According to a report from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers, former AEM Board Chair and current Deere & Co. Vice president of Sales and Marketing for the Agriculture and Turf Division for Regions 3 and 4 John Lagemann has announced his retirement, effective Oct. 31.

The latest episode of On the Record is now available! In this week's episode we discuss Deere's plans to address leasing concerns, the economics of robotic implements and the likelihood that the third installment of the Market Facilitation Program payments will be made. Also in this episode, an exclusive interview with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts while in Germany as part of a trade delegation and a look at what dealers thought had a bigger impact on machinery sales in 2019 — trade or weather.