What revenue potential do you see for sales of ag drones at your dealership and what are the greatest obstacles to turning a profit with the technology?
After the pomp and circumstance of last year’s event announcing North Dakota had been designated one of six national test sites for unmanned aerial systems, the real work is set to begin.
Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones in the military, are the result of aerospace technology that has relatively recently had a civil development and been sent to fields to revolutionize precision farming in the 21st century.
Remote-controlled drones that can fly over a farmer's fields looking for patches of weeds the pesticide spraying didn't kill, or signs of those troublesome groundhogs.
Drones continue their steady approach into the different aspects of our lives. But while controversy rages over drone devastation over foreign soil and prying surveillance over US soil, experts are beginning to point our attention to the real future of unmanned aerial vehicles: farming.
Verdant Robotics showed off its new Sharpshooter at the FIRA Conference a few weeks ago. Dubbed the only robotic precision application system that aims before it shoots, Sharpshooter uses Bullseye Aim & Apply Technology.
The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.