When Eric Mensen, integrated solutions specialist at Van Wall Equipment in Story City and Nevada, Iowa, first started working as a precision specialist, he was convincing farmers to use GPS and autosteer. Now, his focus is on evaluating farmers’ operations as a whole and finding equipment to fit their future needs.
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