Sabanto’s Cory Spaetti provides an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at how the young company is working to bring its autonomy system to the marketplace.
What does it take for a small startup company to reach the highest level of autonomy in such a short amount of time? We reached out to Sabanto CEO Craig Rupp and set up a meeting with his top employee to find out.
Whether regenerative ag continues to be a term talked about, or some other terms takes (eg: “biodynamic agriculture” or “climate smart agriculture”) its place, it’s useful to break down and understand not just the definition, but the principles that go into that definition.
Kerry Knuth has taken a different approach to his precision farming system when compared with other farmers who tend to follow one particular brand of equipment.
Most Midwest farmers can see the harvest finish line, but bitter temperatures and blowing snow have prevented them from crossing it. There is some speculation that if it’s still in the field at this point, it will probably stay there until next spring. Which also means any late tillage work and fertilizer application will not get done either.
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.