While precision farming sales and service revenue was down on average in 2024, most dealers are optimistic they’ll bounce back this year according to the 12th annual Precision Farming Dealer Benchmark Study.
Continuing with the autonomy theme, the topic came up during a technology panel at the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Fall Convention in Dallas.
There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.
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.
The tale of the Pitcher Whisperer immediately reminded me of a recent interview I did with Vanderloop Equipment's Mark Vanderloop, who I’ll call the “Tech Whisperer” of the 3-store AGCO dealership.
“Launching FieldOps gives us the opportunity to provide solutions for three main challenges farmers face every day: operation logistics, data management, and mobile access to information,” said Kendal Quandahl, precision technology segment lead at Case IH.
In honor of the 2nd annual Precision Specialist Week celebration, we collected these tributes from members of the ag community to recognize all of the hard work and dedication of those making today's precision farming systems possible.
As our editorial team recently gathered intel from the 100 biggest dealerships in the U.S. and Canada, many CEOs and managers identified technicians as their greatest employment area of need for 2024.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we come to you from the floor of the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. Buhler Industries announced plans to take the company private, and president Zafer Ozbalaban shares some of the details on the company’s plans.
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