The Association recommends a number of programs and services to our members because we think they provide a valuable service to you. We work closely with the companies that provide these services to ensure that they are competitive with what else might be available to you, and that they are maintaining the standards of service that the Association demands for our recommendation. Yes, we do receive a small advertising and promotional fee for our recommendation, but our concern is first and foremost that the service offers a good value to our members.

Federated Insurance - The Recommended Carrier for Property and Casualty Insurance for the Minnesota-South Dakota Equipment Dealer Membership!

Federated Mutual Insurance Companies is a leading property and casualty insurer of the equipment dealer industry and we are proud to be the recommended carrier of the Minnesota-South Dakota Equipment Dealers Association. Federated Insurance has a variety of programs specifically designed to properly insurer MSDEDA members. Our distribution system of marketing representatives and appointed independent agencies can and will provide quality service and value to MSDEDA members.

Federated focuses on not just offering an insurance policy, but offering risk management support to help policyholders limit the possibility of risk in their day-to-day business operations. We have several programs available to cover your business in an unparalleled fashion.

For more information, please click on the Federated Insurance logo to link to our Internet site. You will be able to contact your local marketing representative, view our safety and risk management programs and learn more about the products and services offered to help your business. Since 1904, it's been our business to protect yours!

Federated Mutual Insurance Companies
121 East Park Square
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: 800-533-0472
www.federatedinsurance.com

EDA Financial Services is a retail finance program offered in cooperation with AgCountry Equipment Finance. The program offers a full line of retail loan and lease products for producers and agribusinesses that include flexible payment schedules.

Flat Rate Guides - Flat Rate Guides offer suggested repair times for Combines and Agricultural Tractors and for Outdoor Power Equipment. The Combines and Agricultural Tractors Guide offers over 108 tractor models and 18 combine models. The Outdoor Power and Equipment Guide includes 6 engine manufacturers, 21 residential equipment manufacturers and 15 commercial equipment manufacturers. These Flat Rate guides can be ordered from the EDA office.

For everyone involved in the business of agricultural, industrial and outdoor power equipment – including buyers, sellers, dealers, auctioneers, lenders and insurers – IRON Solutions, Inc. is the leader in Equipment Market Intelligence™. The company's mission is to provide the equipment industry with the information and tools they need to serve their customers more profitably. IRON Solutions provides a portfolio of innovative and integrated products and services starting with the Official Guides, which for more than 70 years has been the gold standard of used equipment data in the industry. The Guides' trusted foundation of transactional data form the source of other IRON Solutions products and services. These include:

• IRON Search® is the industry-leading equipment inventory and search engine for Buyers and Sellers to connect. North America's largest used tractor and equipment Web site, IRONsearch.com receives over a quarter-million unique visits each month from professionals interested in selling, buying or researching construction, agriculture and landscape equipment. IRONsearch.com boasts more than 60,000 new and used equipment listings with nearly $2Billion reported sold in 2008.
• IRON HQ™ is a fully-integrated business management solution that provides a seamless process from taking a lead, to providing a quote, to placing and processing the order.
• IRON Builder™ product configurator, which enables manufacturers and dealers to improve order accuracy, create brand awareness, streamline communication, lower customer acquisition cost, decrease quote turnaround time and track model and option popularity.
• IRON Guides™ is an equipment pricing tool that finds used tractor values and other outdoor power equipment and farm equipment values, instantly analyzes the latest sales activity in an area, factors in hours, options and reconditioning costs for the most profitable price for both a trade-in quote and for the sale for the machine.

The products are continually updated and improved. The IRON Search® tool is now included on all Farm Progress' state and regional publications' Web sites that serve farmers and ranchers across the nation. IRON Search? features the SmartSort(TM) scoring system that ranks equipment listings by completeness of description, along with customary categories like equipment price, age and location. SmartSort(TM) is automatically included on all equipment searches on IRONsearch.com, searching listings for descriptive information such as equipment photos, options, price, location and other details. The more complete the listing, the higher it rates. Results appear automatically during equipment searches on IRONsearch.com. Equipment sellers do not need to purchase any additional software or hardware to have their listings ranked.

IRON Solutions, Inc. was borne out of the North American equipment dealers associations and their dealer members who contribute data to the Official Guides. Its U.S. headquarters are in Fenton, MO., with offices in Outlook and Saskatoon, SK. For more information see www.ironsolutions.com or call 877-266-4766.

NAEDA - NAEDA, our national organization, has many programs specially designed with your business in mind. Your Association-sponsored NAEDA Bank Card Program offers you an opportunity to increase your profitability by offering a low discount rate for MasterCard and Visa electronic transactions. Fed-Ex Program saves you up to 24% on FedEx shipping costs. KnowledgeNet provides online internet courses designed to improve your business.

NAEDA Financial, Ltd. - (NFL) has been a leader in the equipment finance industry by providing retail financing, leasing and insurance solutions for equipment dealers and their customers since 1989. NFL offers competitive and flexible retail financing options for agricultural, construction and commercial equipment. NFL is currently endorsed by NAEDA and 14 regional affiliates. Whether you are an equipment dealer looking to add value to your business or a customer looking for the best finance options available for your equipment purchases, NFL has the program for you. Please contact us today for more information on how we can help you. Website: www.naedafinancial.com ASI - ASI is your source for ad specialty and incentive items. Caps, jackets, shirts, key fobs, pens, and other advertising items you may need are available through ASI. ASI is a division of the North Dakota Implement Dealers Association and we offer you this program in cooperation with them. Call 1-800-752-5591 and ask for Keith or Wanda for more information.