Born and raised in the Midwest, it’s easy to get comfortable with the rhythms and pace of life. And visiting precision farming dealers throughout the region, there is a shared understanding and appreciation for the ebbs and flows of the seasonal workload.
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.
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I've never been one for the annual Black Friday shopping mayhem that attracts bargain hunters like moths to the commercial flame. But a couple years ago, I was convinced that we needed a new laptop computer, and what better time to purchase one than on the day when prices are seemingly at their lowest.
There is ongoing movement toward more efficient, and ideally more profitable, remote support options. Throughout the last several months, dealers I’ve had the chance to visit have cited telematics as a high priority to increase precision service revenue and performance in the future.
As custom harvesters make their way across the U.S. and Canada this summer, I keep wondering what happens to all that yield data these machines are collecting.
Roaming the sultry grounds of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., last week, the mood among attendees and vendors appeared to be largely optimistic, despite most precision companies acknowledging that sales have slumped since last year’s event.
I’ve never been one to delay in paying a bill. But that’s not to say there haven’t been a few close calls, which required at least an explanation. Sometimes, it’s a simple misunderstanding or computer glitch and fortunately, I’ve never been on the receiving end of an uncomfortable collection call.
The old adage 'talk is cheap' doesn't necessarily apply to precision farming business these days. In fact, a lack of conversation is costing dealerships potential revenue, at a time when it's needed most.
A recent post by Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson got me thinking that increasing values on used tractors might be reflecting a different trend — is it possible the rise in used machinery prices is a sign of farmer backlash against new technology?
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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