Dave Thompson, precision specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill., lets us tag along as he installs a sensor on a customer’s combine. Thompson describes the various aspects of his job, which comes with a high level of unpredictability day in and day out.
Dave Thompson, precision specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill., discusses his favorite part of the job, which includes making farmers’ lives easier with technology they’re initially skeptical about.
Dave Thompson, precision specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill., reveals the biggest thing standing in the way of more of his customers buying precision technology.
Dave Thompson reflects on a lightning-fast harvest season, discusses his sales and service responsibilities and shares what he’s hearing from customers regarding the latest precision technology trends.
Dave Thompson, precision specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill., reflects on his new role with the dealership after spending several years in the shop as a technician.
“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.
Johnson Tractor (Dealership of the Year Alumni Group) is on double duty at this year’s Summit, but this time the 3rd generation takes the stage to share what really happened as it entered a time of rapid growth.
Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.
Last week, Leo Johnson (recently retired chairman of Johnson Tractor, Janesville, Wis.) and I took our mutual friend and Farm Equipment inaugural Hall of Fame class inductee Paul Wallem to lunch.
In this special session, recently retired Leo Johnson (chairman) & Eric Reuterskiold (president/CEO) of Johnson Tractor (Dealership of the Year Alumni Group) rewind the clock and describe the succession plan they carefully scripted in 2011 and fully executed in 2021.
Dealers got a glimpse inside the customer’s mind last week during a farmer-to-dealer panel at the Precision Farming Dealer Summit. I asked our panelists, Mike Starkey and Loran Steinlage, for some words of advice for precision dealers in 2025.
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.