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Precision Pays Podcast: Adaptive nitrogen management

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pp-podcastWhat if there was a way to know if too much nitrogen is applied one year or not enough the next year – before the application is ever made?

Cornell University professor of soil science Harold van Es says by utilizing adaptive nitrogen management they’re trying to account for the many factors that influence how much nitrogen a corn crop will actually need.

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll talk to Harold van Es of Cornell University about Adapt-N.

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Precision Pays Podcast: The future of “pharming”

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pp-podcastCystic Fibrosis is a disease that critically affects the lungs, the pancreas, the liver, and the intestines. 

Iowa farmer Bill Horan and his brother Joe have been growing crops that have been genetically altered to produce the proteins used by pharmaceutical companies to treat diseases.  One of those is canine lipase that is used in one of the pharmaceuticals used to treat Cystic Fibrosis.

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll talk to Iowa farmer Bill Horan and take a closer look at the future of “pharming”. 

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Precision Pays Podcast: The Great American Wheat Harvest

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pp-podcastCustom harvesters are big users of precision technologies.  An upcoming documentary is now in production that will follow custom harvesters and show how wheat goes from the field to the bread on your dinner table. 

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll take a closer look at the new documentary by Conrad Weaver, The Great American Wheat Harvest. 

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Precision Pays Podcast: The need for high speed

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I live in suburbia.  High speed internet is an after thought for me and sadly it is something I take for granted.  For those that live in rural America – it is a struggle.  In some places – dial-up is still the only option available.  As the technologies that we use on the farm continue to advance  - dial-up doesn’t cut it anymore and our need for high-speed internet increases.

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, Brian McIntyre, VP Broadband for dishNET talks about how they are working to provide rural America with broadband internet.

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Precision Pays Podcast URL Change

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RSSAre you currently subscribing to the Precision Pays monthly podcast? It’s all about news and information about how precision farming helps a grower’s bottom line.

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The latest in the lineup is “Preparing for 2013: Part of producing efficiently is also being prepared for the unknowns. As farmers 2012 began – there were hopes of high yields and a bountiful harvest. As the drought set in – the crops started to deteriorate and it became more obvious this would be a year where we would need to expect the unexpected.”

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Precision Pays Podcast: Preparing for 2013

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Part of producing efficiently is also being prepared for the unknowns.  As farmers 2012 began – there were hopes of high yields and a bountiful harvest.  As the drought set in – the crops started to deteriorate and it became more obvious this would be a year where we would need to expect the unexpected.  As we enter a New Year – we again have hopes for a good growing season and high yields.  

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, Purdue University ag economist Chris Hurt talks about his thoughts on the markets and what growers can expect as we enter in to 2013.

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Making new facilities state of the art

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GROWMARK is opening a new dry terminal in Stuart, Iowa.  The facility will handle granular urea, mono-ammonium phosphate, and white potash.  It has a capacity for 18 railcars with six 10 ton hoppers and five micro-hoppers.  That equates to around 15,500 tons of capacity.

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll take a closer look at the new technologies that make this facility state of the art.

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Precision Pays Podcast: Using apps to forecast yield

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What is your favorite app on your phone?  How does it make your life easier? 

Advanced Ag Solutions, LLC is trying to make it easier for farmers with their recently launched Optimizer 2.0 app.  It allows users to upload GPS soil sampling data and then use that information to leverage the information they already have (and use) even further. 

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, Advanced Ag Solutions president Daryl Starr explains Optimizer 2.0 and how farmers can benefit – no matter the size of their operations.

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Precision Pays Podcast: Questions you need to answer

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As farmers get into the full swing of harvest there is plenty of information to review ahead of next year.  In fact some – there are some questions that they should be asking themselves. 

What do I need to do on my farm to prepare for next year?
Should I be concerned about herbicide carryover?
What do I need to do to prepare the ground for a good start next spring?
Were all of the nutrients I applied this year utilized by the crop?

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, Brent Wilson, Pioneer Technical Service Manager answers the tough questions farmers should ask themselves when they want to maximize their productivity going in to 2013.

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Precision Pays Podcast: Changing hybrids on the fly

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When a farmer purchases a bag of seed corn – Jason Webster, director of Beck’s Hybrids Central Illinois Practical Farm Research says they should already be thinking about where they are going to plant that corn.   As technology continues to evolve – it may become easier to change hybrids within a field.

In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll learn more about the technology they recently unveiled designed to help farmers put corn right where it needs to be.

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Precision Pays Podcast: The Ag Gateway into the future

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 AgGateway is focused on promoting and expanding e-commerce in the agriculture industry.  The non-profit organization helps companies address current and future challenges within the industry.  Jeff Kaiser with John Deere is the chair of Ag Gateway’s Precision Ag Council.  He says in the council’s short time – they’ve been focused on the basics and working with both the trading partners and their customers.

One of the unique aspects of AgGateway centers on the fact competitors can cross company lines and work together with one goal in mind.   In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology Jeff Kaiser explains how AgGateway Members are using the resources available to them to promote the adoption of precision agriculture farming practices. 

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Precision Pays Podcast: The future of farming

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The future of farming is evolving.  It’s changed a lot in the mere 30 years I have been around the industry.  I can only imagine how my father or my grandfather feels when they take a step back and look at how life on the farm differs today from when they first began.  My great-grandfather worked for a seed company in Illinois many years ago – and while he worked there he built their first mechanized detassling machine.  My grandma says he thought he was pretty big stuff back then.  If he were alive today – I think he would be in awe of the technologies we embrace on our farming operations. 

Earlier this month, BASF held their Agricultural Solutions Media Summit in Chicago.  One of the panel discussions talked about the future of farming and even speculated about the technologies we could see just a few years down the road.  In this Precision Pays Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll hear Christophe Pelletier’s take on the agriculture industry.  In addition we’ll learn how Kip and Kyle Tom, Indiana farmers, are using technology to benefit their farming operations.

As Bob Dylan once said - ”The times, they are a-changing”…

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Precision Pays Podcast: The next step in crop scouting

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Crop scouting is a lost art.  I hear so many farmers (my father included) that will say how good or how poor a field looks as they are driving by it.  I’ll admit – I’m guilty of it, too.  I slow down to see how things are looking and maybe even stop long enough to snap a few photos.  There are now tools available to scout our fields without picking up anything more than our iPhone or iPad.  In this Precision Pays Podcast we’ll take a closer look at aerial crop health imaging and how Beck’s Hybrids is marrying technology with the lost art of scouting our crops.

 

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Precision Pays Podcast: How aerial applicators use GPS

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Because of the advancements in technology, the agriculture industry has come a long way from where we started.  The aerial application business is no exception.  In this Precision Pays Podcast, brought to you by Ag Leader Technology,  we examine how aerial application has become more accurate and more efficient.

Things have changed a lot since Agriflite Services president David Eby began flying.  Gone are the days of counting paces to measure fields and using telephone poles as markers.  Today’s aerial applicator’s can come within six inches of their target.

All thanks to GPS satellite technology.

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Precision Pays Podcast: MyTraps.com

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In 2010 US crop growers lost $20 billion to insect damage and spent $4.5 billion on insecticide.  In this Precision Pays Podcast, brought to you by Ag Leader Technology, we take a closer look at a new way to monitor insect pressure in your field.

Johnny Park, president and CEO of Spensa and a Purdue research assistant in electrical and computer engineer has created an easier, more efficient way for producers to monitor insect data collected from fields.  This month, Park launched MyTraps.com.

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