Two managers from large-store complexes share their advice for getting the most out of precision specialists, including the need to ‘go to bat’ for them.
Dealers who’ve been doing precision for any period of time have seen how expectation problems, miscommunication and burnout can erode morale of what needs to be a highly performing team.
The first step to establishing a brand for your precision business is taking a look in the mirror and figuring out what exactly you are or what you want to be. You need to look at how you’re different from not just your neighbors but different regions, says Kevin Depies.
U.S. General George Patton’s famous quote, “A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow,” is sound advice for any farm equipment dealer.
The 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit attracted a diverse group of influential dealers to analyze and acquire bankable precision strategies.
March 6, 2017
Planning a precision legacy, overcoming the limitations of today’s equipment compatibility and stretching marketing dollars for maximum return were building blocks of the second Precision Farming Dealer Summit.
Precision Farming Dealer editors were live Tweeting and Facebooking throughout the 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit. We've compiled a daily breakdown of Facebook posts below, and on the last page included the #PFDS Twitter Feed from our event.
Following a highly successful, first-ever Precision Farming Dealer Summit last year, the encore 2017 Summit once again attracted a sold out crowd of diverse dealers to network, learn and share ideas for improving the success and profitability of their precision farming business.
Three dealers to discuss proven pathways and pitfalls to creating a collaborative precision team at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Three dealers to discuss proven pathways and pitfalls to creating a collaborative precision team at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Hear from 3 dealers with different, yet effective brand-building models to gain a competitive precision edge at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Hear from 3 dealers with different, yet effective brand-building models to gain a competitive precision edge at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Two tech-savvy farmers with experience as equipment retailers to discuss barriers and benefits of precision adoption at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Two tech-savvy farmers with experience as equipment retailers to discuss barriers and benefits of precision adoption at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Building a consistent model for billing out service time, branding the reliability and reputation of specialists and troubleshooting equipment compatibility are shared challenges among precision farming dealers. Finding ways to turn those challenges into opportunities is on the agenda at the 2nd Precision Farming Dealer Summit, Jan. 9-10 in St. Louis.
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.
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.
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.
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.