Sean and Andrew are back with Matt Darr and Ben Covington from Iowa State University’s On-Site Precision Technology team in ISU’s new Digital Ag Innovation Lab to hear their two cents on how advancing the technology on your farm is simpler than you might expect.

The crew discusses:

✅ Why understanding ag technology is important for every grower

✅ The importance of education for adoption of ag tech

✅ Behind-the-scenes the Digital Ag Innovation Lab’s planter clinic

✅ The science behind downforce and planting depth

✅ How John Deere’s FurrowVision and See and Spray™ technology impacts farmers

✅ Tillage practices and soil compaction

✅ A new approach to planting soybeans

✅ The crop input you don’t want to cut corners on

Learn more about the Digital Ag Innovation Lab: https://www.isudigitalag.org/

Meet the Guests:

🌱 Matt Darr grew up on a grain and livestock farm in eastern Ohio. He attended college at the Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky before moving to Iowa with the goal of growing public/private partnerships. He now works at Iowa State University as a faculty member in their Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering department and director of the ISU Digital Ag Innovation Lab.

Learn more about Matt: https://www.isudigitalag.org/people/1/matt-darr

🌱 Ben Covington is originally from Maryland, but he was quickly drawn to the open fields of the “wild, wild West” of Iowa. His time with Iowa State University began in 2007, with the beginning of his pursuit of both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in agricultural systems technology. Ben works as an engineer specializing in row crop production systems for ISU’s Digital Ag Innovation Lab. 

Learn more about Ben: https://www.isudigitalag.org/people/1/benjamin-covington

A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney,  plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield management, share what we're seeing in the field and bring in trusted voices from the industry to deliver timely, relevant insights that matter to your farm. By combining real-time updates from the field with expert insights from industry professionals, we help you achieve your highest yields yet. It's ag talk that just makes cents.

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