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Take Care of Basics Before Adopting New Sprayer Developments

By Dave Kanicki posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance, Precision Ag Sales & Service
While aerial application of pesticides is still utilized extensively, on-the-ground sprayers continue to gain favor for applying crop chemicals. In all likelihood, their use will continue to expand, especially with the introduction of newer precision technologies with the capability to reduce chemical usage through site-specific application methods.
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What’s Trending in Ag Application Technology?

Developments in applying crop nutrients and pesticides have come fast and furious during the last decade. Many of the newest breakthroughs are aimed at ‘site-specific’ management of inputs, nozzles and individual nozzle control, and soil applications.
By Dave Kanicki posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance, Precision Ag Sales & Service
“We’ve been diverted from innovation for a while in the spray industry as we tackled spray drift issues,” says Ken Giles, University of California-Davis professor of agricultural engineering. “In the next 10 years, the focus is going to shift from drift reduction to precision placement of chemicals. We’re going to focus on targeted coverage and how consistent application can be within that targeted coverage.”
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Making a Case for Curbing Spending on Inputs

Few signs point to a recovery in crop prices in the near term, which is making it imperative growers find ways to hold down costs.
By Dave Kanicki posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance, Precision Ag Sales & Service
As the industry downturn is well into its third year, producers are now taking an even harder look at minimizing the use, and thus the cost, of crop inputs like fertilizers and pesticides, wherever possible without sacrificing crop yields. The quest to reduce inputs without giving up crop productivity presents dealers and manufacturers with opportunities to work closely with their farm customers to improve everyone’s bottom line.
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Can Application Technologies Reduce Ag Input Costs?

Three years of low grain prices are forcing farmers to minimize production costs. Developments in how they apply inputs will be an important part of growers’ cost cutting.
By Farm Equipment Staff posted on September 5, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Data & Forecasts, Operations & Finance, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Proper placement of seeds in the soil is considered by many to be the single most critical step in producing high yielding row crops. This is because success with planting operations sets the stage for everything that takes place with the crop afterward.
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When is Investing in a New Structure the Right Decision?
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When is Investing in a New Structure the Right Decision?

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on September 4, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
An operation that feeds 1,500 cattle twice a day in addition to farming nearly 2,500 acres means daily responsibilities leave little “downtime” for long-term planning. However, one father and son team sets aside time and seeks counsel each December to plan for a more efficient and profitable future. A recent long-term planning session involved analyzing the benefits of a deep bedded cattle barn.
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Cost of Doing Business: Why Ag Parts Sales Differ from Other Industries

June 11, 2015 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Department Management

While some farm equipment dealers have managed to attain 100%-plus parts and service absorption rates, the industry as a whole only achieves about a 62% rate, according to the 2014 Western Equipment Dealers Assn.’s Cost of Doing Business study. The industry’s benchmark for absorption is 80%-plus. At the same time, ag equipment dealers are often compared to construction equipment and other dealers who handle heavy equipment and typically achieve higher absorption rates.


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