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Montag Talks Labor, Component Shortages & Advocating for Farmer Profitability

Montag Manufacturing CEO Anthony Montag talks about how the company is handling supply chain issues, labor issues and what he sees are the future of farmers’ equipment needs.

Dealers and manufacturers are facing many of the same issues in the ag equipment industry. Both are impacted by struggling global supply chains and a shrinking and increasingly competitive labor pool. 

Anthony Montag, CEO of Montag Manufacturing — a manufacturer of dry fertilizer equipment and steerable carts — sat down with Farm Equipment to explain the manufacturer side of the issues the ag equipment industry is facing. He also gives his views on the future of farmers’ profitability and autonomy and electrification’s role in the ag equipment industry.

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THIS Right Here Is One Heck Of A Pair!! CASEIH 580 Quadtrac & 875

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Running the CaseIH 580 with the 875 chisel plow for some fall tillage. The fields worked up great, and the drone footage really shows how well this setup handles the ground. It’s always satisfying to see the soil open up and the field come together ahead of winter.

With the tillage wrapped up, the next job is one of the most serious and risky parts of the season — applying anhydrous ammonia. That’s coming up next, so stay tuned for more fieldwork

My name is Michael Wendling, and I am proud to be a 6th-generation farmer carrying forward a family legacy that began in 1879 here in East Central Illinois.