February 25, 2021 Employee Engagement Ideas: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Employee engagement increases productivity, increases profit, increases quality, and is one of the top ways to improve employee retainment.An engaged employee is “one who...
February 11, 2021 2021 CASE Institute Scholarships Now Open for Application AEM, in partnership with the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), is sponsoring the 2021 National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAEE) CASE Institute Scholarship for...
February 4, 2021 What Does Culture Have to Do With Workforce Development? Joe, a graduating technician, was recruited by his local dealership. He was excited to begin — a bit nervous, but ready to dig in.Mitch was Joe’s supervisor, and...
January 29, 2021 AEM Offers New Workforce Solutions Toolkit to Help Organizations Attract and Retain Top Talent In an effort to inspire its members and association partners in developing strategies to build a bigger, better workforce, AEM is pleased to offer its Workforce Solutions...
January 25, 2021 Blueprint for Workforce Success: Harper Industries Tackles the Skills Gap at a Local Level This is the first in a series of member company success story profiles AEM will feature throughout 2021. Britt Hedlund knows progress can be a slow process, especially when it...
December 1, 2020 Talent Acquisition: How to Find the Right Employee for the Job A lot of employers are wondering how they will find the workers they need for the future. In fact, many are struggling to find the employees they need today. Ironically, part of...
November 17, 2020 Hiring Veterans in Manufacturing: What to Know, What to Do, and Why It’ll Pay Off in the Long Run As manufacturing companies continue to struggle with finding skilled employees, hiring military veterans could be the solution they’ve been searching for all along.Veterans...
November 5, 2020 How and Why Employee Development Leads to Greater Retention If someone told you there was a virtually zero-cost method to not only develop employees but to retain them longer, you might think to yourself: “That person’s connection to...
October 8, 2020 7 Secrets Manufacturers Can Use to Get (and Keep) Good Employees Have you ever wondered why it is that some companies always get the good employees? Is it because they employ top-notch recruiting services? Do they use five-star staffing...
September 17, 2020 AEM Voice of Customer Survey: Looking at COVID-19's Impact on Construction, Utility Sector Workforce By Megan Tanel, Senior Vice President of Construction and Utility SectorWe’re now six months into what can best be described as a “COVID state of being,” and it’s nearly...
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...