2-24-2026 |  Biweekly eNewsletter

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The Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association (INEDA) is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2026-2027 Andrew Goodman Scholarship is now open. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2026.

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Owner/CEO, Van Wall Equipment
Headquarters: Perry, Iowa
Locations: 33 locations across Iowa (28), Nebraska (1), Kansas (1), Minnesota (1), Illinois (1) and North Dakota (1)

Primary Lines: John Deere, Kuhn Krause, Westendorf, Brent, Unverferth, Demco, Brandt, Land Pride, Honda Power, Polaris, Yamaha, Hagie

“Don has set an example for the rest of the industry. His ability to effectively plan, organize, and control his dealerships has been a template for the success of other multi-store dealerships…”
– Charlie Gause, retired VP of Marketing, John Deere

Don Van Houweling started his first business — a carwash in Nevada, Iowa — when he was just 18 years old. As he approaches his 80th birthday later this year, the energy of that young entrepreneur is still going strong. Today, he heads up the 33-store John Deere dealership group Van Wall Equipment (2016 Dealership of the Year).
Throughout high school and college, Van Houweling worked for Les Larson, his future father-in-law, at his gas station and carwash. “One day he came to me and said, ‘There’s going to be a car wash for sale in Nevada. You need to buy it,’” Van Houweling recalls. When he told Larson he didn’t have enough money to buy it, Larson told him he could borrow it.

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Multiple transmission options, technology solutions and comfort elements headline New Holland’s redesigned T7 Standard Wheelbase (SWB) tractor, which includes three model options (T7.190, T7.210 and T7.225). A new front axle design cuts the turning radius by 20% versus previous T7 Series models and contributes to a smoother ride.

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John Deere is testing a 350-hp E98 ethanol tractor across the Midwest. Early trials show promise, but infrastructure might decide how fast farmer-grown fuel can power the future of farm equipment...

As the ag economy searches for the next evolution of demand, Deanna Kovar says the future tractor might not just sip diesel, it could run on E98 ethanol grown by farmers themselves. In an exclusive interview with Farm Journal, Kovar said the tractor is still in trials and testing, but John Deere is debuting the E98 tractor, and engine, during Commodity Classic next week.

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Spring planting windows aren’t getting any wider—and labor isn’t getting any easier to find. That’s the reality the new 60-Series Seed Runner from Unverferth Manufacturing is built to address.

“The planting window can be very narrow some years, so our goal with this seed tender is to give farmers more operational efficiency so they can get the job done faster and with less downtime,” says Andy Unverferth, director of marketing for the company.

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Ryan Hulme from Landoll showcases the unique features on Landoll’s new vertistrip strip-till machine, which the company showcased for the first time at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show.

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U.S. tractor sales slipped for the fourth straight month in January, while combine sales improved in the U.S. and Canada. Total ag tractor sales declined 4.7% while combine sales increased 68% in the U.S. last month, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

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USDA’s chief economist says 2026 brings moderating costs, slightly higher crop prices and shifting acreage, but he warns biofuels policy and global competition remain key wild cards for farm income.

For the first time in several years, the heavy cloud of skyrocketing production costs is beginning to lift, according to USDA chief economist Justin Benavidez. Speaking at USDA’s 102nd annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Thursday, Benavidez unveiled a 2026 forecast that suggests “progress is being made,” even as the row-crop sector navigates a significant transition in acreage and a shifting policy landscape.

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Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the congressional Rural Domestic Energy Council continues to hash out details with stakeholders.
“We’re all still a little frustrated that this couldn’t have been accomplished in another fashion there at the end of January, but you have to take the opportunities as they come.”

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Cattle producers in Nebraska are divided over a proposal that would dismantle the state’s brand law.

During recent testimony in front of the Ag Committee, the author of the bill, Senator Ben Hansen of Blair says the legislation would create statewide uniformity. “As a businessman, I struggle with the idea that producers face different rules depending solely on where their operation is located within Nebraska. That makes little sense.”

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A U.S. Congressman says the latest Supreme Court ruling striking down the President’s use of tariffs could reshape the agriculture trade conversation.

Mike Flood, a Republican from Nebraska, says Congress and the administration will need to work together moving forward. “The ruling really underscores Congress’s responsibility and obligation to set the tariff policy.

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