Training everybody — sales staff and customers — is the first big step to cutting down on burnout, one person in the Precision Farming Dealer Summit roundtable discussion suggested. "You need to manage the customer's expectations," he said.
I had the chance to be a fly on the wall, and listen in to a roundtable discussion at the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit in Indianapolis, as dealers discussed some of their best practices and biggest challenges when it comes to hosting customer clinics.
Centered on the theme “Proven Strategies for Precision Success,” the program featured 2-days of dealer-to-dealer roundtable discussions, panel presentations, general sessions and intense networking opportunities.
Recent generations of ag technology have seen new features undercut by rising reliability problems, says Clay Mitchell, co-founder and managing director of Silicon Valley-based Fall Line Capital, a farmland and venture investment firm. Mitchell says the shift to autonomy will accelerate reliability problems beyond anything we’ve seen before.
A trio of precision specialists will provide insight at the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit on how to alleviate the stress during the busiest months of the year.
This marks a rare opportunity for these leaders to learn from you about the realities of precision services in dealerships, and for you to discuss the programs you need to support your customers and their business objectives.
When Kentucky-based Hutson Inc. expanded into Michigan, its new stores and staff were significantly behind the curve on the technology and the “mainstreamed” goals of the business. In short order, Travis Kiesel and the Hutson team needed to recruit new employees and properly train the team in Michigan.
Attendees will learn how these manufacturers are strategizing for an increasingly digital future, what to expect from the OEMs in the autonomy space, the precision business commonalities of OEMs' top performing dealerships and much more!
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.