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PFD Features
Fact or Fiction: Sizing Up the Value & Validation of Field Data
Soil scientist Josh McGrath and precision ag engineer Joe Luck discuss the practical benefits and logistical hurdles to collecting and comparing on-farm information.
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2018 Benchmark Study
Selling Service Value, Not a One-and-Done Customer
Independent service revenue objectives continue trending up as supporting wholegoods with technology sales and hardware reliance dip.
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Conversations in Ag
Training the New Wave of Precision Techs
Sitting among training implements on the ag campus of Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wis., Zach Ward of Fox Valley Technical College and Joe Sinkula with 12-store John Deere dealership Riesterer & Schnell traded experiences — some shared — on preparing precision specialists for the rigors of an evolving industry.
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Conversations in Ag
Global Insights on Precision Problem Solving
More than 9,000 miles separate Jason McNeice with Wideland Group in Queensland, Australia, and Kevin Depies with Ritchie’s Implement in Cobb, Wis. While the physical distance between the two Case IH dealerships allows for some uniquely regional differences, the experienced precision farming specialists shared some common ground when it comes to getting into the business and billing out service.
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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.
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PFD Summit
The Journey to Digitizing Agriculture
Technology is disrupting virtually every economic sector and agriculture is no different. Digitization is the next stage in ag’s disruption.
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[Technology Corner] Farmer Takes Retrofit Route with Smart Sprayer in 2024
It’s planting season, which means a lot of the technology we spotlight on this program is being used in the field as we speak. I paid a visit to Eagle, Wis., farmer Tyler Troiola who’s using John Deere See and Spray for the first time this growing season. He says it took his dealer about 2 solid weeks to install the system on his 2018 John Deere sprayer.
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.