In mid-May, the heart of planting season and the beginning of the first hay cutting in Northeast Wisconsin, Sara Loritz, parts technician at Vanderloop Equipment (VE) in Brillion, is in high demand.

Whether your precision team consists of 2 people or 20, a commitment to excellent customer service, a solid training program and measurable expense benchmarks will put your precision department on a path to profitability. 

With the rapid evolution of technology, farmers may not be able to afford to continue to control all aspects of their operations. Autonomous farm machinery could lead to producers outsourcing tasks to a skilled equipment operator, allowing the farmer to focus on other parts of their operation.