Around The Farm

How to Make Seed Scripting and Test Plots Easier

What farmer would want to have to stay up late writing scripts before planting, or repeatedly jump out of the cab to place marker flags for test plots? In this episode, Iowa corn and soybean farmer Jerry Seuntjens tells us how he has used digital tools to improve scripting and more easily execute test plots. He also shares his perspective about the need to improve rural broadband access. 

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Planting Forecast: What Does Mother Nature Have in Store for Us?

Coming out of a rain-soaked 2019 planting season, what do the skies have in store for us this year? Bayer Crop Science weather expert John Mioduszewski joins the show to tell us what to expect for planting in the weeks and months ahead, and he shares his top tools for keeping tabs on the weather. 

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Precision Planting and FieldView: Paving the Way for Planting

Onsite at Precision Planting, Rick talks with two members of their team - Emil Bandy, product support software lead, and Bryce Baker, marketing communications manager - to give you an inside look at the latest precision ag innovations. FieldView Cab app Product Manager Greg Deim is also on board for a discussion on how the two teams are working more closely together than ever to help set you up for success during planting season.

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Where Will Digitization Take Farming?

It seems like data is top of mind throughout every industry these days. Mark Young, CTO and head of product at The Climate Corporation, grew up on a farm, so he understands the potential of ag data from both a tech and real-farm perspective. Farming data collection is expanding faster each year, and more data opens the door to better, faster insights. Listen in as Mark “takes the governor off” to share his thoughts on where digitization is taking us. Plus, hear what he says is the one thing you should be doing even if digital tools are not yet in your toolbox.

With guest Mark Young, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Product, The Climate Corporation

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Gaining Control of Farm Management

You didn’t get into farming to spend all day looking at spreadsheets. Guests Pat Christie, Founder at Conservis and Chris Olson, General Manager at Rabo AgriFinance, discuss how farm management software helps you gain control over multiple aspects of your operation. They explain how digital tools make organizing and analyzing farm management data faster, easier and more effective and help you home in on your cost of production, sharpen your approach to grain marketing and streamline preparation for effective discussions with your lender.

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The New Way to Optimize Grain Marketing

Grain marketing is one of the more challenging aspects of farming. Brennan Turner explains how a digital grain marketplace makes it easier to make a deal on your terms. You’ll hear how Brennan combined experience from his family farm, his career in professional hockey and his time on Wall Street to develop a new grain trading technology. Find out how digital trading tools can make it easier to manage your current grain buying relationships as well as find new ones, and learn Brennan’s three rules for building a solid grain marketing plan.

Guest: Brennan Turner, CEO of FarmLead

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The Problem with Benchmarking for Seed Selection

Do you use benchmarking to help inform seed decisions? Sam Eathington explains why when it comes to accurately evaluating seed performance and selection, benchmarking falls short. The broad approach of benchmarking misses a host of variables - from weather to interdependent agronomic factors to human bias. Sam provides advice on when to use benchmarking vs. when to run your own experiments, and he shares the experiments he and his brothers have conducted on their own family farm.

Read more about Sam’s insights on benchmarking in his article that appeared on precisionag.com.

Guest: Sam Eathington - Chief Science Officer, The Climate Corporation

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Maximizing Yield in a Lengthy Harvest

For many farmers, this harvest season is going to be a long one. Brent Sharff, a farmer from Maynard, Iowa and Chris Souder, Midwest regional agronomy lead at Bayer Crop Science, discuss handling a harvest that could go all the way into December, sharing their tips on how to get as much grain into the bin as possible. You’ll want to hear about Brent’s experiences with his June-planted corn and Chris’ advice on evaluating crop performance in order to select seed in such an unusual year.

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Harvest Planning in a Challenging Year

In a season in which the new normal is abnormal, Greg Kneubuhler, president and CEO, G&K Concepts Independent Crop Consulting, draws on his expertise as as agronomy consultant to walk through what farmers should be mindful of as they navigate the uncharted territory of this harvest as well as the preparation for the 2020 season. From machine calibration to account for excessive moisture to figuring out fertility, Greg’s insights will help you prepare your path.

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How Digital Ag is Increasing Transparency and Reducing Ambiguity

It’s an understatement to say that this year hasn’t been an easy one. When conditions are so far from typical, it can be hard to know if you’re making the best decisions. Sam Eathington and Mark Young, both pioneers of digital farming innovation, talk about how digital tools are increasing the transparency of the performance of seed and other inputs.

They explain how this type of year widens the FieldViewTM data set, ultimately resulting in more effective tools and analytics, and they look down the road at the scientific advancements and product features farmers can expect.

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