Overall, machinery-related costs have increased from $136 per acre in 2021 to $171 per acre in 2024, representing a 25% rise, roughly in line with the price increase reflected in USDA’s tractor price index.
The latest Day in the Cab installment takes us to the northwest corner of Illinois, where precision specialist Dave Thompson holds down the fort for Johnson Tractor in the small town of Amboy — one of 11 locations for the Illinois and Wisconsin Case IH dealer.
“Things are way ahead of schedule,” says Johnson Tractor precision specialist Dave Thompson, who can now shift from service to sales mode with the extra time on his hands. “We have customers that are done already and it’s not even November yet. I’ve yet to talk to anybody that’s not happy with their yields.
RDO Equipment Co.'s account managers or customer service advisors periodically ask me to check on a producer's operation through a “buddy seat meet and greet.”
While no one can predict the future, implementing precision agriculture practices with connected machines can help growers of any size to see the relationship between the work we have completed and the harvest.
USDA reported 41% of corn crops harvested, above the 39% reported harvested by this time in 2020. The 5-year average for corn harvested in this week is 31%.
Next Instruments' CropScan 3000H is a dedicated NIR analyzer that is mounted to a combine harvester in order to measure protein, oil and moisture in grains and oil seeds.
A team of researchers from Harper Adams University in the UK say they are the first in the world to complete a harvest – from sowing and fertilizing all the way through to the actual harvest of the crop – using robotic technology and autonomous vehicles.
Precision agriculture has many benefits, but the results are only as good as the data provided. Yield monitors and GPS receivers can reveal much about a field's performance at harvest time
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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