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7 Ways Technology Will Disrupt Your Precision Farming Business

From comprehensive ag tech consulting to robotic specialization and support, dealers and industry experts share their vision for how opportunities and objectives will change.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 16, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service and Support, Data Management
Asking dealers to dust of their crystal ball and predict where they want their precision business to be in 3, 5 or 10 years, the most common answer is “profitable.” But following up with a question on how they will accomplish that goal and there is nothing close to a consensus answer.
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[Podcast] Getting the Right Recommendation on Soil Testing Techniques

In this episode of the <em>Precisions Farming Dealer</em> podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Darrell Bruggink talks with soil scientist Ray Ward, who founded Ward Laboratories, about the importance of identifying the need for a new approach to making soil fertility recommendations.
August 10, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Industry News
In this episode of the Precisions Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Darrell Bruggink talks with soil scientist Ray Ward, who founded Ward Laboratories, about the importance of identifying the need for a new approach to making soil fertility recommendations.
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[Technology Corner] Selling Strategic Planning as a Service

[Technology Corner] Selling Strategic Planning as a Service

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 24, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Industry News
Successfully selling precision farming services is an annual objective for many farm equipment dealerships. Getting farm customers to pay for software updates, in-field support and hardware installations is a challenge. But what about connecting customers’ ag tech and equipment investments with a long-term business plan for their farm operation?
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[Podcast] Reducing Costs and Increasing Yields with Central Tire Inflation Systems

In this episode of the <em>Precision Farming Dealer</em> podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we’re going to talk tire technology, and specifically, we’ll hear about central tire inflation systems (CTIS), which are becoming increasingly prevalent on today’s tractors and other heavy ag equipment.
July 21, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service and Support
In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we’re going to talk tire technology, and specifically, we’ll hear about central tire inflation systems (CTIS), which are becoming increasingly prevalent on today’s tractors and other heavy ag equipment.
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Crunching the Tech ROI of Equipment Leasing

[Technology Corner] Crunching the Tech ROI of Equipment Leasing

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 10, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Industry News
As farm equipment continues to become more automated, tracking up- and downtime to the hour — especially with leased machinery — can have a significant economic impact. For ag input retailers that offer custom application services and lease fleets of sprayers, spreaders and floaters, the ability to monitor machine hours, fuel costs and labor time allows for an accurate analysis of return on investment.
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Precision Outlook: Dealers Shift Focus to Application Hardware, Maintain Need for Training

Training for staff and customers as well as application technology hardware came in as dealers’ top priorities for the future of their businesses
By Ben Thorpe posted on July 9, 2020 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service and Support, Data Management
The Precision Farming Dealer 2020 Benchmark Study showed several shifts in dealers’ expectations for their future revenue. Topping the list of revenue sources considered important for growth was application technology hardware, reversing its 3-year downward trend.
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[Technology Corner] OEM Dealers Forecast Dip in Precision Hiring

[Technology Corner] OEM Dealers Forecast Dip in Precision Hiring

For the second year in a row, precision farming ranked high on dealers’ list of best bets for improving unit sales, according to Ag Equipment Intelligence’s 2021 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends report. While the category lost its first place slot from last year’s report, it still ranked second among 21 different areas, with more than 93% of dealers betting on precision systems to remain the same or improve unit sales in 2021.
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Ivy Tech

Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

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.
Dakota Precision Ag Center

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

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.
HTS Ag

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

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.
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