Agronomy Works

Jeff visits with Brad Brazel from Plevna Implement Company in Indiana. Brad talks about often overlooked basic planter maintenance items, parts supply chain issues, the importance of taking care of your planter after planting season and the trend of giving your older equipment new life during this inventory shortage.

Jeff visits with Kyle Schmit from Manzer Equipment, Inc. in Osmond, Nebraska. Kyle provides us with valuable insight regarding nutrient stewardship, closed cycle farming practices, mitigating high input costs, planter technology adoption, and reminding Fendt owners to always hit the green check mark.

Jeff visits with Brad Arnold, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Precision AGCO from AGCO Corporation. They guys discuss the hot button topic of sustainability in agriculture, advanced sprayer technologies, multi-hybrid capabilities, and today’s exciting announcement from the Precision AGCO.

Jeff talks with Lane Robinson from Robinson Implement in Irwin, Iowa. The guys discuss the frustrating wait for the Spring planting season, hauling manure with a Fendt, the new Massey Ferguson 8S Series, Gleaner leaf screens and finding a suitcase full of money in the middle of a field.

Jeff visits with Josh Schneiderman from Morning Sun Farm Implement in Morning Sun, Iowa. The guys discuss the current lack of equipment (both new and used), hybrid and high-speed tillage trends, taking on the Fendt brand, stripping corn and beans in the same field, and helping farmers with their succession planning.

Jeff visits with Corey Eastham from Chrisman Farm Center in Chrisman, Illinois. The guys discuss looking to farms around you when adopting new practices, the importance of gathering data to make better decisions, tillage trends and the always delicious mullet.

Jeff talks with Dale Mayer from Mayer Farm Equipment in Jeffersonville, Ohio. The guys discuss the hectic start to Spring (a reoccurring theme this year), Mayer customer Dave Brandt and his cover crops, the excitement behind the Massey Ferguson 8S tractors on order and eating groundhog.

In this episode we talk with Mike Olson from AGCO Corporation. Mike provides some new equipment ordering insights and setting up your current equipment for appraisal, the importance of showing some love to your planter and his recipe for Oldsmobile-prepared racoon for your next tailgate party.

Jeff visits with Kyle Smith from Midway Farm Equipment in Mt. Lake, Minnesota. The guys discuss the often-overlooked importance of the planter, the resurgence of row crop cultivators, the delayed spring causing a co-op pinch, Aerosmith and avoiding lutefisk.

In this episode we look westward with Zach Stejskal from AGCO Corporation. Jeff and Zach discuss managing input prices by evaluating your operational efficiencies and how slowing down to spend a few minutes up front can save you hours in the field later. Other topics include: using tannerite as tillage, finding bedpans in your field and using duct tape […]