While the downturn in the ag equipment market has stalled sales of precision products for many dealers, that hasn’t diminished the need for qualified specialists to service technology.
The Library of Congress has adopted an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that will allow vehicle owners to diagnose, repair and modify the software on their agricultural equipment.
Using the new QuickSupport app, a machine operator can connect with their Trimble reseller and receive real-time remote technical support without waiting for a technician to visit the farm.
Mazeppa, Minn., farmer Rod Sommerfield has a very forward-looking view of precision agriculture. He believes the best evolution path is toward smaller, more autonomous machines that will look at the field microenvironment and adjust crop inputs for optimal yield on the spot.
Volkswagen (VW) has been in the news lately after university researchers discovered its "clean diesel" emissions were as much as 40 times higher than EPA regulations allowed.
Remember that separate calibrations are needed for different crops and accuracy will generally improve when calibrating for significant moisture variability for a crop, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.
Marc Yoder, Regional Director of Precision Ag for Hoober Inc., provides an overview of the dealership's mobile training trailer and discusses some of the benefits of the unique precision farming customer touchpoint.
Although the reliability and accuracy of tower-based RTK is still regarded as an industry standard at least one dealer is transitioning into cellular service.
As cellular-based technology becomes more reliable, accurate and affordable, some dealerships are considering an increased commitment to the technology to fulfill their customers' needs.
We're seeing unique parallels between running a precision ag and running an IT company. Arlin Sorenson, founder of HTS Ag, discusses a shift from a product-focused business to one rooted in service, driven by shrinking margins on precision hardware.
Reuters reports Monsanto executives are seeking to reposition the company as a business built on data science and services, as well as its traditional chemicals, seeds and genetic traits operations.
Here in the Technology Corner today, we’re talking about the PTx OutRun autonomous platform — a retrofit kit that enables autonomous grain cart, and now more recently, tillage operations.
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