It’s no secret among equipment dealers in North America that there is a shortage of well-trained, highly-skilled service technicians. Any dealer reading this has almost certainly run into this problem when recruiting new talent to their team or replacing someone who has retired ...
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Anyone who has spent time in the agricultural equipment industry has run into a warranty claim. Bill Cushman has seen more than his share of claims during his 41 years around tractors, hay equipment and construction machinery. Repeatedly, he saw the ...
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Increased availability of high-speed internet in rural areas can help boost crop yields and lower fertilizer, seed, and fuel costs, according to a Federal Communications Commission study. The report, “Impact of Broadband Penetration on U.S. Farm Productivity,” drew from FCC and ...
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Sacramento—Cal/OSHA’s emergency regulations requiring employers to protect workers from hazards related to COVID-19 are now in effect, following their approval yesterday by the Office of Administrative Law.
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On November 19, the CalOSHA Standards Board unanimously adopted an emergency regulation on workplace safety regarding COVID-19. The regulation was released only 5 days before the hearing.
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Ricky Carabello of Belkorp AG in Modesto, California, was awarded a 2019 FWEDA Scholarship to pursue a career specializing in risk and process management. Carabello is a parts specialist at Belkorp AG and is working to complete an Associate of ...
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AEM has petitioned CalOSHA and communicated its desire to see changes made to California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 3441(b). Title 8, Section 3441(b), directed toward all “self-propelled equipment,” mandates that an operator remains at an operator station when the ...
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In preparation for the annual Dealer Business Trends & Outlook Report for the Winter 2019 edition of Rural Lifestyle Dealer, Rural Lifestyle Dealer is polling selected North American equipment dealerships to get their input about the market.
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Recruiting talent for equipment dealerships can seem like navigating the perfect storm these days. Unemployment claims are at a 49-year low. The unemployment rate fell below 4 percent in recent months, its lowest since 2000. August continued a trend from ...
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For the first time in three years, the gap between Ag equipment dealers’ and manufacturers’ opinions on equipment inventory levels has significantly narrowed.
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