The crew is joined by Kevin Poppel, first-generation farmer, and owner of Poppel Custom Ag Services, who shares the path that brought him to farming, and how innovation has been key to his success. We also talk through the future of our RTK base station network, and why Des Moines is lovely this time of year.

Sam & Chris take the show on the road to Kansas City for the John Deere Precision Ag Business Meeting, and are joined by Jon Ebert and Dan Paschke from John Deere to talk about what’s new in the world of Precision Upgrade Kits, as well as the newest path to Deere precision ag technology, Solutions as a Service. What does this new business model mean for Deere customers, and why is it not going to be called a SaaScription? There’s an easy answer to that second question. 

Sam, Sam, & Chris are joined by Dwain Lammey, Kibble Product Specialist, to talk all the details around the new G5 Essentials Kit, and how this new business model is disrupting the current precision ag market, and what that might mean for the future of John Deere technology.

Sam, Sam, & Chris are joined by Jeff Hanegraaf, Corporate Parts Customer Support Analyst (CPCSA) for Kibble Equipment, to  talk about the inner workings of the Parts Department, and he shares his best advice for dealing with Sammy J every day.

Sam, Sam, & Chris are rejoined by Chad Buendorf to share his experience and year-one review of the See & Spray Ultimate system, the business model, and lessons learned. The crew also explains the See & Spray Premium kit that can be added to your existing sprayer, why single guys don't need to be on your Christmas card list, and Chris' weird idea for an in-cab sprayer "upgrade kit."

Sam, Sam, & Bossman Chris are back to talk equipment demos, (demonstrations not demolitions) Celine Dion, clipping mailboxes, and what’s missing from the brand new Starfire 7500!

Sam, Sam & Chris talk about the history of John Deere’s remote machine monitoring capabilities; from JDLink Machine Messenger, to the ability to monitor your whole fleet from your phone, and being able connect machines together in-field with Machine Sync.

The crew goes digging back in Bossman Chris' kooky old warehouse to find every GreenStar Display, from the Brown Box to the brand new G5 (don't call them Gen 5s), and provides their best shot at an entertaining and historically accurate chronology of the John Deere GreenStar Display.

Sam, Sam, & Bossman Chris are back talk about everything you need to know before you go out to combine this fall, like: watching out for post pounders, how to avoid the "row of shame", and how to make Dad's life easier with Work Planner. We also talk this new world where there's no more new John Deere plows.

Sam and Sam are joined at FarmFest by Amanda and Louie Nigg to share how Amanda's journey to mental wellbeing through physical fitness has transformed into the FarmFitMomma helping hundreds of others achieve their mental and physical wellness. We also talk old barns, planking challenges, waterskiing, & warbells.