Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:
- The Largest & Fastest Drone on the Market
- John Deere AutoTrac’s Heisman Moment
- New SWAT CAM Improves Data Collection Efficiency & Accuracy
- Bringing the Sales Department up to Speed on New Technology
- The 60 Best Quotes from Legendary Investor Charlie Munger
Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by GBGI Inc.
Introducing the new Enviro-Max XP™️ Cast Opener … Precisely put your growers’ seed in the soil with a heavy duty, American made cast opener assembly that will outlast their planter. The Enviro-Max XP™️ new ductile iron bearing housing is cast and machined in the USA to eliminate minimize runout and failure while maximizing yields.
The Largest & Fastest Drone on the Market
Over 50 ag tech companies showcased cutting-edge technologies inside the Innovation Hub at the Nebraska Ag Expo last week. Farm Equipment caught up with Pegasus Robotics for the rundown on XAG P100 — “the largest and fastest drone on the market.”
We’re at the Nebraska Ag Expo, checking out the XAG P100 Pro drone with Pegasus Robotics! pic.twitter.com/PLf54laOr1
— Farm Equipment (@FEeditors) December 5, 2023
John Deere AutoTrac’s Heisman Moment
Congratulations to LSU stud QB Jayden Daniels for winning the Heisman Trophy last week (although if you ask this Buckeye, Marvin Harrison Jr. was robbed!). Sunshine Quality Solutions used John Deere AutoTrac to show its support for the hometown hero. Geaux Tigers!
New SWAT CAM Improves Data Collection Efficiency & Accuracy
Check out Croptimistic Technology’s new SWAT CAM, an innovative automated plant stand counting tool. Mounted on sprayer booms, the tool autonomously captures images every 60 feet without requiring manual operation.
Bringing the Sales Department up to Speed on New Technology
New Holland ‘s precision technology team paid a visit to one of its dealers, Robert’s Farm Equipment, for an educational session with the sales crew. “You can’t sell technology if you don’t understand it,” a wise man recently told me.
Thrilled to have the @NHAgriculture Precision Technology training team and trailer on hand at our Mount Forest shop.
— Robert's Farm Equipment (@RobertsFarmEq) November 29, 2023
This morning, #NewHolland sales team members from our various locations gathered to learn of the cutting-edge technology solutions available to our customers. pic.twitter.com/5OtWh2Izo2
The 60 Best Quotes from Legendary Investor Charlie Munger
Upstream Ag Insights’ Shane Thomas shared this article featuring the 60 best quotes from Warren Buffett’s longtime partner at Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, who passed away last week, just 5 weeks shy of his 100th birthday. “Listening to and reading Charlie Munger has been incredibly influential on how I think and how I approach problems,” Thomas says.
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Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by GBGI Inc.
Introducing the new Enviro-Max XP™️ Cast Opener … Precisely put your growers’ seed in the soil with a heavy duty, American made cast opener assembly that will outlast their planter. The Enviro-Max XP™️ new ductile iron bearing housing is cast and machined in the USA to eliminate minimize runout and failure while maximizing yields.
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