Precision Farming Specialist Jason Pennycook and Precision Ag Manager Layne Richins talk about their success in using data to improve their precision business.
Farmers using precision technology generate valuable data about their farming operations. Dealerships often have access to it. But how do you ensure both the dealer and the farmer are making the best use of that data? And how can you segue that efficient use of data into revenue opportunities?
Cory Spaetti talks about his journey from corn and soybean farmer to Vice President of Product for Sabanto. He reflects on the challenges along the way and how his previous experiences prepared him well for his managerial position today.
3 dealers outline the training programs, customer service strategies and financial benchmarks they use to effectively manage their precision departments.
Whether your precision team consists of 2 people or 20, a commitment to excellent customer service, a solid training program and measurable expense benchmarks will put your precision department on a path to profitability.
Among your precision specialists, who has the most credibility with growers when it comes to data and technology? Eric Mensen, integrated solutions specialist at Van Wall Equipment in Story City and Nevada, Iowa, says older growers often trust the youngest precision specialists immediately when it comes to technology.
As they get ready to commercialize their product, the team at Sabanto maps out the customer’s journey with multi-colored post-it notes on a white board. Vice President of Product Cory Spaetti explains how the system works.
As we’ve all learned, the skillset possessed by a really good precision ag technology specialist is hard to find. They are in high demand and thus expensive, and they take extensive training to develop.
Ryan Nell shares perspectives for precision dealers on how he sets auto-steer lines in a strip-till system and manages nutrients with accuracy on his corn and soybeans.
Beaver Dam, Wis., strip-tiller Ryan Nell offers perspectives for dealers and guidance for first-time strip-tillers on maintaining RTK auto-steer consistency in the field and on the headlands when planting corn and soybeans on his 2,200-acre operation, which he runs with his father Ron.
Sabanto Vice President of Product Cory Spaetti pulls up the mission control site on his computer and shows how an operator, with the click of a mouse, can control their autonomous tractors from anywhere in the world. He walks us through the process of making a mission plan with the program.
Sabanto Vice President of Product Cory Spaetti covers the nuts and bolts of the Sabanto autonomy system and shows what differentiates it from other products on the market.
Today, we’re looking at Austria-based Pessl Instruments, an agtech provider operating under the METOS brand. Irrigation equipment manufacturer Lindsay Corporation recently acquired a minority interest in Pessl Instruments following a strategic partnership the 2 companies announced in May 2023.
The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.