Progressive Farmer’s October 2023 edition covered the technician challenge ahead for the farm equipment industry. It reported that AGCO alone was looking to place 2,000 technicians over the next 5 years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are about 35,000 farm-equipment mechanics and service techs in the U.S. In any 1 year, because of career changes and retirements, there are about 4,500 openings, and by other estimates, there will be as many…