Rainer has been with JLG for over 10 years in a variety of sales-related roles, most recently serving as a District Sales Manager in the South-Central Region. Prior, he was part of the Aftermarket Sales team in the Great Plains states, where he focused on parts and service support.

In his role as Director of Channel Development for North America, Rainer will be responsible for working to establish a dedicated dealer network for JLG agricultural telescopic handlers, while overseeing all sales and aftermarket efforts including parts, service, and training. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University.

“Cody has been a long-standing member of the JLG sales team and is well-known for his focus on customer service and support. His business approach aligns well to the relationship-driven nature of the ag industry, so we are excited to have him spearhead this effort,”

says Brent Miller, vice president of channel management at JLG.

JLG recently premiered the first model in its line of agricultural telescopic handlers, the JLG AG925, at Ag Progress Days (Furnace, Penn.), the Farm Progress Show (Decatur, Ill.), and Harvest Days (Grand Isle, Neb.)

Rainer says the Company is not new to serving the ag industry. “In one sense, we are actually returning to our roots. In 1969, when JLG’s founder John L. Grove introduced the world’s first boom lift, he marketed it to local farmers as a safer way to do work at height tasks in and around their barns,”

he says.

Agricultural telescopic handlers offer farmers and ranchers an equipment solution that simplifies repetitive lifting, loading, and carrying tasks, as well as general overhead repair and maintenance work.

Rainer looks most forward to:

“Working closely with ranchers, growers, and farmers to understand the unique pick-and-carry challenges that telehandlers can help resolve and to representing a line of products that are Made and Supported in America.”

Source: JLG

The post JLG Names Rainer Director of Channel Development, Agriculture appeared first on North America FarmQuip Magazine.

“We are pleased to have Steve in his new leadership position. His depth of experience in the industry and at DTNA is invaluable and we are looking forward to seeing what he will accomplish next,”

said Kary Schaefer, general manager, product strategy and market development, DTNA.

In his new role, Mignardi will coach and lead a team to strategically position and promote DTNA’s products in the on-highway market segment to meet sales, market, and profitability targets. Responsibilities include segment strategy, product marketing, brand strategy, marketing communications, and sales training for Freightliner, Western Star, as well as the Detroit on-highway segment.

Mignardi is a 30-year veteran of Daimler, having first joined in 1988, and has continually been at the forefront of innovation for the sales organization. During his tenure, he has held various roles within Freightliner, Mercedes-Benz Mexico, and DTNA.

In his various roles, he has provided industry-leading account management for the nation’s largest truck customers. Since 2008 he has served as the director of national accounts at DTNA where he spearheaded new truck sales, key account management, and customer experience strategies, as well as overseeing sales and strategic planning for DTNA’s direct and national fleets. Mignardi was also heavily involved in the management of DTNA’s Innovation Fleet of electric vehicles.

Mignardi is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management.

The post Daimler Trucks Announces New Leadership for On-Highway Market Development appeared first on North America FarmQuip Magazine.

The App or website will give you direct access to the most up to date results of specialized testing and fertilizer experience. In just a few steps, the spreading charts App/website shows you the right settings for your Vicon fertilizer spreader.

1. Select your spreader model or enter your serial number.
2. Enter the working width, application rate, driving speed, and select your type of application.
3. Select the shape of your product to spread.
4. Fill out the density (kg/l) and the distribution (%). The distribution can be determined with the granule size box which is delivered with your Vicon spreader.
5. Select your type of vanes and get the results which are matching your entered settings and vane set.
6. Select the product you would like to spread and you immediately get the advice.

By following these easy steps, you are sure that you get the best spreading pattern possible in the field.

Source: Vicon

The post Vicon Presents the New Spreading Charts App and Website appeared first on North America FarmQuip Magazine.

“We are confident that the application of TRIANNI’s proven transgenic human monoclonal antibody discovery platform technology to the veterinary field will add value to Zoetis’ product development programs,”

said Matthias Wabl, Ph.D., Trianni’s President and CEO.

“We appreciate TRIANNI’s experience in the development of therapeutic antibody platform capabilities and look forward to working with them on innovations for animal health,”

said Catherine A. Knupp, D.V.M., M.S., Executive Vice President and President, Research and Development at Zoetis.

“This collaboration will enhance our internally-developed pipeline of novel monoclonal antibodies and hasten the develop­ment of therapeutics that could transform the way veterinarians treat a range of diseases in animals.”

No financial details were disclosed.

Source: Zoetis

The post Trianni and Zoetis Announce Agreement to Develop a Transgenic Antibody Discovery Platform for Use in Animal Health appeared first on North America FarmQuip Magazine.

The development of agricultural land is shown in relationship to the low-to-high continuum of productive, versatile, and resilient values for agricultural land. The conversion of agricultural land to urban and low-density residential uses between 1992 and 2012 is shown as high (dark brown-red, > 25% conversion within a 10-kilometer (6.2 miles) radius), moderate (light brown-red, 10–25% conversion) and low (tan, 5–10% conversion). Urban areas are shown in gray. 

The extent and distribution of agricultural land in 2012

Agricultural land in the continental United States, shown here in shades of yellow and green, encompass roughly 912 million acres of non-federal land, including cropland, pastureland, rangeland and woodland associated with farms. This agricultural land provides a rich and varied landscape that is part of a larger mosaic of land cover/uses, including forestland, federal land, federal land grazed bylivestock, and other rural land, as well as urban and low-density residential development.

Source: farmland.org

The post U.S. Development and distribution of agricultural land appeared first on North America FarmQuip Magazine.