Farm Equipment and Ag Equipment Intelligence are among four Lessiter Media publications to win regional awards in the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ 2025 Azbee Awards of Excellence.
According to the 2025 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report, the highest percentage of dealers — 45.6— expect their payroll expenses to go up 1-3% this year. Another 39.2% of dealers expect payroll expenses to be up 4-6%, Nearly 30% of dealers said they expect their payroll to be up 7% or more.
Last summer at the Farm Progress Show, the general sentiment among exhibitors was a lot of the uncertainty would ease post-election, regardless of the outcome. That’s usually true in election years.
Executive editor Kim Schmidt checking in from Farm Equipment headquarters with an update on 2025 Dealership Minds Summit set for July 29-30 in Iowa City.
The program is out. Check it out at DealershipMindsSummit.com.
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