Editor’s Note: While we usually talk to a production farmer for this feature in PFD, for this issue we spoke with a researcher who is developing equipment that works in concert with specific hybrid seeds, utilizing test plots as his laboratory.
What types of winter precision maintenance services does your dealership offer and how are you, as precision farming dealers, successfully selling those services to farm customers?
With all but two professional football teams in hibernation until next fall, the vast majority of players have a few months to recover from the rigors of another NFL season.
While attending my first National No-Tillage Conference last week, I found there was no shortage of programs and conversation centered on precision farming technology.
“Precision farming is less about growing more crops and more about saving inputs on areas that don’t need them or won’t increase your profitability,” says Canadian farmer Jim Wickett.
It’s always a pleasure to get a guided tour of farm equipment dealerships I visit and take an intimate look at the how each precision farming operation is structured.
Going through this harvest season, what strategies did you use as precision farming dealers to efficiently meet the demand of your farm customers and what service elements would you like to improve on before next year?
There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.
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.