Phil Jennings, Service Manager for Kinze Manufacturing, introduces three new products at the 2018 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

Doug Applegate, CEO/Owner at Praxidyn, discusses the AE50 award-winning Mixmate at the 2018 National Farm Machinery Show.

Since Monsanto purchased the The Climate Corp. in 2013 for nearly $1 billion, the ensuring years have seen some dramatic changes in the precision farming landscape.

Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, will provide their customers two-way data connectivity between their AFS and PLM Connect precision farming platforms, and The Climate Corp.’s Climate FieldView digital agriculture platform.

Peer groups are nothing new to the agricultural industry, but developing a network of external support is an increasingly valuable resource for precision farming professionals. Joining or even forming a precision peer group of non-competitive dealers is an option to network with other specialists and trade tips, challenges and success stories.

Having returned from the third Precision Farming Dealer Summit last week in Louisville, I’ve had an opportunity to reflect on a few of the highlights. The sold-out conference drew nearly 170 attendees including representatives from more than 70 dealerships throughout 26 states, along with Australia, Canada and South Africa.

The purpose of the event is to strengthen the innovation culture in the agricultural community. The AGCO iVenture Summit strives to help innovators gain access to industry thought leaders, partners, and funding

Check out the latest planter and drill attachments from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

While we officially welcomed the new year this week, dealers began preparing for 2018 long before flipping the calendar to January. This includes forecasting the most promising precision technologies to increase revenue in the coming year. Precision Farming Dealer recently asked dealers to identify their best precision bets, and the results ranged from expanding service offerings to new product lines.  

Tyler Lund with Veris Technologies discusses the features of the new iScan which maps a field's physical and biological properties including soil texture and organic matte readings.