As an Illinois grain farmer, self-proclaimed precision ag evangelist, and more professionally, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of AgGateway , Jeremy Wilson is passionate about bringing improved interoperability through data to all levels of agriculture. And rightfully so, he has a few opinions about what ag tech trends will be crucial in the near future. In this episode of Precision Points, Jeremy joins Morgan to dive into the top three technologies he thinks growers sho...
Dec 22, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Morgan is joined by Simer Virk, a precision ag specialist and assistant professor at the University of Georgia. In this episode, Morgan and Simer cover the latest precision ag technology, including spray nozzle technology, satellite imagery, variable rate application, and more. Show Notes: https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-55-spray-technology-site-specific-crop-management-simer-virk Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Simer Virk - Twitter...
Dec 08, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Morgan is joined by Precision Ag Reviews Ambassador, Joshlin Yoder, a northeast Missouri row crop and cattle farmer who prioritizes data collection through precision ag technology. From harvest to soil health and population trials, Joshlin and Morgan cover a lot of ground on popular ag tech topics in this episode while discussing the importance of data to make critical decisions on the farm. Show Notes: https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-54-importance-ag-data-joshlin-yoder Connect with: ...
Nov 23, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 54
In this episode of Precision Points, fifth-generation Iowa farmer and CEO of Stock Cropper, Inc., Zack Smith, joins Morgan Seger to discuss how the company is creating a product to allow farmers to autonomously graze pasture strips with multiple species of livestock in between strips of corn and soybeans. Zack and Morgan chat about how the idea for this product was born, how it works, who it’s for, and the results it’s producing. Show Notes: https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-53-what-is-...
Nov 10, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Morgan is joined by one of the Precision Ag Reviews Ambassadors, Austin Heil, to get an update on how the 2022 planting, growing, and almost-harvest season is going for him. Morgan and Austin also chat about how he takes equipment and makes it work for his operation, including retrofitting old machines with new precision technology, and discuss how Austin would improve his operation if there were no limits, and get into his experience on making a purchasing decision on what yield monitor to inve...
Oct 27, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 52
It may be harvest time, but we’re seeing the results of what new planting technology is capable of as we punch the numbers on this year’s yield results. And no one is more excited about the impacts of planting technology than Brett Buehler, a Technology Sales Specialist at Ag Leader. In this episode, Morgan welcomes Brett back to the podcast to talk about these new planting technologies and how they perform when put to the test. Show Notes: https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-51-most-over...
Oct 13, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 51
In this episode, host Morgan Seger chats with John Fulton, professor in the Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering Department at The Ohio State University , about the latest precision ag research he’s involved in, digital ag trends, and advice for how farmers can be prepping for harvest and what they should be doing now for spring 2023. Show Notes: https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-50-agtech-trends Resources mentioned in this episode: Yield Monitor Calibration Quick Start Guides -...
Sep 22, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 50
In Episode 49 of Precision Points, Morgan connects with Clint Brauer, CEO and founder of Greenfield Robotics . Clint shares how his company uses small, autonomous robots for weed control in farming. With an interesting background, Clint brings new ideas and solutions to agriculture while also considering how farmers can participate and be rewarded for their regenerative efforts. Show notes are available at Precision Ag Reviews ....
Jun 02, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 49
In Episode 48 of Precision Points, we roll out our Precision Ag Reviews Ambassador Program. This program is designed to share hands-on experiences with precision ag products and services from growers across the country. In this episode, we introduce you to two members of our ambassador team, Joshlin Yoder of Missouri and Austin Heil of Ohio. They share their diversified backgrounds, how they determine ROI on their farms, what technologies they are watching, and more. The show notes for this epis...
May 05, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 48
In Episode 47 of Precision Points, host Morgan Seger chats with Matt Rohlik, director of sales and strategic partnerships with Arva Intelligence. Arva Intelligence is a data analytics platform, and in their conversation they discuss how Arva uses artificial intelligence to create cropping plans by environment. Matt also sheds light on the strategic partnerships taking place to best serve their customers and highlights what they are doing to help growers capture real value from their carbon offse...
Apr 07, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Knowing where and how to get started is often the hardest part of making your first, or next, precision ag decision. In episode 46 of Precision Points, Jesse Chisholm, Director of Sales for North America with Trimble Agriculture, walks us through what Trimble is doing to help growers make those decisions. We then discuss the challenges we’re seeing in the 2022 markets and how we can better navigate these using precision ag.
Mar 17, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 46
In episode 45 of Precision Points, host Morgan Seger has a conversation with Dr. John Fulton from The Ohio State University. With uncommonly high fertilizer prices going into this planting season, John shares the work he is doing to ensure growers get the most out of their dry fertilizer applications through flow sensors. This data collection tool allows growers to access real-time feedback on their unit performance and make adjustments on the go to ensure the most accurate fertilizer placement,...
Feb 17, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 45
In Episode 44, we kick off our 2022 podcast episodes with a wide-ranging conversation with Joe Bassett, CEO of Dawn Equipment and Underground Agriculture . Joe kicks off the conversation discussing Underground Agriculture and how the brand is intentionally designed to talk to people who are moving the mark when it comes to soil health through regenerative agriculture practices. He talks about the difficulties of making these changes and things we could do to make adoption more accessible. Show n...
