INEDA Supports Commonsense Repair Solutions
Ever since the introduction of a so-called “Right to Repair” bill in the Nebraska Legislature in 2015, INEDA has been working closely with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) to provide industry-wide support for onboard diagnostics and repair information for users of powered equipment. We encourage you to view an informative flyer and R2R Solutions video illustrating the commitment of the industry to provide onboard diagnostics and repair information by the year 2021. Any legislators considering legislation should be made aware of our industry commitment to provide the highest level of service to equipment users. For additional information, visit R2RSolutions.org.

INEDA Matching Fund Scholarships
INEDA has a limited number of matching fund scholarships available for the 2018-2019 school year to help train current and potential employees of Iowa and Nebraska equipment dealers. Deadline: March 1 [Program Details] [Scholarship Application]

 

Mahindra Targets $1 Billion in U.S. Sales by 2020 – Rural Lifestyle Dealer
To establish Mahindra Tractors as a global brand, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is looking to double its business in the U.S. market to $1 billion by 2020 compared to $547 million earned during the 2017 financial year. [More]

 

CNH Industrial and The Climate Corporation Form Partnership – Successful Farming
CNH Industrial and The Climate Corporation, a Monsanto subsidiary, are forming a partnership. The firms say it will extend and develop a portfolio of data sharing capabilities to help farmers with real-time agronomic visualization and decision-making solutions. [More]

 

Kinze Enters Tillage Market – Farm Equipment
Kinze Mfg., an industry leader in planter and grain cart equipment, is expanding its offerings with the addition of four high-speed disc tillage models. [More]

 

Mahindra Acquires Stake in Mitra – Rural Lifestyle Dealer
Mahindra & Mahindra said it has forayed into the sprayers business by acquiring 26% stake in Maharashtra-based agri tech firm Mitra. [More]

 

Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2018 – Farm Equipment
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn. (ELFA) which represents the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, has revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2018. Given U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies will spend over $1.6 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment (including software) this year, with many financing a majority of those assets, these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy. In 2018, businesses are expected to make their largest capital investments since 2012. [More]

 

Why Digitization Will Disrupt the Construction Industry – AEM
Digital technology is transforming industrial processes at such a rate that it’s being described as a fourth industrial revolution—and construction is among the industries with the most to gain. [More]

 

Marijuana Farming Is Now For US Agriculture – AgWeb
The age of marijuana farming in the U.S. has arrived, although most farmers are caught on the sidelines. As individual state cultivation barriers topple at a dizzying pace, U.S. agriculture’s billion-dollar dance with marijuana has begun and there will be no strike of the clock at midnight. [More]

 

Farm Markets Come to Life, Move Higher – Successful Farming
The last week of January has had some fireworks, as the corn, wheat, and bean markets have all come to life with prices moving to their highest levels in months. [More]