Strip-till farmers have typically been among the most progressive adopters of precision technology, embracing tools including variable-rate seeding, implement guidance and unmanned aerial vehicles. But RTK-level correction is often referred to as the most essential technology in a successful strip-till system, given the importance of accurately planting into a narrow strip of soil.

Talking with precision dealers about their revenue outlook during the last several months, most have shared variations of the same story — cautious optimism with a caveat. A challenging spring in many areas is compounding the prolonged effect of the slumping ag economy, a combination precision dealers cited as a concern.

Platte Valley Equipment, a John Deere dealer with 4 locations in eastern Nebraska, has a 98% percent retention rate on its E3 precision farming service program, speaking to the value customers are getting out of the investment.

In the first part of this two-part “Our Dealer Story” episode from our sister publication Farm Equipment brought to you by HBS Systems, brothers Tom, Rob and Teddy Rosztoczy, along with their mother Diane, sat down with Alan Stenum from the Precision Farming Dealer team to share their story of how the dealership became Stotz Equipment.

In this episode of the podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment’s Entrepreneurs,” sponsored by Osmundson Manufacturing, Editor/Publisher Mike Lessiter sits with Lars Paulsson, co-founder of Laforge’s North American operations.