Noticing that dealers of all sizes — those with many locations as well as those with only 1 or 2 storefronts — all had the same data reporting practices, TARGIT saw an opportunity to step in and provide some assistance.

In this Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome several precision experts to share the top takeaways and advice from their roundtable conversations from this year’s Precision Farming Dealer Summit.

Analysis of our just released 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark Study, reveal renewed emphasis and investment by retailers in agronomic services. How these analytical tools are being delivered by dealerships continues to be diverse, but there was a substantial increase in use of in-house agronomists.

Precision Farming Dealer shares the results of the “2016 Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark Study Results (4th Edition),” highlighting the strategies for expanding and evolving your precision business.

As progressive farmers seek to do more with their collected field information, Layne Richins, Integrated Solutions Coordinator with Stotz Equipment in Casa Grande, Ariz., leverages face-to-face customer meetings to explain the setup and benefits of a data management system, with a personal touch in mind.

Precision Farming Dealer has announced the agenda, speakers and presentation lineup for its second Precision Farming Dealer Summit. With the theme of “Proven Business Blueprints,” the 2017 dealer-only event will feature some of the most progressive minds in the precision farming business, sharing bankable management methods and money-making strategies to maximize profitability in today’s market. 

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome Phil Moskal, integrated solutions manager with Mid-State Equipment based in Janesville, Wis., to share his trial and error approach to developing a profitable data management service platform for farm customers.

Diversification is an en vogue term when it comes to dealers’ approach to developing a broad base of precision farming services. As more look beyond the shelves stocked with technology components to find recurring sources of revenue, agronomic and data management services are highly visible options to build around.

Read on to see the tentative schedule for the 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit, Jan. 9-10, 2017, in St. Louis, Mo.