Managing a diverse fleet of a few hundred pieces of farm machinery requires a detailed approach to tracking active and idle time. Marlin Melander, fleet operations specialist for agronomy/application equipment, shares Southern States Cooperatives’ methods and challenges to maximizing productivity.
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