Christine Book is the Managing Editor of Farm Equipment, Ag Equipment Intelligence, Rural Lifestyle Dealer and Precision Farming Dealer. Her background includes editorial roles for healthcare publications in radiology and cardiology. She has served in a marketing capacity for magazines in the transportation, stormwater and construction industries, and served clients in a range of industries. She joined Lessiter Media in 2024.
Zeroing in on “Ag Automated Intelligence,” in one of many educational sessions focusing on technology, Russ Green, consultant with MACKAYBEN and a member of the Machinery Advisors Consortium (MAC), reinforced the many benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence, or automated intelligence as he prefers to refer to it, for equipment dealers.
Since starting the business in early 2024, the company has locked in Canada’s largest ag equipment dealer, Rocky Mountain Equipment, with whom it is reported to be implementing the solution across 43 stores.
Precision Farming Dealer editor Christine Book jotted down some highlights, quotable quotes and intel shared during the 2-day event — which brought attendees and speakers from across the U.S., not to mention friends from Canada, Germany’s Michael Horsch and team, and others.
Monarch Tractor and its MK-V line qualifies for the USDA NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) which provides technical and financial assistance to farmers to address natural resource concerns.
"There’s going to be something that happens here. I don’t know exactly what that will be, but being an implement manufacturer, having some control over what your machine is doing, and knowing you can tell some other system that you need input from what it’s doing is important."
In a recent blog written for our sister publication, No-Till Farmer, Randall Reeder offered valuable insight to farmers dealing with an ever-changing world.
Precision Farming Dealer’s editorial team is continuing to monitor and report on the impact and news from Hurricane Helene. Here we present an update on ways dealers can support dealers in the storm-impacted regions.
John Deere made a wave of new precision-related product announcements over the last few weeks, one of them being MaxEmerge 5e and ExactEmerge meter upgrades.
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.