May 18, 2023 Examining Leadership is Key to Retaining Employees It’s easy to fall back on competitive pay and a good benefits package to try to attract and retain employees. However, leadership practices are among the top reasons that...
May 11, 2023 AEM's Julie Davis Joins HAI's Association Data Points Podcast to Discuss Supporting Women in the Workplace AEM's Julie Davis recently made an appearance on Hargrove & Associates' (HAI) Association Data Points podcast regarding her survey focused on women's work experiences in the...
May 8, 2023 The Cost of Poor Leadership (and 3 Ways Willing Organizations Can Turn the Tide) By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives, SHRM-CP — “Do you think it could be a leadership issue?”It’s almost always one of the last questions...
May 4, 2023 The AgExplorer Career Tool is Better Than Ever, Helping Students Explore Careers in Ag The AgExplorer website, an informative tool made to help students explore agricultural careers, is more useful than ever thanks to extensive updates. Made available through the...
April 20, 2023 Changing to Meet the Challenge: Rethinking Talent and Business Strategy Alignment With a significant labor gap to fill in the manufacturing industry, it’s no surprise that employers are looking to shake up their talent acquisition strategies. Attracting and...
April 10, 2023 The Future of Work: 5 Trends Manufacturers Need to Examine (and Understand) Right Now By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives, SHRM-CP — It doesn’t require mystical powers to forecast the trends manufacturers would be advised to...
March 31, 2023 Addressing the Rural Workforce Challenge Running a business in a rural area comes with some wonderful perks, such as lower crime rates, beautiful scenery to enjoy and a sense of community connection that differs from...
March 27, 2023 4 Ways to Address the Industry’s Technician Shortage By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives, SHRM-CPIt’s no secret to anyone working in equipment manufacturing the ever-growing technician...
March 23, 2023 Don't Overlook the Second-Chance Talent Pool When Addressing Workforce Needs Among the largest – and most underutilized – pools of workforce talent available today is formerly incarcerated. Yet, for a variety of reasons, employers often fail to consider...
February 20, 2023 How to Connect to the Ag Workforce of Tomorrow Ever wonder where the next generation of ag workers and industry leaders is found? If there's one place that comes to mind for most people familiar with ag, it's FFA. AEM is...
January 26, 2023 Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs Not everyone is born to be a leader. The good news, however, is that leadership skills can be developed and refined over time, opening the door to career advancement and higher...
January 5, 2023 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023 With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to...
July 5, 2023 The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.That, however, is no...
July 17, 2023 AEM Welcomes Latest Member Companies All AEM members work together through the association to build momentum for the equipment manufacturing industry, as well as the ag and construction markets it serves. AEM...
August 10, 2023 How Agriculture Can Capture the Carbon Market Opportunity As the trend toward carbon emissions reduction continues, American farmers are being presented with a new opportunity. By adopting certain climate-smart agriculture practices...
May 11, 2023 Three Days Until Celebration of Construction on the National Mall In three short days, AEM, in partnership with over 40 member companies and industry partners, will be in Washington, D.C. to host the Celebration of Construction on the National...
June 1, 2023 5 Modern Dairy Industry Benefits to Acknowledge and Celebrate By Austin Gellings, AEM Director of Agricultural Services — Dairy plays a vital part in the diets of millions of Americans. The average person in the United States consumes...
June 26, 2023 AEM Ag Sector Board Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Ag Committee Rural broadband connectivity and precision agriculture go hand in hand, and that is the message that AEM Ag Sector Board Chair Bill Hurley delivered during the U.S. House...
October 12, 2023 AEM Discusses Dairy Precision Agriculture at Wisconsin Lobby Day Last week, AEM members took a break from showcasing the latest dairy advancements at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin to join the AEM State Affairs Team for a lobby...
January 19, 2023 Ongoing Supply Chain Woes Threaten Economic Recovery By Kip Eideberg, AEM Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations —Editor’s Note: This was originally published by The Hill, a top U.S. political website read by...