This week, Ag Leader announced the AgFiniti cloud-based platform is expanding to make data more accessible and convenient to use for decision-making. These expanded capabilities are available through the new AgFiniti Essentials License (formerly AgFiniti File Transfer License) and AgFiniti Remote Support License.
Customers who purchase a new Axial-Flow combine, Steiger tractor or Magnum tractor by April 30, 2016, will be eligible for a free 1-year subscription to the AFS Connect farm management system, including hardware installation.
Some of the biggest challenges dealers face when planning and executing a successful precision ag field day are scheduling around farmers’ busy seasons and differentiating between a field day and customer appreciation day.
Dealers discussed the challenges and opportunities for selling used precision equipment and how to transfer the risk from the dealership back to the customer who is trading the equipment.
More farmers than ever are using the Internet to both research and buy their equipment and dealers need to fulfill their customers’ expectations for them online.
One of the top takeaways from dealers during the marketing roundtable was the importance of online marketing. Mediums like video and social media help keep dealers connected to their customers when they’re not at the dealership.
Recent years have seen momentum build for autonomous vehicles in agriculture as a potentially more efficient and durable alternative to today’s machinery. But to bring autonomy to North American agriculture, it’s going to have to be phased in, says Kraig Schulz, president and CEO of Autonomous Tractor Cooperation.
Earlier this month, John Deere announced its collaboration with California-based Agrian to deliver the company’s Prescription Creator platform. Starting this spring, the software will allow farmers to import, track and manage seeding and fertilizer prescriptions through Deere’s online Operations Center portal.
In the last edition of our e-newsletter, I related the revolving-door professional path of a friend to the fluctuating job market for precision farming specialists. After talking with a diverse group of independent and farm equipment dealers last week about their recruiting and retention practices, it seemed like a topic worth revisiting.
Despite the decline in large farm equipment sales, the four precision ag dealers Precision Farming Dealer interviewed are still optimistic for the year to come. They discussed their dealerships’ training programs, how they’re creating a balance between hardware sales and service and what they expect to be the greatest opportunities for increased revenue in the year ahead, as well as any barriers that may stand in the way.
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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