July 20, 2016 Today's Ag Equipment: It's All About the Electronics More software than steel? That's the trend in today's ag equipment, says Peter van der Vlugt, chairman of the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF)."You look at the... READ MORE
July 14, 2016 Registration Open for Autumn 2016 Plugfest As precision farming technology grows in importance for producers, so do the semi-annual Plugfest events that help manufacturers determine if their products are compatible with... READ MORE
July 7, 2016 Responses Needed to Stage V Engine Emissions Survey Responses are urgently needed to a survey sent to all AEM members who use diesel engines in their equipment.The survey seeks to identify the incremental impact to AEM members if... READ MORE
June 6, 2016 Manufacturers & Operators: Partners in Safety No oneintentionallyfollows unsafe practices, and there’s no one answer to helping ensure safety on the jobsite or farm.June is Safety Awareness Month. The mission is to educate... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 New Technology Challenges Ag Electronics Industry (Above) A hyperlapse video of Day 1 of the AEF Spring Plugfest in Lincoln, Nebraska offers an idea of the pace of testing and the interaction of Plugfest participants.A new... READ MORE
May 26, 2016 Ag Braking Requirements for North America: Review Continues Changes in ag vehicle braking requirements for North America are being considered.The standard containing braking requirements for towed and towing agricultural field equipment... READ MORE
May 23, 2016 AEM Chair: Never Take Safety for Granted No off-road equipment operator starts the day thinking he or she may cause an injury or be at risk of being injured.That’s what 2016 AEM Chair Leif Magnusson told attendees at... READ MORE
May 16, 2016 Manufacturers Challenged by European Court's Decision A recent decision by the European Court of Justice will seriously challenge manufacturers doing business (or supplying companies that do business) in the European Union (EU).The... READ MORE
May 5, 2016 Standards Work Benefits Members, Industry The time and effort devoted to standards development often has a way of going unnoticed. But those who actively participate in this work feel strongly that it helps both their... READ MORE
April 27, 2016 Safety Pays, Falls Cost: Support the Stand-Down May 2-6 Whether it’s 20 stories or 20 feet, a workplace fall can change a life in seconds.In 2014 alone, 337 workers died from falls on construction sites. Falls also remain the... READ MORE
May 11, 2017 North American Tractor, Combine Sales Rise in April Canadian retail sales of large four-wheel drive tractors jumped nearly 120 percent in April compared to one year ago, according to numbers released this week by AEM.In addition,... READ MORE
July 6, 2017 Curt Blades Joins AEM as New Senior VP, Ag Services AEM announced it has named Curt Blades as its senior vice president, Ag services.Blades replaces Charlie O’Brien, who announced his retirement from AEM earlier this year. The... READ MORE
May 11, 2017 The End of the (Long and Winding) Road By Doug Zoerb, AEM Industry CorrespondentThe electronic pension payments now land neatly in my checking account at the end of each month, tracing the journey I have taken... READ MORE
March 22, 2016 Latin America Construction - March 2016 Check out the March 2016 issue of the AEM Latin America Construction Advisor.Highlights include:Regional outlookU.S. exportsLatin America infrastructure risk/reward scores ... READ MORE
July 13, 2017 Save the Date: Autumn 2017 AEF Plugfest As precision farming technology grows in importance for producers, so do the semi-annual Plugfest events that help manufacturers determine if their offerings are compatible with... READ MORE
August 7, 2017 New Sanctions Could Greatly Impact Equipment Manufacturing Industry President Trump signed new legislation last week imposing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, which could have implications for the equipment manufacturing industry... READ MORE
June 15, 2017 How Will New Work-at-Height Standards Impact Equipment Manufacturers? ANSI (United States) and CSA (Canada) standards have, for almost four decades, provided best practices for safe, reliable access to work at height and have delivered a... READ MORE
June 28, 2016 AEM and MSHA Issue ‘Distracted Driving’ Safety Alert ‘Turn off your cell phone while operating off-road equipment’ is the key message from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the Mine Safety and Health... READ MORE
November 20, 2017 Emissions Reductions and the Internal Combustion Engine's Uncertain Future By Mike Pankonin, AEM Senior Director, Technical and Safety Services The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has a problem on its hands.A very large portion of central and... READ MORE
May 1, 2017 You Have to Think Like a Farmer By Amber Kohlhaas, Communications Manager, Hagie Manufacturing Business isn’t always learned in the classroom or behind the covers of textbooks. Farmers are the original... READ MORE