whoever is in charge of hiring should be fired too
10 year old or so john deere combines are holding their value because farmers want the ones that do not have the newer software
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not usually reported is that now you must be a deere dealer to be able to fix the combine or tractor
so it is putting the independent mechanics out of business
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you are supposed to pay up to a half million $$$ for a combine and headers for it
but you do not really own it
out town lost the case-ih franchise when they went to fewer dealers
it was just a mechanic shop until last year when it closed because there were not enough small farmers with old equipment they could work on
their last mechanic , who was close to 60, now just goes around and works on your equipment at your place and keeps busy part time
they also could not get new mechanics because deere dealers are funding the college for new kids
but then they have to work at a deere dealer for 5 years
in my state the swamp fought it but the state was still to red
oh,i know, affirmative action is destroying the company i work for on a national level
luckily my area is not very "diverse" so it is not as bad where i am
we only get the occasinal dyke on the way up the ladder, so you just cover their work plus yours for a year or two till they get promoted on up and out
the local "butcher shop" in my town closed about 1935
not in a city
the big packers pushed a lot of rules that swamped the locals in paperwork
put most of the small ones out of business
but a "butcher shop" used to be someone who brought in half beef and cut them to order or made hamburger
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nearest small kill place is 60 miles now
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hint from an old timer who told me
never take a steer to a place that sells meat also
your yield % will always be lower than at a place that just kills and wraps meat for you