volunteer Archives - North America FarmQuip Magazine https://www.americafem.com/tag/volunteer/ Equipment, Machines, attachments and implements for farming, agriculture and forestry in the United States and Canada Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 AgGateway Honors Outstanding Volunteers, Celebrates Successful Return to In-Person Events at Annual Conference https://www.americafem.com/2021/12/01/aggateway-honors-outstanding-volunteers-celebrates-successful-return-to-in-person-events-at-annual-conference/ https://www.americafem.com/2021/12/01/aggateway-honors-outstanding-volunteers-celebrates-successful-return-to-in-person-events-at-annual-conference/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:00:57 +0000 https://www.americafem.com/?p=288806 AgGateway hosted more than 125 attendees in Nashville this month for its Annual Conference, its first in-person event in two years, and an opportunity for the industry to collectively move the ball forward on digital connectivity efforts, as well as to honor outstanding individuals in digital agriculture. “I was excited about the energy I saw […]

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]]> AgGateway hosted more than 125 attendees in Nashville this month for its Annual Conference, its first in-person event in two years, and an opportunity for the industry to collectively move the ball forward on digital connectivity efforts, as well as to honor outstanding individuals in digital agriculture.
“I was excited about the energy I saw throughout the event. Rooms were packed with good interaction, and attendees were having engaged and constructive conversations on key challenges we’ve identified. This conference sets us up well for a very productive 2022,”
said Brent Kemp, who will take over as President and CEO of AgGateway on January 1, with the announced retirement of Wendy Smith.
AgGateway leadership and member attendees took time during the conference to honor outstanding volunteers. The most prestigious recognition, the 2021 Ron Storms Leadership Award for outstanding and sustained organizational participation, was presented to Scott Nieman, Expert Enterprise Architect for Land O’Lakes. In presenting the award, Smith pointed to Nieman’s activity in working groups that delivered messages, APIs, and implementation guidelines linking manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and field equipment as “truly proving the promise of AgGateway resources to enable data to flow like water.
“He is a consistent voice championing interoperability tools for developers, challenging us to continue providing value to member companies, promoting AgGateway as a place where good work is being done,”
she continued, adding that Nieman serves as an effective ambassador in the industry,
The President’s Award recognizes individuals that have gone above and beyond in the support of AgGateway and its mission to develop the resources and relationships that drive digital connectivity. The 2021 recipient is the ADAPT Leadership Team of Dan Danford, CNH Industrial; Kelly Nelson, Farmbelt North; and Stuart Rhea, Syngenta Digital.
In calling ADAPT “One of AgGateway’s most important resources and biggest success stories,” Smith noted that ADAPT’s success “has been enabled by dedicated volunteers across the world and guided by steady leadership.”
Danford from CHN Industrial leads the ADAPT Business Team, which focuses its activities around effectively communicating the value of ADAPT to the industry.
“Dan has been relentless in identifying and addressing misunderstandings and seeking out opportunities across myriad industry events to tell the ADAPT story,”
said Smith.
Nelson and Rhea lead the ADAPT Technical Team.
“Their technical expertise is matched only by their unbiased and patient management of ADAPT’s highly complex code base,”
said Smith.
The three main ADAPT packages have accumulated more than 150,000 downloads, a testament to ADAPT’s value and utility.
“We never cease to be amazed by the collaborative spirit among the army of developers and system architects that build and maintain ADAPT,”
Smith said.
Finally, the 2021 AgGateway in Action award winners were acknowledged at the conference. One individual volunteer is selected from each of the organization’s three regions who have demonstrated commitment to moving AgGateway’s mission forward in the past year. Recipients are selected by the regional steering committees from member-contributed nominations. The 2021 recipients are:
  • North America: Mike Altman, Syngenta
  • Latin America: Ronaldo Pereira de Oliveira, EMBRAPA SOLOS
  • Europe: Joachim Crombez, Proagrica
Next year’s Annual Conference will be held November 14-16 at the Windham Grand Clearwater Beach in Florida.

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]]> https://www.americafem.com/2021/12/01/aggateway-honors-outstanding-volunteers-celebrates-successful-return-to-in-person-events-at-annual-conference/feed/ 0 Doosan Bobcat’s Days of Community Service Brings Together Employees to Volunteer, Give Back https://www.americafem.com/2021/07/26/doosan-bobcats-days-of-community-service-brings-together-employees-to-volunteer-give-back-2/ https://www.americafem.com/2021/07/26/doosan-bobcats-days-of-community-service-brings-together-employees-to-volunteer-give-back-2/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:00:24 +0000 https://www.americafem.com/?p=261060 Hundreds of Doosan Bobcat employees across several North American locations recently volunteered cumulatively more than 1,500 hours, utilizing Bobcat equipment and their talents to different projects and organizations to complete “Doosan Days of Community Service.” This companywide volunteer effort celebrates ongoing partnerships within communities where Doosan Bobcat employees, dealers, and customers live and work. The […]

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]]> Hundreds of Doosan Bobcat employees across several North American locations recently volunteered cumulatively more than 1,500 hours, utilizing Bobcat equipment and their talents to different projects and organizations to complete “Doosan Days of Community Service.” This companywide volunteer effort celebrates ongoing partnerships within communities where Doosan Bobcat employees, dealers, and customers live and work. The volunteer efforts took place over two weeks, kicking off on June 7th and wrapping up on June 18th.

“Being a good corporate citizen is an ongoing responsibility and something we take great pride in at Doosan Bobcat. These projects will have a lasting impact and we are proud of our employees for volunteering their time and talents to make a difference in their communities,”

said Nicol Winkelman, vice president of human resources.

Over the course of the service days held this year, more than 260 Doosan Bobcat employees in North America volunteered in the community efforts, supporting nearly 30 nonprofit organizations.

Employee volunteers were tasked with projects that included; helping various nonprofit organizations; working with local food banks and soup cafes; completing construction projects; and performing various landscaping and cleanup work at community recreational facilities, therapeutic riding stables, and shelters.

National projects and participation were organized by Doosan Bobcat facility locations in and around Bismarck, Gwinner, Fargo, and Wahpeton, North Dakota; Litchfield, Minnesota; Suwanee, Georgia; Johnson Creek, Wisconsin; Statesville, North Carolina; and Denver, Colorado. In some projects, Bobcat skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, and other machines were used in the efforts, outfitted with everything from buckets to augers and other dirt-moving and land-shaping attachments.

Doosan Bobcat employs approximately 4,500 people at 13 facilities in seven states and has long believed it is important for the company and its employees to support the many organizations that help enhance the communities where dealers, customers, and employees live and work.

Through these efforts, Doosan Bobcat teams also have the chance to build relationships not only with each other, but with people and organizations in their surrounding communities.

“Our employees are inspired to identify the needs in the community and to investing time and resources to help improve the lives of people in our communities. This is an important part of our culture and commitment to giving back as a community partner,”

Winkelman said.

Source: Bobcat

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