While tallying up the poll questions we asked dealers on the Farm Equipment Dealer 100, it came as no surprise that the area where the most dealers (70%) planned to hire was technicians.
Jonathan Born, regional product support specialist for John Deere dealer PrairieLand Partners in Iola, Kan., reflects on the biggest changes he’s seen since he entered the precision farming world over a decade ago.
PrairieLand Partners regional product support specialist Jonathan Born’s first stop of the day was in Fort Scott, Kan., where his mission was to complete activation of JDLink Boost on a Fendt tractor.
“During field trials, farmers using See & Spray saw a 60% to 70% savings,” Mark Schaffner shared after a trial with Steven Swanhorst, a farmer based in northeastern South Dakota.
How does Cody Boeck sort through the noise and narrow down which technologies are actually worth the investment? He created a Venn diagram to guide his evaluation process.
"If you’re going to bill somebody for your time, it needs to be immediate, so they remember the service you provided. They remember how much you help them, and it’s not 2-3 months later when it’s out of sight, out of mind, and they’re wondering why they’re getting this bill."
RDO Equipment Co. agronomist Maria Zepeda recalls her dad’s shoebox filling system to explain how a free Farm Management System (FMS) streamlines application documentation & reveals insights
Many farmers, like my dad, have their notebook organizational system. While these simple pen-and-paper record-keeping systems work, they keep information siloed, often disappearing into closets or filing cabinets.
We’re talking tech with Vanderloop Equipment CEO Robb Vanderloop today. The Wisconsin AGCO dealership has been ahead of the curve when it comes to expanding its precision portfolio.
"We’re all salespeople but having the composure to walk away and let the customer work at it and sometimes struggle with it a bit before you come back into the picture is very important."
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