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Future of Farming (Appareo Featured in AgViews)
Our founder Barry Batcheller and CEO David Batcheller were recently interviewed for Bell Bank’s Agribusiness Newsletter AgViews to offer their perspectives on the future of farming, the latest in precision agriculture, and Appareo’s partnership with AGCO, a joint venture called Intelligent Ag Solutions. Read about their Q&A in the AgViews interview.
Our favorite posts from 2017
Introducing the industry’s first retrofit section control for John Deere air carts. We finished the year with a bang with the launch of Engage Zone Control (developed for Intelligent Ag). This innovative technology provides growers with the option to add section control to older model air carts… a first in agriculture! Appareo voted 2017 AEA Associate Member … Read More
A year of community building
As we reflect on 2016, we are grateful for the many wonderful opportunities we had to be involved in our community. Throughout the past year, some of the great people of Appareo volunteered their time at the Ronald McDonald house, Great Plains Food Bank, North Dakota State University (including Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, Marketplace for … Read More
Our favorite blogs from 2016
Appareo recognized with AE50 award We were thrilled to close out 2016 with an AE50 award for our Gateway 300. Sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), the award recognizes outstanding innovations in product or systems technology. The secret behind how we innovate We take a lot of pride in our … Read More
Going for gold at the Appareo Olympics
In honor of the Summer Olympic Games commencing in Rio, we held our own competition in the nearby NDSU rugby field… Appareo style. Our events were somewhat (not at all) similar to Olympic events, except with the added challenge of no preparation or training for our competitors. Don’t let the names “puzzle” or “egg toss” fool you … Read More
3 Discoveries that an AOPA Pilot Editor Made While Installing Stratus ESG
Like many aircraft owners, Dave Hirschman, AOPA Pilot Editor at Large, was looking for an affordable ADS-B Out solution to keep his airplane flying legally after December 31, 2019. His criteria also included simple installation — for the least downtime and lowest total cost. Stratus ESG is the product he chose to replace the old … Read More
Stratus owners: looking for a reason to upgrade?
Now is the perfect time to upgrade your Stratus portable receiver to the latest model, Stratus 2S. Appareo is offering a Stratus rebate program — buy Stratus 2S, send in your Stratus 1 or 2, and get $200 back! HURRY, OFFER ENDS NOVEMBER 23! 1. Buy Stratus 2S. 2. During checkout, enter FALL FLYING in … Read More
Pilots of Appareo: Kent Ridl, Test Engineer
Appareo: 10x the national average Appareo employees are able to design great aviation products because many of them are pilots themselves! While only 0.5% of the U.S. population has a pilot’s license, more than 5% of Appareo employees do – 10x the national average! Collectively, our pilots log hundreds of flight hours in their free … Read More