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Looking Back to Look Forward: Predictions on Autonomy from 2011

This 2011 article, A Report From 25 Years Hence, predicting the future of farm autonomy was cited in examining autonomy’s state in 2023.
By John Schueller posted on December 29, 2022 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
The typical U.S. crop farm of 2035 is not that different from the typical farm of 2010, in the same way that the 2010 farm was not the artificially intelligent, self-sufficient, robotic paradise that many predicted way back in 1985.
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Dealer Association Profile: Who is Kim Rominger?

Farm Equipment digs deep into high school files for the scoop on the new President/CEO of the North American Dealers Association (NAEDA)
By Mike Lessiter posted on July 11, 2022 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

Last Friday’s “On the Record” broadcast from Ag Equipment Intelligence (AEI) featured an interview with Kim Rominger, president/CEO of the “new” North American Dealers Assn. (NAEDA) formed on July 1. A view of Rominger’s office prompted a late-night memory of a conversation and personal trivia Rominger shared with me 15 years or so ago (and perhaps now wishes he hadn’t).


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Early MVP Votes for Service Managers in ‘22

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 18, 2022 | Posted in Best Practices
Several times over the years, attendees of our Dealership Minds Summit (DMS) extended high praise to our editors in foreseeing key challenges 6-9 months in advance and hosting a networking venue to prep them before that topic hit code-red. Among them was our “Succession Planning & Next-Generation Management” for the 2015 DMS and “Used Equipment Remarketing” for 2017.
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AGCO Aims for $2 Billion in Precision Ag Business by 2029

AGCO Aims for $2 Billion in Precision Ag Business by 2029

In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at AGCO’s plans for its precision business and its 2029 targets. In the Technology Corner, Noah Newman talks with Eis Implement’s precision team. Also in this episode, the interest savings dealers could see with the latest rate cut by the Fed and a look at the used 100+ horsepower tractor market. 

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