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11-21-2025 |  Biweekly eNewsletter

The RoundUp: Serving Ag, Construction, and Outdoor Power Equipment Dealers Across Iowa and Nebraska
 

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Manufacturer and Dealer News
 
 
Invite Your Schools to Participate

The Nebraska Ag Expo is hosting a Career Exploration Event again this year December 9-11 at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE. (Last year we had over three hundred students attend!)

Students will have the opportunity to tour the Nebraska Ag Expo, network with equipment dealer employees, learn about innovative technology, and explore opportunities including scholarships and financial support to prepare them for a rewarding career.

In addition to free admission, students and their sponsors who participate in the tour will be provided with a lunch voucher.

Encourage your schools to register: Career Exploration Event.

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We Need Your Help

Dealers serve as tour guides for students in the Career Exploration Event at the Nebraska Ag Expo (NAE) - Tuesday, December 9 through Thursday, December 11 - at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our goal is to match you with schools from your area.

Tours start at 9 am, 11 am, and 1 pm each day and last about 1 hour.

Please sign up to help with one or all days of the tours.

Click Here to Help with Career Exploration »

 
Manufacturer and Dealer News
 
Cat’s New 325 Excavator Heavy Duty Configuration Boosts Stability

Caterpillar has developed a new heavy-duty configuration for its 325 excavator to deliver a new level of stability in demanding conditions.

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AGCO’s Fendt and Valtra Earn Top Honors at Agritechnica 2025

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced numerous awards for two of its leading brands at AGRITECHNICA in Hanover, Germany. Fendt® and Valtra® were presented with Tractor of the Year honors, three Farm Machine 2026 awards, and recognition for solutions that enable mixed-fleet and forage farmers to be more productive, profitable and sustainable.

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A 1:1 Scale Backhoe Celebrates JCB’s 80th Birthday

A special installation in honour of JCB’s 80th birthday is drawing a crowd to the manufacturer’s headquarters in Staffordshire, England.

At the lakeside HQ, an eight-tonne JCB 3CX Sitemaster backhoe loader is presented in the style of the iconic 1:32 scale models loved by collectors worldwide.

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Study Shows Relationships With Ag Equipment Dealers Remains Important To Farmers

A new study from Purdue University shows that farmers value relationships with their ag equipment dealers as they continue to build out their operations.

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Ag Leader Helps Farmers Take Control of Guidance Lines with Latest AgFiniti Release

The latest firmware update from Ag Leader delivers powerful new guidance line management capabilities that bring flexibility and simplicity directly to AgFiniti. Farmers can now import, view, manage, and export guidance lines all in one place, with no extra software required.

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How to Prepare Your Operation for the Next Wave of Autonomy

Following a tight year for the ag economy — when every dollar mattered — now is a good time to take inventory on the technology you have and identify which upgrades would provide the best eturn on investment.

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Industry News
 
Soybeans Fall From Highs After Big China Sales: What Do Bulls Need to Sustain the Rally?

Mike Minor says the agency reported 29 million bushels of soybean purchases Tuesday morning which brings China’s total to from 8% to 12% of the total 12 MMT commitments they’ve made.

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Normal La Niña Pattern to Return By Thanksgiving

What are the primary weather events being watched by the leading ag meteorologists right now? Here’s a round-up.

A Bit of an Oddball La Niña

“We need to be really careful about making big assumptions about this La Niña. It is not a classic La Niña,” says Drew Lerner, World Weather, Inc. He points to two large rain events in the southern U.S. Plains this past week.

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USDA Launches Stage Two of $16 Billion Disaster Relief for Farmers

After weeks of anticipation, USDA announced the details of stage 2 of $16 billion in total Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) assistance on Monday. This is in addition to more than $9.3 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program payments for row crop farmers and $705 million in Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments for ranchers this year.

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USDA ‘Crunching Numbers’ for Potential Tariff Relief, Official Says ‘Lots’ Changed During Shutdown

The USDA is “crunching numbers” as it considers potential relief for farmers from tariff-related losses, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden said Monday.

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