It’s National Ag Day and John Deere is a major partner of the event via the Agriculture Council of America. You’ll find a lot of good information on their website. Today’s farmers work nearly 3 1/2 times as much land compared to their predecessors back in 1900 and consolidation is continuing to change farmer’s equipment needs. “There is an on-going … Read More
Precision Agriculture Academy
Students have an opportunity to learn about precision agriculture this summer. Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee is hosting the “Summer Academy for Advanced Technologies: Precision Agriculture” from June 8 – 13 for Oklahoma students in eighth, ninth and tenth grades. Academy students will explore precision agriculture technologies including the use of GIS (Geographic Information systems), GPS (Global Positioning systems) and their applications … Read More
Getting The AMS Overview
One of the people I spoke with at the National Farm Machinery Show was Kayla Reynolds, John Deere AMS. I asked her to give us an overview of the Ag Management Solutions division at John Deere. It’s a bigger operation than I thought. For example she says they’ve got about 250 people working in AMS in Des Moines. That includes … Read More
Precision Agriculture in the News
In a story showing up on North Texas e-News, Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, offers some advice for ways that farmers can save money and that includes precision agriculture. Here’s a sample: • Practice controlled traffic, especially if precision technology is already in place on the farm. “As RTK (real-time kinetic) auto-steering becomes more affordable, it … Read More
Get Precision Ag Support 24/7 at John Deere Call Center
Service after the sale is something you hear a lot about and at the National Farm Machinery Show, John Deere Ag Management Solutions Representative, Kim Fletcher (left), says it’s something that she’s been talking to growers about. Kim says that she thinks of support on two levels. The first one is with the local dealer who will have one or … Read More
Growers Excited About Swath Control Pro For Planters
At this year’s National Farm Machinery Show farmers were asking lots of questions about the new Swath Control Pro for planters according to Kyle Collins, seen here with Tommy Johnson, a grower from Hopkinsville, KY. Kyle works in John Deere’s Ag Management Solutions division. He says that what growers are really interested in is how they can save on seed … Read More
John Deere Credit to Assist Precision Ag Purchases
For farmers who need a little assistance when making equipment purchases John Deere Credit is there to help. I spoke with Scotty Shipp, pictured on the right, at the National Farm Machinery Show about what the company offers to assist producers. He says that John Deere Credit’s primary responsibility is to help dealers facilitate the sale of John Deere equipment. … Read More
Customers Expressing Satisfaction at Farm Machinery Show
One of the new team members at John Deere Ag Management Solutions is Jeff Topel, seen here answering customer questions in their National Farm Machinery Show booth. This is Jeff’s first show where he’s not the farmer asking the questions and he says he’s really enjoying the interaction with people who are visiting. Jeff says they’re trying to improve efficiency … Read More
Precision on Display at National Farm Machinery Show
The National Farm Machinery Show is already in full swing here in Louisville, KY. John Deere has a lot on display and over the next couple days I’ll be bringing you some pictures and interviews focusing on precision agricultural products and services. The show is getting off to a snowy start. Reminds me of last year although the sun was … Read More
Precision Ag Growth in the Mid South
At this week’s American Soybean Association/John Deere Ag Management Solutions, “Reach For The Stars” seminar in Arkansas Ted Glaub, Glaub Farm Management and ASA board member, was a presenter. He says that a lot of his operators are using new sprayer technology to save significantly on input costs, especially on odd shaped fields. Ted says that using precision equipment does … Read More