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Join us December 2 – 4 for AMC’s 45th Annual Convention and Trade show. Our convention theme is "Innovate. Invest. Invigorate." This theme was selected to reflect some of the positive aspects of our industry. We are an industry of innovation and continuous improvement. We invest in research and development, our customers, our employees and our communities. We invigorate positive outcomes that help feed the world. As always, the convention and trade show will be an excellent opportunity to network with other AMC members, government officials and key industry influencers. We are excited to announce our speakers:
Mr. Allen Rider, Former President, New Holland North America, CNH —
Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing: Most Innovative Industry of Yesterday and Today, but What of Tomorrow?
Allen Rider has been associated with agriculture and equipment almost his entire life. During the last decade he has worked as a business consultant and served on a variety of corporate boards. Immediately prior, he worked for New Holland for nearly 25 years serving in a variety of management roles in Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales and Marketing before retiring as President, New Holland North America, CNH in January 2004. During the 1970's, he was on the Agricultural Engineering faculty at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Oklahoma State University. He has a BS and MS in Agricultural Engineering from Colorado State University and a PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He was raised on a family farm in northeastern Colorado.
Honourable Kevin Chief, Manitoba Minister of Jobs and Economy —
Manitoba’s Record as the Largest Exporter of Agricultural Equipment in Canada
Growing up in Winnipeg’s North End, Kevin Chief quickly learned to spot people who could see potential where others might only see hardship. After attending Strathcona Elementary School, he found that his talent for basketball opened opportunities for further education when he played for the University of Winnipeg as a two-time all-star athlete and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Justice.
Before entering politics Kevin spent a decade working in education as Coordinator of the Innovative Learning Centre at the University of Winnipeg, Director of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre and Community Networker with the River East Transcona School Division. He was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities in 2012, Minister responsible for the City of Winnipeg in 2013, and currently serves as Jobs and the Economy Minister.
Mr. Peter Miller, Managing Director, KPMG —
Identifying, Creating and Managing Value in Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing
Peter Miller is a corporate finance professional experienced in M&A, divestitures, business valuations, fairness opinions and debt and equity private placements. He has directed corporate finance mandates, including advising independent committees of boards of directors, in a broad array of industries, including the grain and agricultural, manufacturing and distribution, food processing, financial services, consumer products and utility sectors. He has advised the Canadian Wheat Board of its business strategy and business valuation matters following the enactment of Bill C-18, and was also concurring partner on the Fairness Opinion provided by KPMG Australia to the ABB Grain Limited board of directors in connection with Viterra Inc.’s acquisition of ABB. He has advised the purchases and sales of private and family-owned ag equipment/implement manufacturing companies, ag equipment dealerships, tier I ag OEM suppliers and crop input companies.
Mr. David Gullacher, President and CEO, PAMI/WESTEST,—
A New Approach to Product Development
Dave Gullacher was born and raised in the small agricultural community of Imperial and got his degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
Early in his career Dave lead the development of new products and systems in organizations within the farm machinery and railway sectors, as well as in the Alberta oil patch. For the past 28 years, Dave has been with PAMI, first in a business development role and now as CEO.
Dave had a key role in the creation of WESTEST. AMC and four other founding members pooled resources to kick-start this organization, to bring equipment and expertise to industry members that previously were only owned by the very largest of manufacturers. These tools are all aimed at taking the time and guesswork out of product development.
Mr. Paul Hare, Account Executive, AON Risk Solutions —
Credit Insurance: A Cost-Effective Approach to Support Sales and Credit Management
Paul Hare is an Account Executive for Aon Risk Solutions (ARS) and responsible for overall management of trade credit accounts. With over 25 years of hands-on experience in export credit insurance, credit management and commercial banking, Paul Hare is an established credit insurance and trade credit professional.
