Jared Nobbe, division manager with Sydenstricker Nobbe Partne, and Colin Hlavinka, director of sales for Hlavinka Equipment Co., sat down during the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. Dealer Conference in Dallas to compare notes on the best approaches to selling to the next generation of customers.
"We've been doing technology meetings for probably 10 years or better, but early on they were more sales-oriented meetings," says Pearson. "Now we do a lot more of the pre-season preparedness routines related to our field mapping program and things like that."
A thorough approach to providing technology solutions takes patience, confidence and communication for Birkey’s Farm Store precision specialist Darin Kennelly.
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.