Sara Loritz, parts technician at Vanderloop Equipment in Brillion, Wis., estimates that she spends 75% of her time at work talking with customers, whether on the phone or in person.
Robb Vanderloop, CFO and Co-Owner of Vanderloop Equipment, talks about the current state of precision features in equipment and the challenges that a fully autonomous system must overcome before it can become a viable option.
Last week, I shadowed Dave Thompson in Amboy, Ill. He’s a precision farming specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor. He tells me most of his customers were done with harvest by the middle of October.
Agri-Service LLC, an AGCO farm equipment dealership with 10 locations across Idaho and Eastern Washington, is integrating its precision-farming division, Vantage-Northwest, under the Agri-Service brand to create a more seamless customer experience.
Ecorobotix’s ARA ultra-high precision sprayer addresses this problem head-on, reducing drift by up to 95%, as shown in recent studies in Germany and the Netherlands.
The full speaker and session lineup for the 2025 Precision Farm Dealer Summit has been announced, and Oct. 31 is the final day for Super Early Bird rates.
Mark Vanderloop, Vanderloop Equipment co-owner and technology sales manager, gives us a tour of the dealership’s Brillion, Wis., facility, and goes over some of the challenges they’ve overcome in recent years.
“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.
Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week.
Last week, I shadowed Dave Thompson in Amboy, Ill. He’s a precision farming specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor. He tells me most of his customers were done with harvest by the middle of October.
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.