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."
For precision specialists, managing obsolete or aging inventory is becoming an increasingly perilous task. The best strategy lies in striking an equitable balance. But what does this look like? Precision Farming Dealer caught up with several precision managers and specialists to solicit advice on how to best manage obsolete or aging inventory.
In the midst of a downturn in the agricultural economy, precision farming dealers are finding that the once lush landscape for technology sales is changing, as customers become more discerning with their immediate on-farm expenditures.
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