Precision Points: An Ag Tech Podcast

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 should watch for in 2023. He shares his optimism around these technologies for not only today's growers but future generations, too.  Show Notes:https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-56-ag-tech-trends-2023-jeremy-wilson Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Jeremy Wilson - Twitter

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

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: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Joshlin Yoder - Instagram

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-stock-cropping-zack-smith-stock-cropper Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Zack Smith - Twitter or YouTube Resources mentioned in this episode: Episode 29 Episode 44 Thank you to our sponsor! - Ag Leader

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 invest in.  Show Notes:https://www.precisionagreviews.com/post/ep-52-using-technology-understand-weakest-link-operation Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Austin Heil - Facebook Thank you to our sponsor! - Ag Leader

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-overlooked-piece-equipment-on-your-farm-brett-buehler Thank you to our sponsor! - Ag Leader Resources mentioned in this episode: Demonstration video of SureSpeed singulation and spacing Ep. 23: Preparing for Planting with Brett Buehler  Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter Brett Buehler - Twitter

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 - https://digitalag.osu.edu/precision-ag/research-focuses/harvest-technologies eFields On-Farm Research Publication - https://digitalag.osu.edu/efields-about 25 Proven Practices To Help Maximize Planter Technology ROI - https://mailchi.mp/precisionagreviews/planter-tech-eguide Connect with: Precision Ag Reviews - Twitter or Facebook Morgan Seger - Twitter John Fulton - Twitter

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. 

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 episode are available at Precision Ag Reviews.

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 offsets. Show notes are available at Precision Ag Reviews.

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.

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, coupled with an as-applied map to carry that data throughout the season. John also shares some of the key learnings from the 2021 research that was completed which can be accessed at digitalag.osu.edu. Our full show notes for this episode are available at Precision Ag Reviews.

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 notes from this episode are available at Precision Ag Reviews website. 

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.

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 Reviews.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 bringing up several ideas we have yet to talk about on the podcast. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews.

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 intelligence and what it means for the future of agriculture. To check out the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

In this episode, Morgan talks about soil-based zone mapping with Cory Willness from SWAT Maps. Cory walks us through what SWAT Maps are and how they use a hardware option called SWAT Box to seamlessly report field level data and generate maps that can be used for variable-rate applications. To get the show notes from this episode, visit Precision Ag Reviews.

In this episode Morgan talks about variable rate seeding. From sorting data to create zones to populating those areas, she discusses what she has seen work for growers in the field. She also suggests that you do not rank all of your zones by productivity. To get the show notes from this episode visit Precision Ag Reviews.

In Episode 23 of Precision Points, Morgan is joined by Brett Buehler from Ag Leader to discuss preparing your planter for spring. Starting with the front of the planter, he works his way backwards, sharing what to watch out for and what happens when things are neglected. This is a great episode to listen to while working on your unit before you get into the field. Learn more at Ag Leader.com and access the show notes for this episode at precisionagreviews.com.

In episode 22 of Precision Points, Morgan is joined by Amanda Bahn-Ziegler from Truterra. They discuss on-farm sustainability and how growers can improve their environmental stewardship while being profitable. Amanda shares how Truterra helps growers, food companies, and companies looking to be carbon-neutral work together to improve overall environmental stewardship. You can check out our show notes at Precision Ag Reviews.

In episode 21 of Precision Points Podcast, we discuss one of the most talked about upcoming trends in agriculture – automation and robotics in agronomy. Dr. Ajay Sharda – Associate Professor and Precision Ag/Machine Systems Engineer at Kansas State University – walks us through the exciting potential of swarm farming. We talk about everything from the basics it will take for this technology to work and scale to some of the seemingly endless possibilities it could have once we get these devices in the field. Shownotes

In Episode 20 of Precision Points, Morgan sits down with Ohio State University’s Dr. John Fulton to discuss the 2020 growing season and the research that he and his colleagues have completed. We follow up on our conversation from last fall about their trial length research and water quality, and we cover many hot topics ranging from soil health to row spacing and population. The data we discuss is all available in the eFields book. Show notes from this episode are available here.

