Articles by Kim Schmidt

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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Derek Stimson, Rocky Mountain Equipment

Rocky Mountain Equipment Calgary, Alta Primary Lines: Case IH, New Holland, Bourgault, Degelman, Krone, MacDon, Vaderstad, Unverferth Locations: 43
Derek Stimson got his first taste of dealership life at the age of 14 when working as a service technician at his father’s dealership, Hi-Way Service. By the time he was 18, Stimson was attending Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, while also working full-time at the Taber, Alta., dealership.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Ferenc (1932-2017) & Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment

Stotz Equipment, Avondale, Ariz. Primary Lines: John Deere, AerWay, Alamo, Art's Way, Bigham Brothers, Brandt, Darf, Demco, Domrie, Great Plains, Harvest Tec., H&S, Haybuster, J&M Manufacturing, Jay-Lor, JCB, Loftness, Kirby, KMW, Loaders, Krone, Kuhn/Kuhn Krause, Landoll/Brillon, Rhino, Wil-Rich, Wishek Locations: 25
The late Ferenc Rosztoczy never considered that his professional calling would come in farm equipment. His son, Tom Rosztoczy, president of Stotz Equipment, says his dad’s entrance to the ag space was one of many big life decisions made over the course of his life.
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Inaugural Farm Equipment Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Charlie Hoober, Hoober Inc.

Hoober Inc., Intercourse, Pa. Primary Lines: Case IH, Kubota, JCB, Kuhn Krause, Great Plains, Geringhoff, Kinze, Unverferth, Woods, Land Pride, J&M, MacDon, Meyer Manufacturing, Yetter, Soil-Max, Montag Locations: 12
“The first time I met Charlie Hoober, he said, ‘I’m Charlie Hoober from Intercourse, Pa. You won’t remember my name, but you’ll remember where I’m from,’” says Leo Johnson of Wisconsin’s Johnson Tractor. But over the years, Hoober made an impact on those he met beyond just the name of his town.
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Product Innovations

Higher Productivity Central to Latest Ag Innovations at Agritechnica

Record crowd visited international trade fair to see the latest ag equipment
Agritechnica drew a record crowd of 470,000 visitors from 140 countries to Hanover, Germany. The week-long show featured 2,812 exhibitors from 52 countries in 24 halls. The international show, which is usually held every 2 years, made its first return in 4 years after being canceled due to COVID-19.
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To The Point

Working Through the Slowdown

The talk for much of 2023 largely centered around an expected downturn and not if, but when. Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update has continued to show dealer optimism in negative territory in every month of 2023.
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Guiding Our Way for 20 Years

Historic memo charted the course for Farm Equipment & is still used today as guiding principles for staff
Shortly after Lessiter Media acquired Farm Equipment from Cygnus Business Media in 2004, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter spent a day in Fort Atkinson, Wis., getting the “lay of the land” from Cygnus editors and sales staff.
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