Articles Tagged with ''rtk''

Better Advice for Selling RTK Subscriptions

2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit — Roundtable #10

March 6, 2017

The phrase ‘accuracy is addicting’ is one many precision dealers use to describe the success they’ve had selling RTK subscriptions to farm customers.

Smith Implement ‘Blows Up’ the Precision Ag Department

The precision manager of this 5-store dealership fired himself, reassigned the specialists to other departments and took away the safety net.

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 6, 2017 | Posted in Dealer Development, Precision Sales

In an engaging session of the Summit, Matt Eldridge, director of aftermarket sales, Smith Implements, Greenfield, Ind., shared how their 5-store dealer group turned course and loaded up all its “precision chips” into traditional departments.

NovAtel Introduces RTK Assist Service

October 11, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

NovAtel Inc.introduced its RTK ASSIST service, a subscription-based service that provides users with satellite-delivered correction data to seamlessly continue centimetre-level accuracy during Real Time Kinematic (RTK) correction outages caused by communication disruptions.

Back 40 Jumps into RTK Scene with Caster Software

July 28, 2016 | Posted in Industry News

Back 40 Precision today announced the worldwide release of their RTK data correlations software.

Settop Survey Launches CellXtrem Modem

May 2, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

The Settop CellXtrem is a dedicated solution to provide and receive NTRIP corrections when connected to any GPS manufacturer.

John Deere Launches Mobile RTK Signal for North America

April 11, 2016 | Posted in Service & Support, Industry News

This latest innovation delivers repeatable RTK accuracy to a machine via a cellular connection to accurately and reliably guide precise field operations.

What Farmers Want From You

Precision Fertility Yields Answers & Questions

By Clair Urbain posted on April 6, 2016 | Posted in Data Management

Larry Tombaugh says he used to make mistakes farming, but now he calls them “experiments.” That change in attitude has helped him achieve yields near 284 bushel per acre for corn and 80 bushel per acre soybeans on his Streator, Ill., operation.

Kentucky Dealer Emphasizes Connectivity, Reliability with RTK Platform

March 29, 2016 | Posted in Precision Sales

Connecting Technology and Agriculture is more than just a tagline for Heath Conklin and his team at Integrity Ag Group. "We are in the connectivity business," Conklin emphasizes.

Case IH Introduces RTK+, a Proprietary Cellular-RTK Correction Network

New AFS product features also increase accuracy, accessibility and integrated-data sharing capabilities.

February 10, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

New AFS product features also increase accuracy, accessibility and integrated-data sharing capabilities.

Eos Positioning Systems Announces RTK NTRIP App for Android

January 19, 2016 | Posted in Product Innovations

An Arrow GNSS receiver combined with the NTRIP app turns a user's Android smartphone or tablet into a data collector capable of recording 1cm accurate GIS data in real-time.

Videos

Precision Specialist Comes to the Rescue on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

Top Directory Listings

Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

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.

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

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.

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

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.