Mr. Mike Raine, Managing Director, Western Producer —
Of Markets and Manufacturers — Trends, Innovation and Information in the Agricultural Marketplace
Mike Raine is an editorial leader at The Western Producer, Canada’s largest agricultural publication, where he edits and reports extensively about agricultural technology, machinery and agronomy, as well as production economics and industry trends, and leads the online efforts at producer.com. As the managing editor of the 93-year-old business, he is part of a 21-person news team that provides agricultural industry information to more than 35,000 paid subscribers, delivering a weekly print publication of between 72 and 140 pages, as well as daily news, markets and features on producer.com and through email editions. Producer.com reaches more than 1 million unique users annually, who visit more than five million pages, making it one of North America’s largest agricultural news and information providers online and in print. Western Producer also benefits from being part of the Glacier FarmMedia group of companies.
You can still register for the convention here.
Mr. Allen Rider, Former President, New Holland North America, CNH —
Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing: Most Innovative Industry of Yesterday and Today, but What of Tomorrow?
Allen Rider has been associated with agriculture and equipment almost his entire life. During the last decade he has worked as a business consultant and served on a variety of corporate boards. Immediately prior, he worked for New Holland for nearly 25 years serving in a variety of management roles in Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales and Marketing before retiring as President, New Holland North America, CNH in January 2004. During the 1970's, he was on the Agricultural Engineering faculty at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Oklahoma State University. He has a BS and MS in Agricultural Engineering from Colorado State University and a PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He was raised on a family farm in northeastern Colorado.
Honourable Kevin Chief, Manitoba Minister of Jobs and Economy —
Manitoba’s Record as the Largest Exporter of Agricultural Equipment in Canada
Growing up in Winnipeg’s North End, Kevin Chief quickly learned to spot people who could see potential where others might only see hardship. After attending Strathcona Elementary School, he found that his talent for basketball opened opportunities for further education when he played for the University of Winnipeg as a two-time all-star athlete and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Justice.
Before entering politics Kevin spent a decade working in education as Coordinator of the Innovative Learning Centre at the University of Winnipeg, Director of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre and Community Networker with the River East Transcona School Division. He was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities in 2012, Minister responsible for the City of Winnipeg in 2013, and currently serves as Jobs and the Economy Minister.
Mr. Peter Miller, Managing Director, KPMG —
Identifying, Creating and Managing Value in Agriculture Equipment Manufacturing
Peter Miller is a corporate finance professional experienced in M&A, divestitures, business valuations, fairness opinions and debt and equity private placements. He has directed corporate finance mandates, including advising independent committees of boards of directors, in a broad array of industries, including the grain and agricultural, manufacturing and distribution, food processing, financial services, consumer products and utility sectors. He has advised the Canadian Wheat Board of its business strategy and business valuation matters following the enactment of Bill C-18, and was also concurring partner on the Fairness Opinion provided by KPMG Australia to the ABB Grain Limited board of directors in connection with Viterra Inc.’s acquisition of ABB. He has advised the purchases and sales of private and family-owned ag equipment/implement manufacturing companies, ag equipment dealerships, tier I ag OEM suppliers and crop input companies.
Mr. David Gullacher, President and CEO, PAMI/WESTEST,—
A New Approach to Product Development
Dave Gullacher was born and raised in the small agricultural community of Imperial and got his degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
Early in his career Dave lead the development of new products and systems in organizations within the farm machinery and railway sectors, as well as in the Alberta oil patch. For the past 28 years, Dave has been with PAMI, first in a business development role and now as CEO.
Dave had a key role in the creation of WESTEST. AMC and four other founding members pooled resources to kick-start this organization, to bring equipment and expertise to industry members that previously were only owned by the very largest of manufacturers. These tools are all aimed at taking the time and guesswork out of product development.
Mr. Paul Hare, Account Executive, AON Risk Solutions —
Credit Insurance: A Cost-Effective Approach to Support Sales and Credit Management
Paul Hare is an Account Executive for Aon Risk Solutions (ARS) and responsible for overall management of trade credit accounts. With over 25 years of hands-on experience in export credit insurance, credit management and commercial banking, Paul Hare is an established credit insurance and trade credit professional.
