The continuing education department at Three Rivers College is ready to start its second session of tractor operation and guidance classes in New Madrid on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The flagship is the first of its kind in Australia signaling the importance of precision agriculture in delivering environmental, economic and social benefits to regional communities throughout Australia.
The location of a new precision agriculture program changed and the estimated costs increased after the Clark State’s funding request went to state Sen. Chris Widener’s office, according to documents obtained by the Springfield News-Sun.
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.