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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Precision Service Challenge: Making Money & the Pieces Fit

Dealers need to figure out how to improve their bottom lines while resolving compatibility issues for their farm customers.
By Dave Kanicki posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Operations & Finance, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Mixing and matching precision farming equipment and components can, in many cases, produce a superior system for some operations. On the other hand, compatibility issues with such systems have been known to create major headaches for precision farming technicians whose job it is to make them operate properly.
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Packaging & Pricing Precision Support Plans for Recurring Revenue

Selecting attractive services, soliciting customer feedback and capitalizing on supplemental sales opportunities are the cornerstones of profitability.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
Putting together a precision farming service plan can be a messy process. What to include — and exclude — how to bill and of course, what to charge, are key decisions that need to be made prior to launching a package.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Smith Implement ‘Blows Up’ the Precision Ag Department

The precision manager of this 5-store dealership fired himself, reassigned the specialists to other departments and took away the safety net.
By Mike Lessiter posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service
In an engaging session of the Summit, Matt Eldridge, director of aftermarket sales, Smith Implements, Greenfield, Ind., shared how their 5-store dealer group turned course and loaded up all its “precision chips” into traditional departments.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Maximizing Performance & Accountability at H&R, Van Wall

Two managers from large-store complexes share their advice for getting the most out of precision specialists, including the need to ‘go to bat’ for them.
By Mike Lessiter posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management, Precision Ag Sales & Service
Dealers who’ve been doing precision for any period of time have seen how expectation problems, miscommunication and burnout can erode morale of what needs to be a highly performing team.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

‘Look in the Mirror’ When Branding Your Precision Business

Three dealers discuss how they created a marketing strategy focused on making precision profitable.
By Kim Schmidt posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
The first step to establishing a brand for your precision business is taking a look in the mirror and figuring out what exactly you are or what you want to be. You need to look at how you’re different from not just your neighbors but different regions, says Kevin Depies.
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Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Leveraging the Power of People & Planning to Grow Your Business

Leadership, communication and accountability are pillars of establishing a sustainable, valuable precision farming company.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service
U.S. General George Patton’s famous quote, “A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow,” is sound advice for any farm equipment dealer.
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Sold Out Crowd Gathers to Learn & Share Proven Business Blueprints

The 2017 Precision Farming Dealer Summit attracted a diverse group of influential dealers to analyze and acquire bankable precision strategies.
By Farm Equipment Staff posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
Planning a precision legacy, overcoming the limitations of today’s equipment compatibility and stretching marketing dollars for maximum return were building blocks of the second Precision Farming Dealer Summit.
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Veris Launches iScan Soil Sensing Tool

March 3, 2017 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service, Product Innovations & Introductions
Seeing the need to for more flexibility to map soils, Eric Lund, president of Veris Technologies discusses the features of the new iScan system that mounts to the row unit of a tillage implement or planter. The front coulter and the rear closing disc contain 2 electrodes that inject electrical current and then 2 chromium carbide points detect the electrical array after it’s gone down in the soil about 2 feet. An optical sensor also shines red and infrared light 2 inches deep to measure soil optical properties which relate to organic matter.
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