Dealer Development

2018 Precision Farming Dealer Summit

[Video] Dealer-to-Dealer Panel: Implementing Innovative & Effective Training to Accelerate Precision Growth

Technology training — both internal and external — can hold as much earning potential as it can headaches. But employee and customer training are essential investments for precision growth during the next 5 years, with more than 98% of dealers citing these areas as priorities in the 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark Study.
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2018 Precision Farming Dealer Summit

[Video] Decoding the Digital Ag Mystery: Obstacles, Opportunities & Outliers

The last few years have seen some dramatic shifts in the ag technology landscape with companies adjusting objectives to accommodate farmers’ spending habits. Increasing adoption of precision farming practices remains a priority within the industry and as suppliers pivot toward the future, there are lessons to be learned from the past.
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2018 Precision Farming Dealer Summit

[Video] Bridging the Precision Gap: An Agronomic Mindset with Ag Hardware

There’s no silver bullet solution to generating recurring revenue from agronomic services. Dealers continue to experiment and evolve their approaches, some by hiring staff agronomists and others collaborating with third-party data management service providers. But what is the most proven pathway to growing precision profits? And how can dealers seamlessly bridge the gap between hardware sales and agronomic services?
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[Podcast] Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs: Gregg Sauder

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast we're bringing you an episode from our sister publication, brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, where Farm Equipment Editor Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with the founder of Precision Planting and 360 Yield Center, Gregg Sauder.
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by GKN Off-Highway Powertrain, Editor Mike Lessiter sits down for a conversation with the founder of Precision Planting and 360 Yield Center, Gregg Sauder.
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2018 Most Valuable Dealership

Capitalizing on Precision Niches with Product Diversity

While agronomy is considered the cornerstone of CVA’s precision business, hardware sales are the foundation. Chris Winkelbauer is the ACS equipment manager for Central Valley Ag, and oversees a 3-person team responsible for setup and installation of precision components.
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2018 Most Valuable Dealership

Structuring a Precision Business for Continuous Growth

Some 76% of Central Valley Ag's total precision revenue comes from service, which is a separate division within the company’s agronomy division. CVA has a precision specialist in each of its 8 regions who is responsible for the day-to-day precision ag services activities including data processing, prescription development, mapping and moisture probe management.
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2018 Most Valuable Dealership

Targeting Precision Growth Through Collaboration & Consistency

In 2017, Central Valley Ag joined several other ag retailers in forming Field Reveal, an agronomic data platform. Through front end algorithms, the tool is designed to simplify the prescription-writing process for seed and fertilizer recommendations based on geo-referenced, multi-layered sampling taken from grids, soil management zones or a combination of both.
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