Harvest is underway and rainfall can significantly impact which fields are ready for the combine. The Climate Corporation's leading weather expert, Jeff Massey, sat down with us to discuss his team’s emerging research on rainfall. By providing a more data-driven understanding of weather patterns, growers can make more informed decisions throughout the seasons.

Selecting the right hybrid can feel more like art than science. With all the factors to consider, growers are often forced to make these critical decisions with limited data. Placement Science Lead for The Climate Corporation, Tonya Ehlmann, shared what’s ahead in predictive technology and how these innovation in machine learning will make seed section and placement more sophisticated and data-driven.

Spotting issues early and protecting yield are always top of mind when approaching harvest. But how do you manage in-season threats in the face of volatile weather patterns, spreading disease and insect

pressure? Bret Sitzmann, Director of Product Marketing at the Climate Corporation explains how Climate FieldView™ can help you optimize your inputs by making in-season scouting more efficient.

Early detection is an essential aspect of field health. But even the most experienced crop scout can only be in one place at a time. Remote sensing expert Keely Roth shares how advances in image analysis can provide farmers with both a broader and more detailed perspective of their fields. Learn how Climate FieldView™ is making crop scouting, monitoring vegetative growth and other areas of field health more detailed and efficient.

With crop production margins seeming to narrow year after year, farmers are looking for more opportunities to help them maximize profitability. On this episode, Commercial Product Director for The Climate Corporation Luke Samuel talks about how Climate FieldView™ can help farmers dig into their data to build a planting plan that optimizes the variability in their fields. To find out how FieldView™ can help start your season off right, review their planting checklist at support.climate.com.

No matter how valuable a new innovation might be, if it isn’t compatible with your equipment, it doesn’t do you much good. On this episode, Cory Spaetti, Senior Product Manager of Equipment Compatibility for The Climate Corporation, details the efforts to expand compatibility for the FieldView™ Drive. To find out more about compatible equipment, visit climate.com/support.

From webinars to support hotlines, The Climate Corporation continues to lead the industry when it comes to assisting farmers in this new digital age. On this episode, Jeff Hamlin, the Director of Learning and Development at The Climate Corporation discusses webinars and other ways the company is helping farmers stay informed and up-to-date on the latest improvements to their digital ag platform, Climate FieldView™.

Determining the optimal seeding density is among the most important decisions a farmer can make this time of year. In every field, there are consistently low and high yielding areas. How farmers manage those zones can drastically impact profitability. In 2017, farmers using advanced seed scripting in Climate FieldView™ saw an average increase of 5 bu/ac compared to users who wrote their own scripts*. On this episode, Susan MacIsaac, Discovery Science Lead for The Climate Corporation, talks about how this tool can turn variability into an opportunity.

*Assumptions:

Comparing 281,000 ac in 4,179 fields

More than 25% of field had script

Products maturity ranges between 95-115 range

Limiting comparisons to the same county; represents 79 counties 10 Midwest states

Minimum of 3 Advanced & DIY Seed scripts in a county to be compared

Research partnerships, both private and public, are a crucial component to help farmers sustainably maximize their productivity. On this episode, Frank Dohleman of The Climate Corporation explains how these partnerships drive innovation and improve the science behind digital agriculture tools like Climate FieldView.

This winter, consistent northerly winds from Canada and the Arctic have caused record low temperatures across the midwest. Combined with a lack of insulating snow, this kind of cold weather can damage winter crops and challenge livestock producers. On this episode, Atmospheric Science Technical Lead Jeff Massey from The Climate Corporation helps explain the positive and negative impacts of this kind of unseasonable weather and what to expect in the coming months.