John Nowatzki, agricultural machine systems specialist with North Dakota State Univ. extension, discusses the research he and others have been doing with unmanned aerial vehicles and some of the practical value with the technology in agriculture.
Alex Lundgren, product sales specialist with Ag Leader, provides and overview of the new Hydraulic Down Force 8-Section Control system which includes row-by-row sensing and a stress minimizing accumulator that prevents unnecessary stress on the planter row units.
Jamie Blythe, who farms with her parents, Betty and Jim, and her sister, Ellen Fennel, operate a diversified cropping operation on 3,500 acres near Courtland, Ala.
Although the majority of Farm Progress Show attendees navigate the grounds on foot, this year’s event in Boone, Iowa, featured an abundance of four-wheeled vehicles, many operated or sponsored by vendors willing to shuttle farmers to see the manufacturer’s latest equipment innovations.
Jeremy Wilson, technology specialist with CropIMS in Effingham, Ill., talks about the growing trend of dealers partnering with third parties to provide data management services to customers, and how these partnerships can be mutually beneficial in creating a network solution to processing and analyzing farm data.
Ryan Elerding, general manager of Brokaw Supply Co., discusses some of the considerations the dealership took into account when expanding it's precision reach by opening a new store location in Redwood Falls, Minn., to complement the company's original store in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
While many dealers are trying to figure out what economic value — if any — can be derived from using social media as a sales tool, at least one has been able to turn a modest online ad campaign into a profitable venture.
Seth Conway, precision farming specialist with Monroe Tractor in Henrietta, N.Y., shares the dealership's approach to bridging the gap between precision farming service and sales with a "product specialist" to better manage precision inventory and tailor technology solutions to fit each farm customer.
How is your dealership adapting to an increase in factory-installed precision hardware on new farm equipment, and how is this impacting aftermarket precision sales?
From technician to service manager to now chief technology officer, Layne Richins has pretty much seen it all in his 20-plus year career with Stotz Equipment. And now he’s at the forefront of implementing AI at the 24-store John Deere dealership.
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