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.
"GPS landforming" is a new precision ag tool starting to hit mainstream adoption by farmers looking to increase production and profits according to agricultural engineer, Dr. Graeme Cox.
To complement the company’s computerized system for managing inventory and order history, Mike Houghtaling, president of P&C Ag Solutions in Reese, Mich., explains the company’s additional methods for tracking customer orders, service priority and specialist whereabouts.
Mike Houghtaling, president of P&C Ag Solutions in Reese, Mich., shares the company’s success using online outlets like eBay to expand customer reach and quickly sell used and traded-in precision products.
In the wake of the furor over the ownership of John Deere equipment and software copyrights, Deere sent a letter to dealers explaining its position on the matter.
In this video, Scott Shearer, the chairman of the ag engineering school at Ohio State, talks about the drastic difference he's seeing in the life of the iron versus the life of the software and some of the precision technology being put on equipment.
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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