We stopped by Topcon’s Fort Atkinson, Wis., facility this week to check in with the precision technology manufacturer and get a feel for the company’s outlook on the precision market.
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.
CNH Industrial’s target is to raise ag segment operating margins from about 12.5% in 2024 to 16-17% by 2030 and a key component to achieving that is precision technology, notes analyst Shane Thomas in Upstream Ag Insights.
Seth Crawford, senior vice president and general manager of AGCO’s PTx brand, laid out the company's journey to become the global industry leader in mixed fleet smart farming and autonomy solutions.
When asked about the origin of his leadership style, the late Gulf War General Norman Schwarzkopf answered, “I never walk past a problem. I never see something going wrong and forget about it. I always stop and confront it right there.”
Continuing with the autonomy theme, the topic came up during a technology panel at the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Fall Convention in Dallas.
I tagged along with the precision crew at John Deere dealer Riesterer and Schnell in eastern Wisconsin last week. Among the several takeaways from the visit, they told me there’s one precision tool in particular that’s really paying off for farmers right now.
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