We’re going Ahead of the Curve today with Dave Thompson, precision farming specialist for Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill. I tagged along as he installed a TrueSight row guidance system on a corn head. He says it’s been a hot seller lately for a variety of reasons.
“This right here — the sensor I’m putting in— I’ve had customers hesitant thinking they didn’t need this. In 2022, we had a tremendous amount of downed corn in this area here from storm damage. Guys who were hesitant, at the end of that year they were happy they had that because once again it took the fatigue level out. You might not need that to drive across a perfectly straight row of corn, but when you get into some adverse conditions it’s very helpful.”
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