Mr. Mike Raine, Managing Director, Western Producer —
Of Markets and Manufacturers — Trends, Innovation and Information in the Agricultural Marketplace
Mike Raine is an editorial leader at The Western Producer, Canada’s largest agricultural publication, where he edits and reports extensively about agricultural technology, machinery and agronomy, as well as production economics and industry trends, and leads the online efforts at producer.com. As the managing editor of the 93-year-old business, he is part of a 21-person news team that provides agricultural industry information to more than 35,000 paid subscribers, delivering a weekly print publication of between 72 and 140 pages, as well as daily news, markets and features on producer.com and through email editions. Producer.com reaches more than 1 million unique users annually, who visit more than five million pages, making it one of North America’s largest agricultural news and information providers online and in print. Western Producer also benefits from being part of the Glacier FarmMedia group of companies.
You can still register for the convention here.
Please be advised that AMC will have a vacancy for the 2nd Vice Chair, 3rd Vice Chair and for an AMC board member on December 3, 2015. In the spirit of getting things ready for our annual convention, the nomination process was overlooked. I apologize for not providing these nomination forms to you in the 35 day time period required by our bylaws. In recognition of this and to help reduce undue anxiety amongst members, we have shortened the nomination closing period to 3 days prior to the AGM.
The nominating committee has nominated Richelle Titemore from S3 Enterprises Inc. to represent you as 2nd Vice Chair (representing Saskatchewan). The role of the 3rd Vice Chair is vacant and required, per our bylaws, to come from Alberta. Assuming Richelle is approved by regular members to be on the executive, this will open up a position on the board of directors that can be filled by a regular member from any province. We are seeking leaders who are keen to provide strategic advice and continue moving the association forward.
Should you wish to nominate someone to any of these positions, please be advised that the AMC by-laws – article XV1 state:
As such, please email or fax your nomination forms to our office by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 30:
Email: leah@a-m-c.ca; please copy: admin@a-m-c.ca
Fax: 306.781.7293
The nominating committee has nominated Richelle Titemore from S3 Enterprises Inc. to represent you as 2nd Vice Chair (representing Saskatchewan). The role of the 3rd Vice Chair is vacant and required, per our bylaws, to come from Alberta. Assuming Richelle is approved by regular members to be on the executive, this will open up a position on the board of directors that can be filled by a regular member from any province. We are seeking leaders who are keen to provide strategic advice and continue moving the association forward.
Should you wish to nominate someone to any of these positions, please be advised that the AMC by-laws – article XV1 state:
1.(c) each additional nomination must be sponsored by two other Regular Members of the association and contain the written consent of the nominees. Each additional nomination must also clearly indicate whether the nominees being proposed for the office of the 3rd Vice Chairman or for an undesignated position on the Board of Directors.
As such, please email or fax your nomination forms to our office by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 30:
Email: leah@a-m-c.ca; please copy: admin@a-m-c.ca
Fax: 306.781.7293
The Annual General Meeting of the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada will be held at the Fairmont Hotel (2 Lombard Place) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The meeting will commence at 10:30 am in the Harrow/EC room.
The purpose and agenda of the Annual General Meeting is as follows:
The purpose and agenda of the Annual General Meeting is as follows:
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, December 3 in the Harrow/EC room of the Fairmont Hotel.1. Adopt the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held June 15, 2014 in Regina, Saskatchewan
2. Receive reports from the Chair of the Board of Directors and the President on activities of the Board and the Association
3. Adopt the Audited Financial Statement for the preceding fiscal year
4. Adopt the budget for 2016 with consideration of AMC’s 2016 Operating Plan
5. Elect the 2016 Board of Directors
6. Appoint auditors for 2016
NEW AMC MEMBERS
Agricultural OEM applications: Pintle Chain and Conveyor Chain Assemblies, Roller Chain, Castings, Sprockets/Bearings/Pulleys, Electric Motors and Controllers, Gearboxes, Metal Fabricated parts, Machined parts.
No matter what stage you are in in your product life cycle, we can help you accelerate and achieve your product goals. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, is capable of producing projects varying in size from the smallest jigs and fixtures to functional parts up to 36" x 24" x 36"! From scale models to rapid prototyping our service technicians are happy to assist with your 3D Printing requirements.
Ag In Motion, located just West of Saskatoon Saskatchewan is Western Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show featuring live demonstrations of agriculture equipment, crops and livestock specific to a dryland farming environment.
Dumur Industries is a contract manufacturer specializing in precision metal fabrication, machining, and assembly. With more than 25 years' experience manufacturing components and assemblies, Dumur has established itself as a leading service provider to companies across Canada.
