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Planning for Planting Season with Service Plans

By Jaime Elftman and Jack Zemlicka posted on June 26, 2016 | Posted in Service & Support

Planter inspections and timely troubleshooting of technology problems are all in a day’s work for Nathan Zimmerman, precision farming manager with A.C. McCartney Equipment in Wataga, Ill. But implementing service plans and proactively getting customers ready for spring alleviates some of the busy-season stress.

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Jaime Elftman is Assistant Editor for Precision Farming Dealer and our sister publication, Farm Equipment. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, she joined Lessiter Publications as an editorial intern in 2014 before joining the staff full-time later that same summer.

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Jack Zemlicka was the Managing Editor for Precision Farming Dealer. Since he joined Lessiter Media's Ag Division in 2012, he has covered precision farming practices, products and trends. He also served as managing editor of Strip-Till Farmer, and technology editor of Farm Equipment and No-Till Farmer.

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