The Importance of Precision Ag in Custom Operations Trindle Brueggen
Feb 23, 2016
The Importance of Precision Ag in Custom OperationsTrindle Brueggen
IntroductionWhat are Custom OperationsWhy use PrecisionTechnologiesOperations
What are Custom Operations?Defined as machine operations performed for the customer with the custom operator furnishing machine, fuel, labor and other inputs associated with the machine.
Why Precision Ag is Important to Custom OperationsIncrease Profits
Economies of ScaleUSCHI Average per Combine in 2012 - 7,458 ac.
Provide Better ServiceStay Competitive in Market
Factors Influencing AdoptionCustomers Preference Acreage Crops
TechnologiesGuidance MappingVariable Rate Application
Custom OperationsGrain HarvestingHaySprayingPlanting
Grain Harvesting According to U.S. Custom Harvesters,
Inc. in 2012 97.5% of harvesters had yield monitors, 76.1% of these had GPS, 50% of these provided yield maps to 22.9% of their customers.
According to an Iowa State Survey Custom Harvesters charged an average of $2.25/acre extra to provide yield maps to customers.
Grain Harvesting (Cont.) Benefits to Harvester
Better Service (Mapping)= More Jobs Improved Efficiency
Auto-Steer JD Machine Sync = Less Worries
Benefits to Customer Yield Mapping
Save on inputs in other operations Higher Quality Service
Hay Benefits to Custom Operator
More Accurate Numbers (Field Size, Yield) Improved efficiency (JD Tractor/Baler automation on 569
premium round baler)
Benefits to Customer More Accurate Numbers
Field Size Yield More Important in new fields (Pastures)
Higher Quality Service
Planting Many different Technology options
Row Crop vs. Grain Drill Variable Rate In row Fertilizer
Similar Benefits to Harvesting Input Savings – Additional benefit to Customer
SprayingPrecision Ag Common for Sprayers
Level of technology again depends on crops and customers
Similar Benefits to Planting
Questions?