Precision Farming Dealer’s Best of the Web: June 19, 2024

Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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Day in the Life of an Ag Engineer

Autonomous farming startup company Salin 247 provides a glimpse at a day in the life of one of its engineers to see how robots are being used in agriculture.

Why Chinese Ag Drones Ban Would Decimate U.S. Drone Industry

Agri Spray Drones shared this Ag Drones Feed America webinar featuring leaders from Rantizo, Pegasus, HSE, Bestway Ag, Drone Nerds and Agri Spray themselves. The group discusses the Countering CCP Drones Act, currently being considered by Congress, which would block new DJI products from entering the U.S. market and potentially ground existing drones as well.

Overcoming Adversity: Bud Kern’s Incredible Journey with Deere Dealer

Check out the inspiring story of Bud Kern, a dedicated salesman from Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Bud has been with 21st Century Equipment for 11 years, demonstrating resilience and determination following a life-changing farming accident in 2004 that left him paralyzed.

NEW: 2024 Precision Ag Recap

Farms.com released its Summer 2024 Precision Ag Digital Digest, covering the latest technology developments and trends including the Sabanto-John Deere partnership, New Holland’s new data management platform, AGCO’s PTx venture and more.

Photo: Farms.com

Who is Working to Solve Connectivity Challenges on Farms?

In this Smart Farming feature from Farm Journal, Matthew Grassi covers the recent deal from CNH and Intelsat to bring Intelsat’s satellite network into the farm equipment connectivity fray. “What we’re doing is bringing a megabits per second internet connection to farm machinery,” says Joel Schroeder, director of Business Development, Intelsat. “This can offer an enhanced level of telematics data – more data and information with more frequency. Now being able to direct information between the cloud and the machines, enabling the farmer to have real-time visibility to machines’ locations and what they’re doing, and being able to visualize real time yield data, it enables complete visibility of operations.”

“What we’re doing is bringing a megabits per second internet connection to farm machinery,” says Joel Schroeder, director of Business Development, Intelsat, in a recent interview. Photo: Adobe Stock/Intelsat

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Maximize yield and eliminate costly downtime with GBGI’s planter row unit wear parts. The durable material and unique processes that we use to craft our American made products will ensure that planters spend more time in the field and less time in the shop. We are a family-owned business that takes pride in the support we are able to offer growers and dealers alike.

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