The 9th Annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit, held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Indianapolis, Ind., on January 8-9, 2024, drew a sold-out crowd of 183 attendees, including 58 different dealerships from across the United States, Canada and Australia.
Centered on the theme “Proven Strategies for Precision Success,” the program featured 2-days of dealer-to-dealer roundtable discussions, panel presentations, general sessions and intense networking opportunities.
Precision Farming Dealer technology editor Noah Newman noted during remarks that attendees cited the short- and long-term value they draw from Summit discussions and exchanges with precision dealers of different sizes and locations.
"Attendees enjoyed hearing different perspectives from a diverse group of speakers on new technology, autonomy, service stress alleviation, training, customer clinics, farmer’s needs, OEM vision, burnout prevention and more,” says Newman.
Among the highlights of the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit was the return of the OEM Panel featuring precision executives from AGCO, Case IH and New Holland and breakout classrooms that gave attendees the opportunity to attend six knowledge-packed sessions featuring an array of experts on emerging precision products and technologies.
OEM PANEL: Jeffrey Smith (AGCO), Kendal Quandahl (Case IH) and Paul Welbig (New Holland) answer questions from dealers about their OEM’s precision vision. #PFDS #PFDSummit pic.twitter.com/PdN54u0nHh
— Precision Farming Dealer (@PFDeditors) January 9, 2024
Also announced at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit was the return of the Dealership Minds Summit, which will be held August 6-7, 2024, at the Marriott Madison West Hotel & Conference Center in Madison, Wis.
From the single-location independent retailer to the multi-store farm equipment dealer, the precision manager to the technology specialist, intense knowledge sharing and networking were in abundance throughout the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit.
The final session of day 1 of Precision Farming Dealer Summit is underway featuring Abby Weltzien of Swiderski Equipment, Chad Baker of Baker Precision Planter Works & Joe Anderson of Johnson Tractor as they discuss managaing stress and chaos during busy season. pic.twitter.com/ePEIlR9PAu
— Precision Farming Dealer (@PFDeditors) January 8, 2024
The 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit was made possible with the support of these title sponsors: Case IH, Ag Express Electronics, DigiFarm, Laforge Systems Inc., Reichhardt Electronic Innovations, SurePoint Ag Systems, GBGI, VergeAg, Trimble, Hutson Inc., Ag Technology Solutions Group and Agri Spray Drones.
Mark @VanderloopAG: "We're working w/ a supplier to install autonomous solutions onto @fendt_NA tractors. We believe in the next 5 yrs autonomy will be larger than anything we've ever seen regarding crop production." He expects 2-6 sales in 2024, doubling every year after. #PFDS pic.twitter.com/z34xqL7Zfq
— Precision Farming Dealer (@PFDeditors) January 8, 2024
For more information on the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit, visit PrecisionSummit.com. Initial coverage of the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit, including key session takeaways, will be featured in the upcoming March issue of Farm Equipment.
Clay Mitchell brings us home with the final general session presentation of the Summit, “Preparing for the Next Generation of Ag Technology.” #PFDS #PFDSummit pic.twitter.com/pvVcYbr1BH
— Precision Farming Dealer (@PFDeditors) January 9, 2024