As more industry comments flowed in on the recent Farm Equipment blogs on the filmed standoff between an Illinois farmer and its John Deere dealer AWH LLC, another Deere dealer doggedly chased me down.
One of the top takeaways from dealers during the marketing roundtable was the importance of online marketing. Mediums like video and social media help keep dealers connected to their customers when they’re not at the dealership.
The Precision Farming Dealer team headed south to Louisville last week to see the latest and greatest equipment innovations at the National Farm Machinery Show and you can recap our live updates on Twitter and Facebook.
As a semi-avid user of social media outlets, I’ve come to terms with the fact that conversations with friends and professional colleagues now often start with ‘I saw on Facebook that you’… (insert activity here.)
Last week, I shadowed Dave Thompson in Amboy, Ill. He’s a precision farming specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor. He tells me most of his customers were done with harvest by the middle of October.
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.