Home / Stotz Equipment

Articles Tagged with ''Stotz Equipment''

PFDS-2022-Powerpoint-PENNYCOOK-2.jpg

Turning Data Into Efficiency to Boost Your Precision Business

Precision Farming Specialist Jason Pennycook and Precision Ag Manager Layne Richins talk about their success in using data to improve their precision business.
By Ben Thorpe posted on May 23, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support

Farmers using precision technology generate valuable data about their farming operations. Dealerships often have access to it. But how do you ensure both the dealer and the farmer are making the best use of that data? And how can you segue that efficient use of data into revenue opportunities?


Read More
Stotz Equipment

Today’s Recap: Stotz Equipment Precision Farming Team

By Jack Zemlicka posted on April 13, 2020 | Posted in Service & Support
Spring planting poses enough daily challenges for precision farming specialists without having to wonder when, how and if they will be able to access needed hardware or call on experienced back-up to tag-team complicated service calls to get farm customers in the field. Fortunately, the 18-member precision farming team at Stotz Equipment is ably navigating through the added seasonal uncertainties, without sacrificing quality or communication.
Read More
Homepage 5.4

Tapping Into Precision Training Value: Moving Beyond a ‘Necessary Evil’

The manager of Agri-Service’s separately-branded precision farming arm shares tips for their top-performing customer training sessions — ones that farmers don’t want to miss.
By Cody Searle posted on May 4, 2018 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support
Talking to industry people about their thoughts on customer training, one response was that customer events are a “necessary evil;” that customers expect it, so we do it. Another said, “We do them, but we don’t feel like we get anything in return from them.” And another said, “Our customers don’t remember anything that we teach them so why do them — what’s the point?”
Read More
022_PFDS-implement-Innovative_FE_0318_Art.png
PFD Summit

Precision Success Only as Good as Your Internal Training

Richins & Finley, the managers heading up the precision farming efforts at Stotz Equipment (John Deere) and Mazergroup (New Holland), share the components of their internal training systems to equip staff for success.
By Mike Lessiter posted on April 11, 2018
Staff training was part of nearly every discussion at the 2018 Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Louisville. Precision is where things are moving fastest, and the expectations of farmers and the dealership itself (both equally unrealistic at times) and the firefighting at planting and harvest require highly structured processes and duties.
Read More

Online Extras: Winter 2017 Issue

January 9, 2017

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

  • Videos from the Day in the Cab series with Layne Richins of Stotz Equipment
  • Videos from the 2017 Most Valuable Dealership series with Southern States Cooperative
  • A podcast about precision data security with Lance Formwalt and Todd Janzen

Read More

Pacing Precision Support for Year-Round Success

December 12, 2016 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101, Precision Sales
With customers planting and harvesting crops throughout the year, Layne Richins, Integrated Solutions Coordinator with Stotz Equipment, in Casa Grande, Ariz., doesn’t necessarily deal with the same service peaks as his peers in other parts of the country. Juggling a constant and diverse flow of precision support needs requires acute time management, while also prioritizing the most pressing customer needs.
Read More

Top Articles

Current Issue

PFD-CoverContents_FE_0224.jpg

Precision Farming Dealer

  • 12th Annual Precision Award Program Honors Top North American Dealer
  • First Customer Contact Builds Trust & Strong Relationships
View More

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More

Videos

Spring Madness: Precision Specialist Prepares Customers for Planting Season

Spring Madness: Precision Specialist Prepares Customers for Planting Season

Go behind the scenes with Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., as he hits the road for on-farm visits and pre-season maintenance checkups. Baker helps a first-generation no-tiller prepare for planting season, and later runs into a couple big challenges with a customer’s new, high-speed, 24-row planter.

View More
Top Directory Listings
Ivy Tech

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.
Dakota Precision Ag Center

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

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.
View More