Phil Draude, precision sales manager with Brokaw Supply, talks about the basics of service agreement plans.

Scott Mavis is no stranger to precision farming equipment and at times, the challenges it can create. He and his father, Gary, grow primarily corn and soybeans near Edgerton, Ohio, no-tilling all soybeans and no-tilling about half their corn, depending on the crop rotation.

Idaho farmer Robert Blair’s precision farming journey began with a personal digital assistant (PDA) and an antenna that he fastened to his cap in 2003.

Precision farming dealers from across the U.S. share what types of summer training/on-farm visits they provide for customers and how they leveraging these contact points as sales opportunities.

As farmers increasingly adopt precision farming technology, it’s no secret that there’s a tremendous business opportunity for precision farming dealers.

Phil Draude, precision sales manager with Brokaw Supply, shares what he sees as the backbone of precision sales and service at Brokaw — staff training.

Bruce and Adam Blonde are adopting precision farming systems one step at a time on their 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Litchfield, Mich. Three years ago, the father-son farming team started with a Trimble EZ-Steer assisted steering system, first using it for chisel plowing, then adapting it for spraying and planting.

Trimble introduced today its Online Training Program for Imaging.