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According to a survey of 2015 InfoAg attendees, nearly half (47 percent) said that they plan to increase their investments in remote imagery services, citing real-time data and higher yields as the primary factors influencing its adoption by farmers.
At a time when farm customers are being more selective with their equipment expenditures, the ability to articulate accurate paybacks from precision technology can be a financial asset for dealers.
Kevin Depies with Ritchie Implement in Cobb, Wis., and John Bachhuber with McFarlane's Equipment in Sauk City, Wis., share their experience-based tips for selling and stocking aging precision ag equipment.
Avery Weigh-Tronix introduces the 2060 multi-purpose weight indicator with Field Foreman application software and Farm Foreman PC software. The indicator and software provide a total weighing and transaction recording solution for both planting and harvest seasons.
FarmLink recently introduced a new online farm equipment sharing community, leveraging this new economy business model to manage the cost of farm equipment and help generate incremental revenues.
A recent post by Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson got me thinking that increasing values on used tractors might be reflecting a different trend — is it possible the rise in used machinery prices is a sign of farmer backlash against new technology?
As precision farming practices continue to infiltrate more farms overall, technology is an essential part of strip-tillers' operations. Talking with farm equipment dealers, several have cited strip-till products as an emerging opportunity to complement sales of GPS systems and RTK subscriptions.
Today, many farmers are introduced to precision agriculture through their equipment dealer. When someone purchases a Case IH tractor, it comes with a Trimble GPS system. If they buy a John Deere tractor, it comes with a Deere system. Regardless, farmers are told that each requires a separate network to access the necessary RTK corrections.
"Farmers are mechanically inclined and want to understand the 'how' and the 'why,'" says Haley Harms, founder of independent precision farming company Pro Till. "My goal is to teach the farmer, on his or her own system, to the point that they can troubleshoot in the field, and operate at maximum efficiency, without relying on tech-support for basic issues."
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.
DigiFarm VBN is a proven leader in providing RTK Correction Services across the Midwest and beyond, via cellular based RTK network. We have been in business since 2011 working with farmers, Ag retailers, and precision Ag dealers
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