Plan to Attend Regional Meetings Across Iowa
Attention Iowa members! Watch your inbox for an invitation to attend an INEDA Regional Legislative Meeting and Dinner in your area this fall. This is your chance to meet with key members of the Iowa legislature, discuss topics important to the equipment industry, and learn about our efforts in Iowa and Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Will Rogers at 800.622.0016 or willr@ineda.com.
Caterpillar to Enter Utility Vehicle Market – ConstructionPros.com
Caterpillar recently announced plans to enter the utility vehicle market. The company entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. and will offer UTV models sold through participating Cat dealerships starting in 2018. [More]
Phelps Implement and Van Wall Equipment Join Together – Farm Equipment
Van Wall Equipment and Phelps Implement, John Deere dealers with a similar 40-year history of family ownership, have agreed to join together as one company. [More]
AgDNA Expands Into Farming Heartland with 320 Dealer Locations – Farm Equipment
Recently, AgDNA announced partnerships with eight new multi-store dealerships across the Midwest, mid-south and east coast. The new large ag equipment dealers and agronomic service providers joining the AgDNA network include Horizon Equipment (Iowa). [More]
AgriVision Equipment to Acquire Icon Ag & Turf – AgriVision Equipment Group
Through this acquisition, AgriVision Equipment will add 5 locations in Doon, Ireton, Lawton, Le Mars and Paullina, Iowa, to its 10 existing locations serving Southwest Iowa, Southeast Nebraska and Northwest Missouri. [More]
Deere Wins Trademark Lawsuit in Protection of Green and Yellow Colors – Farm Equipment
A U.S. District Court in Kentucky has ruled in favor of Deere & Company in a lawsuit filed to protect use of the trademark green and yellow color combination on John Deere agricultural equipment. [More]
Exmark Manufacturing Honored with Statewide Award – NCN35-TV
The Beatrice manufacturer was recently named Nebraska’s large manufacturer of the year by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry. [More]
Kubota Confirms Plans for $87 Million Expansion in Kansas – Rural Lifestyle Dealer
Kubota Tractor Corp. plans to design and build two, one million square foot facilities to expand their distribution capacity and streamline logistics processes for the delivery of Kubota branded service parts and equipment to its U.S. customer base. [More]
Sukup Manufacturing Invests in AgriTech Accelerator Program – Brownfield Ag News
The global leader in the grain handling industry is investing in a program that helps launch ag tech startups. [More]
AGCO Jackson, MN Facility Recognized for Excellence – AGCO
AGCO Jackson Operations, the Minnesota-based manufacturing center for AGCO Corporation, is the first agricultural manufacturer to receive the AME Excellence Award presented by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. [More] In addition, the AGCO facility – which manufactures custom-configured Challenger® and Massey Ferguson® agricultural machines – was named the 2017 Assembly Plant of the Year. [More]
How Smart Farms Are Making the Case for Rural Broadband – AEM
New Smart Farm technologies can give America’s growers the ability to monitor crop conditions in real time, respond to technical problems before machinery breaks down in the field and consult with the world’s foremost agronomic experts with the push of a button. That is, as long as they’ve got five bars of service and plenty of internet bandwidth. [More]
Cruz Puts Hold on Northey’s Confirmation – The Gazette
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has put a hold on the nomination of Bill Northey, Iowa’s agriculture secretary, to a post with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Citing unnamed sources, Politico reported Cruz’s hold was a “reaction” to how Iowa’s senators, Republicans Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, had pushed to stop changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard earlier this month. [More]
Nebraska’s Ibach Confirmed for USDA Post – Nebraska.TV
The state ag director and Dawson County farmer Greg Ibach was confirmed to serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [More]
