A critical element of Wheat Growers’ Management Zone Based (MZB) platform is soil electric conductivity sampling through the use of Veris Technologies pull-type carts. In this video, Eric Lund from Veris gives an overview of what's new with on-the-go soil sampling.
To gain the attention of strong candidate for the precision farming specialist position you’ve opened at your dealership, your messages about the job, including job ads and descriptions, must be dynamic and unique.
While all of the dealers Farm Equipment spoke with for the 2012 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends saw sales of precision farming components increase as a result of dedicating staff to the sales and support of precision ag products, overall revenue increases did not always come exclusively from that department.
If you’re creating a new precision farming department, you should know that the process of recruiting employees has changed. This article, the second of four, will discuss that knowing and understanding the job is a critical platform for successful recruitment.
For farm equipment dealers, running a successful precision farming program means focusing much of the department's attention on after sales support. The efficiency at which a specialist or technician can troubleshoot a problem in the field will make life easier for all involved.
The way employees are recruited has changed. In a series of four articles, I will explain these changes and a few strategies to adjust to the new trends, how truly understanding the job that you are recruiting for will enable you to recruit more effectively, how creating dynamic recruitment messages will help you to attract star candidates, and where to look to recruit good people.
Building on the intelligent, JDLink-equipped 8R Series tractors introduced in early 2011, in August John Deere announced that the telematics package would also be available on the new 9R Series tractors.
Dealers got a glimpse inside the customer’s mind last week during a farmer-to-dealer panel at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit. I asked our panelists, Mike Starkey and Loran Steinlage, for some words of advice for precision dealers in 2025.
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.