The latest Day in the Cab installment takes us to the northwest corner of Illinois, where precision specialist Dave Thompson holds down the fort for Johnson Tractor in the small town of Amboy — one of 11 locations for the Illinois and Wisconsin Case IH dealer.
Adam Gittins cautions farmers to control their natural reaction to “sticker shock” when shopping for precision agriculture technology, and to realize the rapid ROI such tools can provide.
Precision Farming Dealer editor Christine Book jotted down some highlights, quotable quotes and intel shared during the 2-day event — which brought attendees and speakers from across the U.S., not to mention friends from Canada, Germany’s Michael Horsch and team, and others.
Sentera, a leader in scalable precision agriculture solutions, today announced key updates to its Aerial WeedScout platform, including a rebranding to SmartScript™ for the 2025 growing season.
Precision Farming Dealer catches up with Taylor Moreland, Agri Spray Drones founder and CEO, to discuss the company's partnership with EAVision and why he believes ag drone usage in the U.S. will skyrocket in 2025.
Blake Duden will lead Rantizo's sales team and help the Iowa City-based company bring spray drone equipment and services to farmers and retailers nationwide.
The agricultural spray drone industry, which contributed over $80 million to rural economies in 2023, has faced significant challenges in recent market conditions. This partnership represents a strategic response to ensure continued technological innovation and support for American farmers.
For precision agriculture, two driving forces are the emerging advances in technology and the evolution of society’s expectations of the food and ag system. These forces mainly are outside the control of farmers and agriculture.
“Hylio and MSU share common goals in advancing drone technology for agricultural applications,” Arthur Erickson said. “With our products and MSU’s programs, we can work together to pioneer best practices and teaching methods that will one day hopefully put this technology in the hands of a lot of American farmers.”
I tagged along with the precision crew at John Deere dealer Riesterer and Schnell in eastern Wisconsin last week. Among the several takeaways from the visit, they told me there’s one precision tool in particular that’s really paying off for farmers right now.
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