Agriculture Technology Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Join RDO Equipment Co.’s Agronomist and Podcast Host, Tony Kramer, as he reviews the top 5 episodes of the Ag Tech Podcast from 2024. In this episode, Tony recaps expert insights from the Millennial Farmer and RDO’s founder Ron Offutt, along with the latest John Deere product launches and technologies, including Precision Upgrade Kits and the John Deere Operations Center. Watch to see how these insights, product launches and new technologies have shaped the ag tech landscape this year.

This year, the Ag Tech Podcast has covered John Deere precision upgrade kits (PUKs) for planters, sprayers and combines. To round out our year on precision upgrades, Tony sits down with Clint Chaffer, Product Marketing Lead for Precision Upgrades at John Deere, to talk about the origin of PUKs. Starting with planters, the technology footprint of precision upgrades broadened across each season. Chaffer gives us insight into how growers can retrofit older equipment with PUKs, allowing farmers to save money and learn at their own pace. The approach is simple: meet customers where they are on their technology journey and do what makes sense for their operation. Listen to what sparked the ideas, how they evolved from machine to machine and what Chaffer sees for the future of PUKs.

Planting Technology Product Manager and Podcast Host Tony Kramer discuss John Deere Operations Center™ and its applications for small grains growers with John Deere’s Go-to-Market Manager, Ryan Stien. John Deere’s recent partnership announcement with SpaceX increases service to rural areas, and Stien, who focuses on digital products, says increased connectivity will revolutionize accurate data collection. Stein and Kramer emphasize field boundaries as a foundational step to automate data collection for planting times, locations, and crop varieties. With this database of information later, small grain farmers can discern where and when they may need to apply nutrients or fertilizer. Listen to learn how the Operations Center – a no-cost solution – empowers small grain farmers to make informed operational decisions during each growing season.

SWIIM® stands for Sustainable Water and Innovative Irrigation Management®. It provides a new standard in water measurement than allows growers to receive an accurate accounting of the water both delivered and consumed on their fields. This patented process was developed with the help of the USDA and is being used successfully by both growers and water providers. SWIIM accounts for your water with the same precision as your CPA accounts for finances. With the regulations and the increase costs associated with water usage this information is invaluable. Harry Ferdon, Business Development Manager for SWIIM, joins host Tony Kramer to discuss the role water data can have in a grower’s operation. ---------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

Live, from the Growing Innovations Conference! Well, sort of. Host Tony Kramer takes us live and onsite to this annual conference - a groundbreaking conference and exhibition, uniquely designed to bring together growers across all specialty crops and unite them with the comprehensive knowledge and resources they need to adapt and thrive. ---------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

On our latest episode of the Agriculture Technology Podcast, we sit down with Kyle Frazier, Sales and Marketing Manager with LaForge Systems. As a leader in tractor-implement management, LaForge helps to optimize the use of agricultural tractors. Kyle and host Tony Kramer take a deep dive into LaForge’s precision farming solution: DynaTrac. There are many reasons an implement may not be able to follow a tractor accurately, like slope, uneven soil condition, or unsymmetrical pull. But DynaTrac offers precision and repeatability, guaranteeing a high level of accuracy – and impacting yields, productivity, operational savings, reducing operator fatigue, and more. -------------------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

Proactive vs reactive. When it comes to machine repairs, there’s a clear favorite, right? With Expert Alerts, part of RDO Equipment Co.’s Connected Support offerings, our team can help you solve problems…before they even happen. Expert Alerts from John Deere are proactive notifications to perform service, based on telematics data from the machine. They provide actionable recommendations to reduce diagnostic and repair time, thus helping to prevent machine down scenarios. And we’re taking a deep dive into them in our latest episode of the podcast. Join host Tony Kramer and guest Derrick Rygg, Machine Health Monitoring Specialist, as they focus on the benefits of proactiveness and Expert Alerts. -------------------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

Protecting your machine investment and maximizing uptime is everyone’s goal. RDO Equipment Co. makes this goal more achievable with our Connected Support packages. Our team monitors your machine’s health alerts to help you protect your investment and keep you up and running. Sometimes it helps to have an extra set of eyes on your side doing one thing and one thing only: watching the health and performance of your machines while they work. Here's how it works: 1. A machine health alert is sent from the machine to the RDO Equipment Co. Machine Health Monitoring Center and the alert will be evaluated. 2. Depending upon the type and severity of the alert, the team member monitoring the alert will reach out to the customer directly or the customer's service team to determine a solution and prevent any potential issues. Audra Hagen Grunhovd chats with host Tony Kramer to discuss the benefits and versatility of Connected Support, as well as success stories from the field. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

Another Big Iron Farm Show has come and gone, but in our latest podcast, we’re recapping some of our highlights of the show. Host Tony Kramer shares some of the key takeaways from the show in interviews with John Deere, Summers Manufacturing, SEKO, and Manitou. Take a listen and let us know – which product or equipment display piqued your interest? ----------------------------------------------------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.

Thank you. That’s the theme of our latest podcast. We hit a big one – 100 episodes, and this is one milestone that deserves to be celebrated. And that’s just what we did – by saying thanks. Thank you to our guests. Without you, this podcast wouldn’t have quality information to share with our listeners. Thank you to the team members who help produce and create the episodes each month. But most of all, thank you to our listeners. What started as a dream to share information has grown into a real connection with growers, learners, and ag lovers all over the world. So, thanks for tuning in – we can’t wait to keep sharing with you. ----------------------------------------------------------- Learn More: Tune in as we share the latest in agriculture technology by subscribing to our podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. . Have a story idea or a precision ag topic we should highlight? Connect with us on social media: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter and connect with podcast host, Tony Kramer on Twitter at: (@)RDOTonyK.