At the pinnacle of the precision farming boom, technology specialists were in high demand, while supply was relatively low. But as the farm machinery market has slowed, so too have precision hiring plans for most OEM dealers according to Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2016 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends report.

The Intuicom RTK Bridge-X is now compatible with all the leading precision guidance systems available on the market today, regardless of the color of the equipment its found on.

Seeking to provide an OEM steering solution for legacy equipment, Case IH introduced its AFS ElectriSteer assisted steering solution. Ryan Blasiak explains that the system is available for more than 700 vehicle makes/models equipped with an AFS Pro 300 or 700 display and is transferrable between vehicles and snaps on to an existing steering wheel.

Customers who purchase a new Axial-Flow combine, Steiger tractor or Magnum tractor by April 30, 2016, will be eligible for a free 1-year subscription to the AFS Connect farm management system, including hardware installation.

Here's a list of the most popular items we've published at PrecisionFarmingDealer.com from the month of February.

AFS Marketing Specialist Ryan Blaziak introduces Case IH's new AFS RTK+, which is the first proprietary cellular RTK network from an OEM. Available for purchase through participating Case IH dealers, the subscription allows farmers to achieve sub-inch, repeatable accuracy through a network of dealer-supported base stations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

According to a new report by Tractica, agricultural automation — in the form of driverless machinery, drone crop dusters, automated milking systems and other technologies — offers "the most important and attractive" global market opportunity for robotics industry players.

Here's a list of the most popular items we've published at PrecisionFarmingDealer.com from the month of November. John Deere had a busy month with the acquisition of Precision Planting and Monosem and we asked dealers to weigh in on the impact of the acquisition on their business.