INDUSTRY NEWS
SALEM, OR. – The members of the Pacific Northwest Hardware and Implement Association (PNA) have voted unanimously to merge with the Western Equipment Dealers Association. One hundred percent (100%) of the votes cast at the nine regional meetings held to discuss the merger and returned by mail were in support of the merger. Earlier this summer, the PNA board of directors approved a merger plan and submitted it to the members for a ratification vote.
"This is a huge vote of confidence in the leadership and board of directors of the Pacific Northwest Hardware & Implement Association and Western Equipment Dealers Association stated Farrell Oswald, President of the PNA. "This is an exciting time for our organization, and we are very pleased to see that our members support our growth plan."
Scott Eisenhauer, President of the Western Equipment Dealers Association, is also pleased with the strong show of support from PNA dealer members. "This unanimous support confirms our belief that this merger is of benefit to dealers and the industry as a whole. We look forward to working with dealers in the Pacific Northwest region."
The Western Equipment Dealers Association is governed by seven directors. With the merger, three board members will be added from the Pacific Northwest region. The following individuals were elected to serve on the Western Equipment Dealers Association Board:
Farrell Oswald, Pioneer Equipment, Idaho Falls, Idaho – one-year term
Greg Hamilton, Washington Tractor, Okanogan, Washington – two-year term
Kevin Pawlowski, Farmers Equipment, Lynden, Washington – three-year term
The Merger is effective as of October 1, 2015. The Western Equipment Dealers Association is an international trade association that will now represent more than 1,250 hardware and equipment dealers in nine U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. It is the largest regional equipment dealer association of its type in North America.
Contact: John Schmeiser
(816) 561-5323
jschmeiser@westerneda.com
"This is a huge vote of confidence in the leadership and board of directors of the Pacific Northwest Hardware & Implement Association and Western Equipment Dealers Association stated Farrell Oswald, President of the PNA. "This is an exciting time for our organization, and we are very pleased to see that our members support our growth plan."
Scott Eisenhauer, President of the Western Equipment Dealers Association, is also pleased with the strong show of support from PNA dealer members. "This unanimous support confirms our belief that this merger is of benefit to dealers and the industry as a whole. We look forward to working with dealers in the Pacific Northwest region."
The Western Equipment Dealers Association is governed by seven directors. With the merger, three board members will be added from the Pacific Northwest region. The following individuals were elected to serve on the Western Equipment Dealers Association Board:
Farrell Oswald, Pioneer Equipment, Idaho Falls, Idaho – one-year term
Greg Hamilton, Washington Tractor, Okanogan, Washington – two-year term
Kevin Pawlowski, Farmers Equipment, Lynden, Washington – three-year term
The Merger is effective as of October 1, 2015. The Western Equipment Dealers Association is an international trade association that will now represent more than 1,250 hardware and equipment dealers in nine U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. It is the largest regional equipment dealer association of its type in North America.
Contact: John Schmeiser
(816) 561-5323
jschmeiser@westerneda.com
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its previous adoption of an international standard, ISO 3776-3:2009, Tractors and machinery for agriculture — Seat belts — Part 3: Requirements for assemblies.
The standard, ASABE/ISO 3776-3:2009, Tractors and machinery for agriculture — Seat belts — Part 3: Requirements for assemblies, specifies the requirements for pelvic restraint (seat) belt assemblies intended to be used by the operators of agricultural tractors and self-propelled machinery.
The adoption replaces a previous adoption "with deviation" of the same ISO document. The new action simply resolves the single deviation, a discrepancy in the way in which a reference citation was handled.
The adoption further harmonizes national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the scope of the standard by electronically in about three weeks. The standard can be purchased for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.
CONTACT
Dolores Landeck
269-932-7039
landeck@asabe.org
The standard, ASABE/ISO 3776-3:2009, Tractors and machinery for agriculture — Seat belts — Part 3: Requirements for assemblies, specifies the requirements for pelvic restraint (seat) belt assemblies intended to be used by the operators of agricultural tractors and self-propelled machinery.
The adoption replaces a previous adoption "with deviation" of the same ISO document. The new action simply resolves the single deviation, a discrepancy in the way in which a reference citation was handled.
