After conducting eight district meetings and two regional workshops in Iowa and Nebraska, it has become evident that workforce development remains a major challenge for our members. The tight labor market, combined with competition for workers from manufacturers, has made it increasingly difficult. We have observed billboards and online marketing messages promoting, “Monday-Friday work week; no weekends,” which have proven to be enticing for both new workers entering the workforce and existing employees seeking work-life balance. Meanwhile, farmers find themselves in the fields whenever the window of opportunity presents itself, and dealers must respond to their customers’ demands. During these… Read More »
Yesterday, Case IH and New Holland signed a Right to Repair Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). AFBF and John Deere signed a Right to Repair MOU in January. As a result of this announcement, farmers and ranchers will continue to have access to Case IH and New Holland brand manuals, tools, product guides, and information to self-diagnose and self-repair machines, as well as support from Case IH and New Holland to directly purchase diagnostic tools and order products and parts. The MOU sets parameters for safety controls and data privacy and highlights compliance measures to… Read More »
The Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers (INEDA) congratulates the work done by Farm Bureau and especially the leadership of Nebraska Farm Bureau President, Mark McHargue on the newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and John Deere. The MOU is a formal acknowledgment of the work that has been and is being done to ensure farmers, ranchers, and other equipment owners can maintain and repair their implements. “Equipment dealers of all brands have been working diligently to make available the tools and resources needed for owners to keep their equipment up and running. We are also excited… Read More »
Education is something that can never be taken away from you… Those words made a lifelong impression on me at an early stage in my adult life. Through spending time with my grandfather, a man with only an eighth grade education, I learned a valuable lesson. During my freshman year in college, I admit that academics were not my first priority. My GPA can attest to this fact. My grades suffered from the boring general education classes (English 101, World Religions, Calculus 1, and Econ 101) that I was enrolled in at Iowa State University. One day, my grandfather, John… Read More »
To be a leader requires us to be willing, vulnerable, and courageous to make mistakes. It requires us to step out of our comfort zones, take risks, adapt to unexpected changes, and learn from triumphs and failures.
By Mark Hennessey, President/CEO [markh@ineda.com] Our health tends to be one of the first things that we let suffer—especially during busy times, like RIGHT NOW. When we’re so busy, we often fall into bad habits that persist even when the busy season passes. Whether you’re a service technician, owner, manager, parts/service employee, or general staff member, the wheels fall off the wagon very easily when it comes to personal health. Eventually, we might find ourselves overweight, stressed out, and fueled by Monster energy drinks, Mountain Dew, coffee, or all of the above. An unhealthy life style affects not only our… Read More »
