There were several breakout sessions following the keynote presentation, including customer panels that gave attendees the chance to learn how their peers are using precision technologies like drones, smart sprayers and more.
Cross-training multiple departments within a dealership to troubleshoot simple precision farming problems for customers provides opportunities for sales, parts and even service teams to invest in the objectives and outcomes of the precision part of the business.
Dealerships have a responsibility when hiring new precision employees to put them on a path toward advancement and growth, which will benefit both the employee and company.
This past year, perhaps even more so than the last few, solutions were in high demand on farms, serving as a reminder for some dealerships and waking others to the significance of selling and supporting a systematic approach to ag technology.
Managing a dealership hasn’t gotten any easier in recent years, and leadership within large and small-store operations are still scratching their heads over where to take their precision business in the future.
Gigabytes of farm data are being collected, stored and in some cases applied to improve on-farm decision making. But behind the algorithms and analysis a profitable precision business is rooted in relationships.
Decision-makers from 3 different dealerships to share their leadership strategies, precision business pitfalls and outlook at the 5th annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Decision-makers from 3 different dealerships to share their leadership strategies, precision business pitfalls and outlook at the 5th annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit in St. Louis.
Tom Rosztoczy, Stotz Equipment (2013 Large Multi-Store Dealership of the Year) will speak at the 2015 Dealership Minds Summit in a Dealer-to-Dealer panel on “Structures & Programs for Leadership Development.”
Verdant Robotics showed off its new Sharpshooter at the FIRA Conference a few weeks ago. Dubbed the only robotic precision application system that aims before it shoots, Sharpshooter uses Bullseye Aim & Apply Technology.
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.