In Episode 19 of Precision Points, we get to talk to agronomist John Smith about trends to pay attention to in 2021. Much of our conversation is around the “trifecta of improving soil health” and what this can mean for growers. From there, we touch on row spacing and population and what ag tech advancements have him most excited for the future. Visit precisionagreviews.com to read the full show notes. Shownotes

In Episode 18 of Precision Points, Morgan does a quick recap of highlights from our 2020 episodes and discusses some of what is planned for 2021. She also walks through how growers can leverage our website, precisionagreviews.com, to gain more insights and share their experiences with ag tech products and services. Shownotes

In episode 17 of the Precision Points Podcast, Brian Watkins from CropZilla sits down with us to discuss how their software creates a digital model of your farm to help you understand the financial implications of new purchases before you buy anything. They take a unique and deep look at each farm to understand how every part of your operation impacts the bigger picture, in order to give you a new level of confidence in your decisions. Shownotes

In episode 16 of Precision Points Podcast, Vance Crowe from Articulate Ventures and the Vance Crowe Podcast walks us through a virtual reality experience. From how developers are creating alternate realities to how this cutting-edge technology could be applied to agriculture, Vance breaks down high-level details of how this technology works with enthusiasm about its place in the future.  Shownotes

In Episode 15 of Precision Points, we transition from harvest to winter planning, focusing on new technology and changes we can make as we look ahead to 2021. Our guest is MIke Winn, founder of DroneDeploy, a software company that focuses on creating an easy-to-use interface for flying and processing drone imagery. Mike talks through how DroneDeploy can improve your processes to get more useful and measurable data out of your drone. Show notes

In episode 14 of Precision Points, Morgan discusses on-farm research with Alysa Gauci, student at The Ohio State University. Alysa is part of a team that is working to set standards for field trial size to ensure we are getting accurate data.  Show notes

In episode 13 of Precision Points Podcast, Morgan catches up with John Fulton, Ph. D., from The Ohio State University, about our transition from growing season to harvest. He shares steps to take to ensure on-farm research is quantifiable and gives us a sneak peak into his research involving row spacing and ultrahigh populations. To learn more about his research go to digitalag.osu.edu. Show notes

In Episode 12 of Precision Points, Morgan discusses harvest data and how to get the most out of it with Aaron Seifert from Premier Crop Systems. Aaron focuses on how Premier Crop’s analysis services can help growers understand the economics of each bushel and how that knowledge can drive management decisions across the field.  Show notes

In Episode 11 of Precision Points, Dusty Sonnenberg talks through what technological advancements can help growers break through the yield ceiling in soybeans. With a slew of products on the market, he talks through the importance of getting back to the basics in understanding your environment and being agile with your crop management plans. From there, he weighs in on new technologies that can help us better manage our soybean’s environment and set us up for success. Show notes

In Episode 10 of Precision Points, Morgan discusses the key tools Sunrise Cooperative, an Ag Retailer, uses for in-season diagnostics. From tools they have used for years, to things they are exploring today, this comprehensive in-season tool round-up wraps up our first season of Precision Points. Show notes

In Episode 9 of Precision Points, Nicholaus Benson of Twin Rivers Ag walks us through the basics of irrigation and how he makes water management decisions. Using Crop Metrics’ soil sensors, Nicholaus discusses how that information shapes his decisions and how field variability impacts irrigation. Show notes

In Episode 8 of Precision Points, Mary Pat Sass, the Millennial Farm Wife, gives us a look inside how they make in season decisions with diagnostic tools like Climate Fieldview and Tissue Testing. Show notes

In Episode 7 of Precision Points, Glen Arnold breaks down how growers can broaden their manure application window while also benefiting their crop with in-season manure applications. He goes into detail on the research they have done to ensure the integrity of the plants throughout this process. He spells out the entire process from start to finish and how growers can get started.  Show notes

In Episode 6 of Precision Points, Morgan discusses on-the-go manure sensors and the research John Fulton, Ph. D., is doing to take these applications to the next level. Show notes

In Episode 5 of Precision Points, Digital Transformation During a Pandemic, Drew Garretson, U.S. E-Business Field Team Lead, discusses how ag retail is using technology to ramp up the way they serve their customers. He talks through an omni-channel experience that truly is a digital transformation from the traditional purchasing processes we’re used to.  Episode show notes