Growing up, I was a fan of the so-called ‘spaghetti’ westerns, especially the ones where Clint Eastwood squinted his way through a series of prolonged gunfights with a lit cigar clenched between his teeth.
Question: What types of continuing training/education does your dealership require in the area of precision farming and in which areas is training/education most lacking?
J D Equipment, in partnership with The Ohio State University, was pleased to offer students from Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) classes a unique hands-on field laboratory at this year’s Farm Science Review.
The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) is hosting two events focusing on precision pig production, as part of the Precision Livestock Initiative which is demonstrating practical applications of precision farming on livestock farms across the country.
Raven Industries Inc., in association with the South Dakota State University (SDSU), plans to establish a research development center within The Research Park in the university premises, in Brookings, S.D., to develop new precision agriculture technologies.
As precision farming dealers, when considering adding a new precision product/service to your offerings, what do you look for from the manufacturers you are considering?
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.
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.