Tesla has been a shock to the consumer car system, and it’s worth considering how Tesla created those shockwaves, including whether they are relevant to agriculture.
Here’s the “Top 4 Tech Trends” editors found impacting the North American precision farming market. For more on what editors saw, heard and experienced in Louisville, visit Precision Farming Dealer’s Facebook and Twitter pages. More coverage will also be shared in video on www.PrecisionFarmingDealer.com.
The annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit, held at the historic Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 8-9, drew a sold out crowd for the 3rd consecutive year.
A prolonged cold snap has settled into most of the U.S., with unseasonably frigid temperatures stretching across most of the nation. While many of us look forward to thawing out, the frigid stretch is a welcome change for some precision farming dealers, especially in the Midwest, who saw a frantic finish to 2017.
In our 2017 Guide to Essential Precision Farming Tools, 50 different technologies in 19 categories are showcased to provide dealers with detailed insight into their uniqueness, compatibility and value.
“If there’s one mistake those of us in the precision ag business make, it’s falling into the trap of thinking there’ll always be something new and better to sell tomorrow — the ‘next big thing.’"
Looking to continue growing it diverse editorial team, Lessiter Media, an established niche publishing company based in Brookfield, Wis., is looking for an ambitious associate editor in its agricultural division.
Precision Farming Dealer editors were live Tweeting and Facebooking throughout the 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit. We've compiled a daily breakdown of Facebook posts below, and on the last page included the #PFDS Twitter Feed from our event.
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.