NAEDA CONNECT North American Equipment Dealers Association

Joining Mike this week on the NAEDA podcast is AXON Client Advisor, John Kennedy! Coming to you all the way from West Monroe, Louisiana, Mike and John chat equipment markets and AXON solutions for dealers. Are you a dealer? Then you’re going to want to tune in!

AXON started out of a passion for keeping agriculture moving. Imagine having 100 years of tire and wheel knowledge in your back pocket next time you sell a piece of ag equipment. To find more or become an axon dealer, please visit www.axontire.com. 
John has been in the Ag tire industry for 10 years. John is from Louisiana and will cover the Southeastern part of the United States. What John enjoys the most about the Ag industry is the people. They are hard-working, honest, and down-to-earth. He enjoys solving their problems and helping them grow their bottom line. A fun fact about John is that he is an adrenaline junky! During the winter, he enjoys snow skiing and during the summer he enjoys scuba diving. However, his true hobby is flying Radio Controlled Airplanes.

Join President of NAEDA Canada, John Schmeiser, as he breaks down the Canadian legislative landscape focused on the Right to Repair Bill and where the bill stands as of June 2023.

In this NAEDA Connect Podcast, host and NAEDA Canada President John Schmeiser, explains the impact of Parliament passing Bill C-294 in May 2023.

In this NAEDA Connect Podcast, host Mike Kraemer speaks with Leigh Anderson, senior economist from Farm Credit Canada on the 2023 Outlook for the Canadian farm equipment market, which was published in November 2022.

In this episode, we are joined by Scott Eisenhauer of Enid, OK. Scott is the General Manager for P&K Equipment, a John Deere dealership that currently has 29 locations. We discuss NAEDA's State Advisory Committees, why advocacy is important in helping to educate and share dealer's stories with legislators, right to repair, and efforts P&K Equipment are making to help solve the equipment technician shortage.
Links to sites and programs mentioned in this show:
Article on Repair Done Right (RDR) Initiative - https://www.equipmentdealermagazine.com/repair-done-right-changing-the-narrative-on-right-to-repair/ 
NAEDA's Repair Done Right Training for Dealers - https://www.repairdoneright.info/
P&K Equipment's Ag Tech Program - https://www.pkequipment.com/about-us/careers/
Oklahoma State University's Institute of Technology Ag Equipment Technician Program - https://osuit.edu/sthe/naeda/ 
Fort Scott Community College's John Deere Technician Training - http://www.fortscott.edu/JohnDeere  

In this episode, John Schmeiser, President of NAEDA Canada, discusses Bill C244 on right to repair. John provides an overview of the bill and how the language in the bill creates serious issues related to emissions, cyber security, safety and more. He also discusses NAEDA's efforts in challenging this bill and current status of Bill C244.