With nowhere for their product to go, many dairies have been forced to dump their milk. Dairy farmers make up a significant portion of Messick’s customer base. Seeing their customers struggle, staff at the 5-location dealership wondered if there was anything they could do.
Deere employees will initially produce 25,000 face shields to meet the immediate needs of health-care workers in several of its U.S. manufacturing communities.
Jordan Kite, Equipment Asset Manager for new and used equipment for Agri-Service, is in his third week of working from home because of COVID-19. Typically in his role, Kite regularly travels among Agri-Service’s 9 locations. Now, he’s relegated to his home office.
There’s no break in the action for farmers whose work feeds the world even in the midst of pricing downturns and a rigid infrastructure unable to adjust to shifts in demand.
Karlen grows peas, lentils, corn, soybeans, winter wheat and spring wheat. Karlen says he saw what was happening in China back in January and February and has tried to plan ahead to alleviate his concerns for his crops.
“For some organizations, near term survival is the only agenda item. Others are peering through the fog of uncertainty, thinking about how to position themselves once the crisis has passed and things return to normal. The question is, ‘What will normal look like?’ While no one can say how long the crisis will last, what we find on the other side will not look like the normal of recent years.”
the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is calling on the federal government to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for manufacturing to strengthen the economy and create new jobs and opportunities.
These are strange times we're operating in, but the entire Farm Equipment team is dedicated to getting you the important content you want and need. In times of crisis, there's often an urge to help however you can. Social distancing and safer at home orders make that a little bit more challenging.
Farm Equipment caught up with Bob Doran, owner of Doran Distribution Services, Mount Horeb, Wis. today to gain a perspective of recent events in farm equipment — from the distributor’s seat.
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