Training For Automatic Steering By Trimble
From 28th to 30th November 2005 at Usina Catanduva in the state of São Paulo, training sessions took place for Valtra’s automatic guidance, given to a group of technical instructors, engineers and users of the system. They chose Usina Catanduva as the location for the course as the group Virgolino de Oliveira has 22 Valtra BH180 tractors equipped with NavSat already in operation.
The training was divided into three parts, the first one focused on the installation, functions and system operation covering all the main guidance patterns like straight lines, pivots, contour and headland.
The second part explained the changes in the new system version and the new specifications on accuracy. The benefits were discussed and examples shown of how the system operates for more hours in a day with considerably less stress on the driver and how the technology translates to increased productivity for the farmer through more efficient utilisation of machines and staff.
The third part of the training provided hands-on experience on a new Valtra BH180. All participants had the chance to drive and calibrate the tractor and were able to experience the new technologies that are already being used on sugar cane fields.
AGCO was represented by product marketing and engineers from the Valtra brand and the AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions group.
GTA500 SGIS Agronomy Training - Aquarius Project
From 28th November to 2nd December 2005, training on the GTA500 SGIS Agronomy software package took place in the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), given to the current participants of the Aquarius project. Representatives from UFSM, Stara Sfil, Bunge Fetilizers and Cootrijal took part in the training.
Cotrijal, a large cooperative covering the region where the project is conducted are the most recent partners to join the project. Their partnership has allowed a further 12 areas that belong to local farmers to be managed using the precision farming techniques used in the project.
The main objective of the training was to qualify the partners in the Project to use the GTA500 software as well as the other precision farming tools available in the new GTA Software Suite. From now on the project will use GTA500 SGIS Agronomy software for all work performed.
Training for the partners in the Aquarius Project.
Fieldstar training - MF dealer Augustin.
Fieldstar Sales Specialist training took place on 11th December 2005 in the city of Não Me Toque – RS. Curiously the name of the town translates as “Don’t Touch Me” which is a name of a plant found in the region. Forty salesmen from the local dealer Augustin participated in the training.
The main objective of the training was to equip the dealer sales force to use products from AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions as a selling feature and supply them with sales arguments when facing the competition. During the training, students from the University of Santa Maria working in the Aquarius precision farming project also explained and showed the main benefits obtained in the project. The Aquarius project is carried out in the region covered by Augustin.
Participants of the Fieldstar Sales Specialist Training at the Augustin dealer in Não-Me-Toque/RS.
