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A Timeline of UAW John Deere Employees' Strike

October 22, 2021 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business
As of Oct. 13, 2021 at midnight, John Deere failed to reach an agreement with its workers and the UAW on a new labor agreement, resulting in 10,000 workers going on strike — the first time Deere employees have gone on strike in 30 years. Depending on how long the strike lasts, it could exacerbate the inventory challenges dealers are facing.  
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ONGOING UPDATE: John Deere & UAW Strike News

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LATEST UPDATE: As a follow-up to the impact the John Deere/UAW strike had on dealers, a survey from Ag Equipment Intelligence conducted from Jan. 5-7, 2022, asked dealers of all brands how the strike had impacted their business, what they learned and what the strike might change in the industry.
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New Senate Bill Would Provide Loans for Precision Agriculture Equipment

AEM: Loan Program 'Will Give US Farmers Whole New Set of Tools'
September 16, 2021 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture committee, introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan (PAL) Act on Sept. 15. The bipartisan legislation would create a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide loan financing to farmers and ranchers interested in purchasing precision agriculture equipment.


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Shortlines on Track for Spring Planter Orders, Implement Changes to Supply Chains

September 15, 2021 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

Amid now common global supply chain issues, there’s no manufacturer that hasn’t been impacted in the manufacturing and delivering of their equipment. This is true for both the mainlines and the shortlines. At the 2021 Farm Progress Show, Ag Equipment Intelligence editors caught up with James Shurts, senior product manager at Great Plains and Justin Render, product specialist with Kinze, to discuss how both companies were dealing with getting planters to their customers for spring 2022.


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