The pace of precision farming progress has not endured the same slowdown as other segments of the ag industry in recent years, as companies continue to engineer innovations designed to help farmers be more informed decision makers.
In every foot on every pass, in each individual row, the system monitors row unit weight and ground contact, then instantly and automatically adjusts to maintain the depth set by the operator. It is available for most John Deere, Case IH, Kinze and select White planter models.
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.