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Ag Autonomy Is Coming — Is Your Dealership Ready? [Webinar]

June 26, 2025 | Posted in Best Practices

Agricultural robots have been a hot topic for the last several years, but are we actually close to seeing them working on local farms? Experts from Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division discuss the outlook for ag autonomy, share different types of autonomous machines, and what dealers need to prepare for the autonomous future.

Conversations in ag

Connectivity Could Be Biggest Barrier to Autonomous Future

Farmer Nick Guetterman & Ohio State’s John Fulton discuss the opportunities & challenges farmers face with adopting autonomous technology

By Kim Schmidt posted on May 15, 2024 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

Following the panel, Nick Guetterman and John Fulton continued their conversation about the realities they see in the field today.

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Dealers Report Customer Interest in Retrofit Kits

October 25, 2023 | Posted in Data & Forecasts, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Just over 53% of responding dealers said their customers are interested in buying retrofit kits that would allow their existing diesel tractors to operate autonomously.

Market Forces, Reality & Political Winds Steer Autonomous Equipment Innovation

By Joani Woelfel posted on January 5, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development praises California as the “largest producer and exporter of agriculture, dairy products, fruits and nuts.

Autonomy Report

Weighing The Viability of an Autonomous Future

As robotics, AI and autonomous technology continue to evolve, manufacturers, dealers and customers weigh in on what an autonomous future for ag looks like, and what it will take to get there.

By Dan Crummett posted on December 15, 2022 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

While many claim the Industrial Revolution is history, supplanted by the so-called “Digital Age” or “Information Age,” commercial agriculture seems to be thriving while simultaneously in both eras.

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Precision Farming Dealer Summit 2022 Recap

How to Prepare Your Dealership for Autonomy

Using predictions from Ohio State University’s Scott Shearer, 3 dealers explain what it will take to promote, demo and sell autonomy to farmers.

By Michaela Paukner posted on March 2, 2022 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

With the rapid evolution of technology, farmers may not be able to afford to continue to control all aspects of their operations. Autonomous farm machinery could lead to producers outsourcing tasks to a skilled equipment operator, allowing the farmer to focus on other parts of their operation.

Ask the Expert

What Does the Farm Equipment Dealership of Tomorrow Look Like?

By Casey Seymour posted on March 31, 2020 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing

I talk about the future of the farm equipment business from time-to-time in my blogs and podcast. With automation and autonomy just around the corner, it’s hard not to!

Ask the Expert: What Does the Farm Equipment Dealership of Tomorrow Look Like?

March 31, 2020

I talk about the future of the farm equipment business from time-to-time in my blogs and podcast. With automation and autonomy just around the corner, it’s hard not to!

Conversations in Ag

Shortliners Ask: Is Ag’s Future Autonomous?

Landoll’s Farm Equipment Sales Manager, Jamie Meier, and Cory Beaujot, manager of Business Development for SeedMaster Mfg. Inc. and DOT Technology Corp., recently sat down to talk trends in ag and what farming will be like in the near future.

By Kevin Reitz posted on December 19, 2019 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions, Niche Equipment Markets, Manufacturer News

Consumer Trends: Two Industry Leaders Discuss the Impact to Farm Equipment Dealers

By Jen Bradley posted on December 14, 2018 | Posted in Best Practices, Precision Ag Sales & Service

Earlier this year Bryndon Meinhardt, regional manager of KanEquip, a 9-store New Holland and Case IH dealer based in Wamego, Kan., and Clint Schnoor, then president of Agri-Service, a 14-store AGCO dealer based in Kimberly, Idaho, sat down to discuss the differences and similarities their between their two businesses. Topics that emerged from the conversation included how their customers have changed, organic farming and what’s driving technology trends.

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Messick's 3rd Generation Owners Bring Unique Skills to Business

Neil Messick, Co-Owner, Brian Messick, President, and Jay Gainer, General Manager, discuss how the Messick’s dealership has grown over the past 75 years to now employ 350 people.

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