Full Program Released for the 10th Annual Precision Farming Dealer Summit

Oct 10, 2024

Precision Farming Dealer has announced the full speaker and session lineup confirmed for the 2025 Precision Farming Dealer Summit that is 100% focused on equipping your company to run a more profitable precision farming business. Download the just-released program now.

To be held at the Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., on January 6-7, the 2025 Precision Farming Dealer Summit will explore precision farming business development topics of critical importance to top-level decision makers. Discussing the 2025 event, Precision Farming Dealer technology editor Noah Newman says despite the challenges of the last few years, dealers need to continue adapting their precision business to create opportunity out of adversity.

"As drones, autonomy and machine learning gain momentum, dealers need to maneuver their business plans to ensure they are managing their precision business forward into the future,” he says. “We've built this year's program to provide valuable insight from all sides of the industry — dealers, farmers, OEMs and more — that will equip our attendees with actionable takeaways to improve their precision business in 2025 and beyond."

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Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.