The Importance of Precision Ag in Custom Operations

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?