Jan 20, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In Episode 43 (the last Precision Points podcast of the year!), we are joined by Tim Hammerich from the Future of Ag podcast. Morgan learns about some of the agriculture trends Tim thinks will play a big role in 2022, ranging from data-backed consumerism and sustainability to open-source agriculture, automation, water and more. Show notes from this episode are available at PrecisionAgReviews.com ....
Dec 30, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 43
In each episode of Precision Points, we ask our guests about the one technology they are most excited about. This technology or idea can be in or out of agriculture, as many technologies can have an impact on ag regardless of the industry in which it originated. In Episode 42, we highlight some of the most interesting responses to this question since beginning this podcast. To get the show notes with more information about each episode and guest, go to Precision Ag Review s ....
Dec 16, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In episode 41 of Precision Points, Matt Hesse, CEO of FieldReveal shares how considering precision ag as a service can help scale precision ag offerings. He walks us through how the shift from selling precision ag as a product to considering it as a process can evolve how growers approach their field management. Check out the show notes at precisionagreviews.com and learn more about Matt’s work at FieldReveal here ....
Dec 02, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 41
In episode 40 of Precision Points, Craig Rupp, CEO of Sabanto Ag shares how the company uses automation to share their farming-as-a-service offering. From travelling the world to developing the 640 Drive (now known as the FieldView Drive) that so many growers use in their tractors today, this conversation is one that you don’t want to miss. Check out the show notes at precisionagreviews.com and learn more about Craig’s work at Sabanto here ....
Nov 18, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In Episode 39 of Precision Points, Morgan gets real grower feedback from Kevin Harrod – a corn, soy and hog farmer from west-central Ohio – about the technology he uses on his farm. From how he rates his current technology to how he makes decisions about the future, Kevin shares how precision farming works in real life on his operation. To read the show notes from this episode checkout precisionagreviews.com ....
Nov 04, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 39
In Episode 38 of Precision Points, we get coast-to-coast insights from the team of account managers at FieldReveal . Austin Mattern, Courtney Geppert and Jordan Tackett share their knowledge of the FieldReveal platform and experiences of how they have seen it work for companies of all sizes across the country. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews ....
Oct 21, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 38
In Episode 37 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Dr. Scott Shearer, Professor and Chair of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at OSU. In this episode, we are sharing Part 2 of their conversation covering artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture. From optimizing site-specific locations to replacing operators from the field environment, AI could have a huge impact on agriculture. Scott shares his opinion on these advancements and the exciting work being done, including bringi...
Oct 07, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In Episode 36 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Dr. Scott Shearer, Professor and Chair of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University. In this episode we are sharing part 1 of their conversation based around data management. From reading the fine print in contracts to going through a data divorce, Scott talks about the value of safely managing your farm’s data. Our next episode we continue our conversation with Scott and take a deeper dive into artificial ...
Sep 23, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In Episode 35 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Colson Seber, co-CEO of Ag Access, a market research firm aimed at connecting companies with real insights from people in agriculture to get feedback that influences product launches and more. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews .
Sep 09, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In Episode 34 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Michael Ott, CEO of Rantizo, and Ken Rost, CEO of Frost, Inc., to discuss how Rantizo’s plug-and-play program is elevating precision ag. They discuss intense crop management and how the flexibility of drone applications can change the way we care for our crops. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews .
Aug 26, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In Episode 32 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Doug Eickholt, owner of Outstanding Agronomy LLC out of Spencerville, Ohio, to talk about the 2021 growing season. He sheds light on crop progress to date and shares some watchouts for the remainder of the season. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews .
Jul 29, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In Episode 31 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Amanda Kohnen, district sales rep for Syngenta , to talk about the evolution of fungicides, potential benefits, and how to make decisions about fungicide application. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews.
Jul 15, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 31
In this episode of Precision Points, Morgan talks with Craig Houin of Sunrise Cooperative about the viability and scalability of drones for row crops. Craig shares the research and work they are doing to test drones in their marketplace, with the goal of extracting valuable and useful information. You can access the full show notes at PrecisionAgReviews.com .
Jul 01, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 30
In Episode 29 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Jason Mauck, CEO of Constant Canopy to talk about the basics of relay cropping, measuring success and what you can be thinking about now if you want to #farmweird. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews . Leave a precision ag technology review ....
Jun 17, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 29
In episode 28 of Precision Points, Naeem Zafar from TeleSense speaks to the importance of monitoring your grain. Using sensors with constant feedback and data can help improve the life of your grain, help you know when to market, and possibly improve safety by reducing the need to climb into a bin or a pile. To learn more, check out our show notes at precisionagreviews.com .
Jun 03, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In Episode 27 of Precision Points, Morgan catches up with Ohio State’s Dr. John Fulton about preparing your planting technology to ensure you don’t get interrupted on fit planting days. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews.
May 20, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In Episode 26 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Tracy Uhlman from John Deere to discuss Deere’s Vision System. AutoTrac Vision and AutoTrac RowSense work in tandem to detect your growing crop to keep your equipment from running over plants or doing damage. Tracy walks us through the basics and benefits of the Vision System and also talks about what’s next for John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group. You can get the full show notes at Precision Ag Reviews...
May 06, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 26
