Chad Colby
Chad Colby grew up on his family’s Central Illinois farm, always being the tech “geek,” and that has not changed, nor has Colby’s passion for and connection to agriculture. From tractors to technology, Colby has served farmers and growers with his expertise and experience. Colby shares his knowledge and passion of ag by having one of the largest social media footprints in ag. He is an industry-leading advocate for the use of unmanned aerial systems in agriculture. Colby is currently the general manager of Central Illinois Ag and owner of ColbyAgTech.com.
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[Technology Corner] Farmers Gain Trust in Autonomy with PTx OutRun Retrofit Kit
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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