Shawn Kasprick shares his journey from farm kid to precision agriculture pioneer with Simplot Grower Solutions, detailing how early developments in the field shaped the technology farmers use today.

In the episode, Sarah and Jodi sit down with Shawn and discuss

• Shawn's background growing up on a farm in Walsh County North Dakota
• Shawn's educational background, which includes dual bachelor's degrees in Crop and Weed Sciences and Soil Science from NDSU and a master's in Agronomy from Iowa State University
• Starting a precision ag program with Simplot when handed a laptop and told "good luck"
• The evolution of grid sampling to zone management in North Dakota
• Pioneering deep soil sampling for sugar beet production
• Programming to overcome data integration challenges and the importance of understanding what data you're looking at
• The emphasis that good precision ag always starts with solid agronomic principle
• Why multiple data layers create better maps for management decisions

Join us in the next full episode of Ag Geek Speak as we continue our conversation with Shawn where we explore the practical field applications of precision agriculture and his thoughts on future innovations.

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