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Morgan Seger
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
Ep. 52: Using Technology to Understand the Weakest Link in Your Operation with Austin Heil
Ep. 52: Using Technology to Understand the Weakest Link in Your Operation with Austin Heil When he moved back to join the family farm, there wasn’t an ounce of technology being used. But with a knack for tinkering and building things, Austin Heil discovered he could teach an old dog new tricks. That “old dog” being pieces of farm equipment and machines, like a John Deere 750 drill and a 1972 L2 Gleaner combine, retrofitted with precision technology. As a sixth-generation farm
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Touchdowns or Turnovers: Do You Have a Winning Game Plan for Ag Data?
Farming and football. The combination doesn’t just roll off the tongue – it drips with pride, anticipation and tradition. Whether a profession or a pastime, the distinctly American pursuits breed generational passion. Close your eyes and picture harvesting a successful corn crop on a crisp autumn Sunday afternoon while listening to your favorite pro pigskin team trounce a division rival. Sentimentality aside, the Xs and Os of football and farming intersect – at least in conce
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Dusty Sonnenberg
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
How Hylio is Adapting Drones for the Future of Agriculture
On January 8th, 2015, Arthur Erickson and a couple of friends and college roommates at the University of Texas at Austin wanted to revolutionize industries with drone technology. It was then that Hylio was officially incorporated. “We wanted to make a really robust and easy-to-use drone platform that could be used for agriculture and also things like cargo delivery, media and security,” said Arthur Erickson, CEO and Co-founder of Hylio. “We started with a broad industry appro
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Precision Ag Reviews
- Oct 14, 2022
- 6 min
10 Tips for Harvesting Real ROI from Your Precision Products
Yield is often cited as the benchmark for success. But production without precision doesn’t necessarily translate to profit. Your ability to minimize variables by maximizing the performance of ag technology before, during and after harvest can limit or lift your economic expectations on every acre. Since 2017, Precision Ag Reviews (PAR) has been a trusted resource for North American growers to compare and capitalize on harvest technology, with on-farm peer reviews of yield mo
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Morgan Seger
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
Ep. 51: The Most Overlooked Piece of Equipment on Your Farm with Brett Buehler
Ep. 51: The Most Overlooked Piece of Equipment on Your Farm with Brett Buehler It’s a complex machine. But it doesn’t have a diesel engine or even a transmission. It gets a lot of wear and needs adjustments that are often overlooked, running the risk of potentially expensive problems in the field. What is it? It’s a planter, of course. In Brett Buehler’s eyes, the planter is one of the most overlooked pieces of equipment on the farm. “Most people don’t tend to think that a pl
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