Kim Schmidt

1 week ago | farm-equipment.com | Kim Schmidt

Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts.

1 week ago | farm-equipment.com | Kim Schmidt

This week’s DataPoint is brought to you by the Dealership Minds Summit. Early bird savings end June 18. To view the program and register visit DealershipMindsSummit.com. According to the 2025 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report, over two-thirds of Case IH dealers forecast their self-propelled sprayer unit sales to be as good or better than 2024. This breaks down to 3.6% who expect sales to be up 8% or more and 17.9% who expect an increase of 2-7%.

1 week ago | farm-equipment.com | Kim Schmidt

Over the past year, freight rates responded unevenly to global trade disruptions, says Leigh Anderson, senior economist with Farm Credit Canada. In a recent FCC report Anderson said container shipping rates have shown high sensitivity to trade policy shifts and consumer demand, while dry bulk freight rates have remained more stable, driven by consistent, commodity-specific demand such as agricultural products.

1 week ago | farm-equipment.com | Kim Schmidt

During Ag Equipment Intelligence’s Executive Briefing Mid-Year Review June 5, Pinion’s Marc Johnson provided an economic update, during which he highlighted how the Big Beautiful Bill will benefit U.S. equipment dealers. Some of those benefits include the estate tax provision, Section 199A and Bonus Depreciation. “You see things like Make America Families Thrive Again, make a Rural American Main Street Grow Again.

1 week ago | farm-equipment.com | Kim Schmidt

CNH remains focused on delivering practical precision solutions to farmers almost 4 years after acquiring Raven. Our Mike Lessiter caught up with John Preheim, head of precision and electronics product development for CNH, and asked him if there’s anything dealers still don’t fully know about the significance of the acquisition as they take new technology to customers.   “We haven’t fully realized the integration of the technology between what was historically CNH and what was historically Raven.