Tim Norris has learned through experience that one of the best ways to generate employee buy-in and maintain high levels of staff motivation is by cultivating a shared vision.
Most references to the digital divide have to do with rural connectivity and how easy or difficult it is for farms to maintain internet access. However, Jared Ochs has a different type of digital divide on his mind.
“The service department is the backbone, but the parts department is the blood that flows through the body,” says Bob Clements, president of Bob Clements International.
Leveraging test plots, zone sampling and fertilizer experiments, Megan and Eric Wallendal have dialed into precision farming payback at Alsum Farms in Grand Marsh, Wis.
The success of a dealership’s precision farming business is a puzzle with many pieces — employee-customer relations, technological innovation, flexibility and the ability to adapt to unforeseen challenges all play a part.
This week, we’re catching up with the precision team at Eis Implement, a John Deere dealer in Two Rivers, Wis. The leaders of the department give us the inside scoop on what it takes for a precision team to be successful at a single store dealership.
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.