of Hiring International Ag Technicians
Brent Bazin, corporate service manager at Young’s Equipment, shared the dealership’s history with international recruitment and why they see it as a valuable option when looking for new employees.Read More
Special Report: Growing the WorkforceTrain to Retain Precision Talent: Mentor, Don’t Mandate
Having a defined onboarding process can forge trust between the manager and employee right away, and also define the role and initial responsibilities of a new precision specialist. Riesterer & Schnell, a 14-location John Deere dealer in Wisconsin, sets incremental objectives for new precision hires.Read More
Special Report: Growing the WorkforceAg Equipment Technician Training Being Geared Toward High Schoolers
The Agricultural Equipment Technician program offered through the Sun West Distance Learning Centre has opened the door for high school students to get an understanding of the ag industry and potentially get an early start on careers as technicians.Read More
Ag Equipment EntrepreneursKinze Manufacturing’s Long Road to ‘Disruptive Innovation’ in the Farm Equipment Industry
Now in its 2nd generation, Kinze Manufacturing’s father-daughter team discuss challenge and triumph, and their aim to innovate with new products dealers want to sell and farmers want to buy.Read More
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Featured Articles
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Special Report: Growing the WorkforceFilling the Skills Gap Requires Industry-Wide Effort
Low unemployment, declining populations and a widening skills gap are all contributing to the challenges farm equipment dealers face in workforce development. Solving the problem needs participation from dealers, associations, OEMs, schools and the community.Read MoreSpecial Report: Growing the WorkforceTake a Proactive Approach and Adapt to New Generation to Attract Younger Workers
Five dealers share insights about their successes and strategies in recruiting — and retaining — younger employees.Read MoreSpecial Report: Growing the WorkforceThe Processes & Challenges of Hiring International Ag Technicians
Brent Bazin, corporate service manager at Young’s Equipment, shared the dealership’s history with international recruitment and why they see it as a valuable option when looking for new employees.Read More -
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Top Directory Listings
Yetter Farm Equipment
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.
Montag Mfg
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.
Finance Scope
Finance Scope is able to provide the best financing opportunities for equipment dealers and customers through a diverse mix of lending companies under one single platform. Our large group of lenders, allows for competitive rates regardless of credit scores. Additionally, dealers and customers have access to the industry’s best expertise surrounding finance and lease structures, for all purposes, within the agricultural and construction industries. We provide all of this into one online platform to provide our customers with the best available tailored finance solution for their equipment.