"We've been doing technology meetings for probably 10 years or better, but early on they were more sales-oriented meetings," says Pearson. "Now we do a lot more of the pre-season preparedness routines related to our field mapping program and things like that."
It's one thing to have issues with your own precision farming equipment, but when you're a custom applicator serving a 60-mile radius of farmers who operate more than 20,000 acres, precision equipment uptime takes on a new meaning.
While it’s been another unforgiving start to spring with fluctuating temperatures and snow still falling in some areas of the Midwest, precision farming specialists are nevertheless in the throes of planting season.
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.