Most Valuable Dealership, Brokaw Supply Company

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Brokaw Supply Company, a single-store business in Fort Dodge, Iowa, sells and supports six different brands of precision equipment including Ag Leader Technology as one of their premier lines, and services a customer base that stretches into Minnesota and Wisconsin. The dealership has been named Precision Farming Dealer’s 2013 Most Valuable Dealership. They boast 36 employees (4 precision ag specialists); … Read More

Converting from AFS/PFS to SMS Software

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Precision ag software … it’s necessary but can be, at times, daunting and confusing. There’s so much data growers need to compile and store from year to year, and data has really become a necessity versus a “perk” because it brings all of the information together in one place where growers can pencil out and see the value from the … Read More

Getting to Know Ag Leader

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Here is the next in our series as we introduce you to a few of dedicated precision ag equipment dealers in a series called “Getting to Know Ag Leader”. We caught up with Ben Martin of Akron Services, Inc. in Illinois. 1) From an agronomy standpoint, what do you consider to be the biggest issues facing growers today? Today’s investment … Read More

Intellislope Helps Growers Install Field Drainage Tile

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly, Video

We recently caught up with Russ Mormon, Ag Leader sales representative, at the National Farm Machinery Show who told us a little more about Ag Leader’s Intellislope tile plow control through the Integra display. Installing field drainage tile improves soil tilth for better root development, lengthening planting windows and providing better nutrient access for crops by removing excess moisture from … Read More

A Quick SMS Software Overview

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

We recently caught up with Adam Walters, Ag Leader software support specialist, at the National Farm Machinery Show and he gave us a quick “tour” of SMS Software, its capabilities and how it helps growers make better management decisions. Walters also gave us a top-level overview of Intellislope, a new functionality available through the Ag Leader Integra display which provides … Read More

Getting to Know Ag Leader

Talia GoesAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Here is the next in our series as we introduce you to a few of dedicated precision ag equipment dealers in a series called “Getting to Know Ag Leader”. We caught up with Ken Diller of Hoober Inc. in Intercourse, Penn.: 1. From an agronomy standpoint, what do you consider to be the biggest issues facing growers today? Farmers are … Read More

Pre-Planting Precision Ag Expectations

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Agribusiness, Audio, Insights Weekly

Precision agriculture is growing in popularity each year. And for one Ag Leader customer, Don Batie, keeping up with the latest and challenging himself to increase productivity and efficiency by using precision farming tools has been on his “to do” list for the past five years. Don’s farm is located northeast of Lexington, Neb., and consists of irrigated corn, soybean … Read More

Ag Leader Announces GPS 2500B RTK Base Station

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Farmers requiring sub-inch accuracy for tiling and other precision farming operations have a new GPS option from Ag Leader Technology, Inc.: the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station. Bill Cran, Ag Leader GPS Product Specialist, said, “The GPS 2500B is a dualfrequency 900 MHz RTK Base Station for use with the field-proven GPS 2500 smart antenna.” Intended for highly accurate tile … Read More

Get More of Ag Leader’s Insights Magazine!

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Insights Weekly

Want to know more about the SMS software learning curve, or how Ag Leader products help farmers produce a variety of vegetables, in addition to corn and soybeans, or how tile drainage brings the water table down and yields up? You can find it all, and more, in Ag Leader’s Insights Magazine. “We want our customers to know that the … Read More

Together We Are Ag Leader

Melissa SandfortAg Leader, Agribusiness, Insights Weekly

An end user’s most important resource is their precision farming dealer. Ag Leader recognizes the importance of their dealer network and that’s why, in 2013, we’re going to introduce you to a few of those dedicated professionals in a series called “Getting to Know Ag Leader”. To kick things off, we caught up with Todd Peterson of Peterson Ag service … Read More