The adoption further harmonizes national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the scope of the standard by electronically in about three weeks. The standard can be purchased for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.
CONTACT
Dolores Landeck
269-932-7039
landeck@asabe.org
AMC wants to hear your good news, and share it with our members! Please forward your media releases and any other announcements to admin@a-m-c.ca so that they can be put in our next newsletter.
COMING EVENTS
Mark your calendar for the 45th Annual AMC Convention and Trade Show being held from December 2 to 4 at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
Our convention theme is "Innovate. Invest. Invigorate." This theme was selected to reflect some of the positive aspects of our industry. We are an industry of innovation and continuous improvement. We invest in research and development, our customers, our employees and our communities. We invigorate positive outcomes that help feed the world.
As always, the convention and trade show will be an excellent opportunity to network with other AMC members, government officials and key industry influencers. Speakers are currently being confirmed and will be selected based on their ability to provide practical tools and advice to help make your business stronger in 2016. We will post the final agenda on our website. In the meantime, highlights of the convention include:
Wednesday, December 2:
• Welcoming reception in the evening
• NOTE to NHL fans: The Winnipeg Jets have a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 2. We were unable to secure tickets or a group suite as they are all sold out. However, we will ensure hockey fans have a spot to watch the game if they so choose.
Thursday, December 3:
• Breakfast
• Keynote speaker
• AMC annual general meeting during which regular business items will be addressed. We will also provide an overview of our new strategic plan that is currently being developed based on members’ input and your participation in the recent membership survey conducted by Nanos Research
• Lunch
• Speaker sessions (30 min each)
• Trade show (all afternoon)
• Dinner with entertainment by comedian Big Daddy Tazz
Friday, December 4:
• Breakfast
• Plant tours — thanks to MacDon and Buhler Industries who will be providing a guided tour of their facilities to convention delegates
For further information, please visit the convention and trade show page.
We look forward to seeing you in Winnipeg!
Our convention theme is "Innovate. Invest. Invigorate." This theme was selected to reflect some of the positive aspects of our industry. We are an industry of innovation and continuous improvement. We invest in research and development, our customers, our employees and our communities. We invigorate positive outcomes that help feed the world.
As always, the convention and trade show will be an excellent opportunity to network with other AMC members, government officials and key industry influencers. Speakers are currently being confirmed and will be selected based on their ability to provide practical tools and advice to help make your business stronger in 2016. We will post the final agenda on our website. In the meantime, highlights of the convention include:
Wednesday, December 2:
• Welcoming reception in the evening
• NOTE to NHL fans: The Winnipeg Jets have a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 2. We were unable to secure tickets or a group suite as they are all sold out. However, we will ensure hockey fans have a spot to watch the game if they so choose.
Thursday, December 3:
• Breakfast
• Keynote speaker
• AMC annual general meeting during which regular business items will be addressed. We will also provide an overview of our new strategic plan that is currently being developed based on members’ input and your participation in the recent membership survey conducted by Nanos Research
• Lunch
• Speaker sessions (30 min each)
• Trade show (all afternoon)
• Dinner with entertainment by comedian Big Daddy Tazz
Friday, December 4:
• Breakfast
• Plant tours — thanks to MacDon and Buhler Industries who will be providing a guided tour of their facilities to convention delegates
For further information, please visit the convention and trade show page.
We look forward to seeing you in Winnipeg!
The Conference Board of Canada is hosting a live webinar on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
AMC members will be able to attend the webinar for the discounted rate of of $49. To take advantage of this special rate, please contact publications@conferenceboard.ca or call 1-866-242-0075. Don’t forget to quote code EXAMC1!
For more information on the webinar click here.AMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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1st Vice-Chair Geof Gray Salford Farm |
2nd Vice-Chair Russ Klassen AGI |
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Treasurer Linda Turta Ram Industries |
Past Chairman Ray Malinowski Leon's Mfg. |
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Director Greg Archibald Schulte Ind. |
Director Jeff Dolmage AWS Air Reels |
Director Calvin Mazurenko AT Films Inc. |
Director Frank Capasso CTD Group |
Director Richelle Titemore S3 Ent. |
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