Dealer Development

[Podcast] Defining Your Role and Scope for Precision Profitability

In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome Dr. Tom Krill, founder of Precision Strategy LLC, to share his philosophy and experience-based analysis on four key considerations for structuring a successful precision department.
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Farmers Edge, we welcome Dr. Tom Krill, founder of Precision Strategy LLC, to share his philosophy and experience-based analysis on four key considerations for structuring a successful precision department.
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Jim Straeter

9 Benefits of Establishing a Standalone Precision Business

New Holland Rochester tripled precision sales and unlocked efficiencies by making its precision department into a business all its own.
Cultivating a successful precision farming department in a farm equipment dealership is a challenge that is as difficult as it is rewarding. Spinning the precision department off into a standalone business takes that challenge to the next level. Five years ago, Jim Straeter, owner of New Holland Rochester in Indiana, did just that. In a panel at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit, Straeter, along with his Precision Ag Manager, Lanty “Spud” Armstrong, shared their journey toward making precision a profitable standalone business.
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Steve Kaufman

Recruiting & Retaining Precision Farming Specialists

Knowing what traits to look for and where to find new employees is only the beginning. Keeping employees is a whole other battle.
Finding the next generation of precision farming specialists is a challenge that almost 40% of dealers reported was among their most important issues in the Precision Farming Dealer 2015 Benchmark Study. First, dealers must identify the traits they’re looking for in potential candidates for their fast-paced, rapidly evolving precision farming departments. Then, they face the challenge of actually finding these recruits.
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Tom Krill

Looking for Long-Term Profitability? Do What You Do Best

Dealers must define their role and scope in precision farming to make a difference in their customers’ operations.
Dr. Tom Krill defines precision farming as a management concept that recognizes variability within the soil environment and maximizes economic agricultural production while minimizing environmental impact for a specific location. And to evaluate it’s effectiveness, precision farming must have measurable objectives.
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