Show notes for this episode include:

-Crop change tip when switch crops on Gen 2 after using a custom seed disk

-Tips for split row planters when changing crops to make sure they are setup properly, including a link here for a Split Row Planter Cheat Sheet on the cloud

-Gyro Replacement notes

-Replant instructions

-Information of a GPS satellite being de-commissioned that could affect WAS signal. Link to article in Progressive Farmer

Show notes for this episode include:

-Important note on NOT using a CAN Booster with Gen 3 monitor

-vApply HD with Gen 2: Dont change the min and max GPM in advanced settings

-Gen 3 Flowsense only setup tips and reminders

-What to look for when testing Flowsense sitting still/in the barnyard

-CLEAR THAT MASTER PLANT SWITCH!

-What to do if your not getting alerts and alarms

-With warn temps this week and cold seed, watch for seed treatment and talc getting gummy

-Recommendations on the proper way to change active rows when changing crops

-A reminder to start with the basics: speed, command, enabled, lowered, master plant on

Main talking points for this episode include:

-In Gen 3 prescriptions do not automatically import from Fieldview

-Setup reminders for Gen 3 systems with a Smart Connector

-Follow up from last weeks episode, another way to avoid the "Invalid serial number from DBM" pop-up on Fieldview

-Where to start when Row Cleaner Control Module is "pulsing" or "venting" air

-New product calculator for calculating things like amp draw, liquid gallon per minute, seeds per second and more are available on the cloud. Link Here

-Fendt and Massey GPS setup docs are also available on the cloud. Link here

-Link to pump cal guide for Gen 3, pump cal guide for Gen 2, how to perform a bucket check (see pages 19-20), Flow Rate Adjustment Worksheet

Show notes for this episode include:

-SmartFirmer expectation when we are and are not planting

-A reminder about flowmeter harnesses on vApply Base or SRM systems

-What to check if someone says "The Gen 3 is not mapping"

-Swath control plan reminders

-What to do if the DeltaForce Health Checks (Air Purge or Advanced Applied Force Test) go to "loading meters" in a Gen 3

-What to do if you get an "Invalid Serial number from DBM" pop-up on Fieldview

In the episode of Smarter Every Season, host Tyler Hubert and Hans Stutzman cover:

-Setup of the vApply Rate Controller when HDs are installed on a Gen 3, specifically what to put in the PWM Control Style box.

-Control loop for vApply Base and what we are trying to do in a calibration

-A tip to keep USB ports from getting knocked out on a Gen 2 when trying to connect an iPad

-A reminder that Quick Reference Guides are available for Gen 3 monitors and can be found at this link https://s3.amazonaws.com/pp3-products/file-1637202521/Quick%20Reference%20Combined.pdf or on the cloud under product resources, then Gen 3 and Operations Documents. Gen 2 ops guides can be found by selecting Operations Resources within specific Gen 2 compatible products

-Lastly, a reminder that Gen 3 and Gen 2 setup videos are available on the cloud and on Youtube (Gen 3) at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYmt-gWWDmo&list=PLNOd0kgfavtJFi0xBKjHr926b2jy28lVX&index=2

Items covered in this episode of Smarter Every Season are:

-Strategy for isolating components when we are stuck "detecting devices" or "updating firmware" state on the diagnose screen

-Satellite Image reminder on Gen 3 for 2022.0 and all previous versions

-A reminder on the best way to view a boundary if the map layer background is black

-Answering the question "Can we add multiple air pressure sensors to a system?"

-Strategy for Row Cleaner Module diagnostics

-Validating system health using System Schematic

-Master Plant switch reminder

In this episode of Smarter Every Season, in the spring updates style format, the host cover the following topics:

-For Gen 3 users on the 2022.1.x software platform, an update to fix the row cleaner module not applying downforce

-Also for 2022.1.x users, a liquid pressure sensor update

-Radar diagnostics and calibration recommendations

-iPads not charging

-Connecting the vApply Rate Controller into PDM versus Row CAN/CAN Hub

-Exporting boundaries made in a Gen 2 (or Gen 1) into a Gen 3. Plus a link to mapshaper.org

-Importing prescriptions into a Gen 3 from Fieldview versus via a USB

In the previous episode of Smarter Every Season, the hosts mentioned that the format of this podcast would change from longer episodes with guest interviews to short, update-style podcast discussing key issues we are seeing from the field. This episode is the first of those such podcasts. Here are the bullet points of what was discussed.

-How to handle prescriptions and boundaries when updating from 2021.0 to 2022.0

-Expectations when loading prescriptions on 2022.0

-Resource for connecting to integrated GPS on Deere tractors

-Important setup steps on new liquid features and hardware; EM Flowsense with HD no turbines, Liquid Pressure Sensor, Rate Control Module

-Battery pop-up on Gen 3's

For anyone who has ever tried to troubleshoot an issue before, you probably feel like getting all of the details and understanding what they mean are critical to solving the problem. In the busyness of the spring, sometimes key details can get overlooked, missed, or even miscommunicated. In this episode, the hosts of the Smarter Every Season podcast--who are all Product Support Specialists--pass on tips from their experiences on how to effectively ask questions that will help "diagnosticians" (yes, it's a word) capture the key details that will help them solve problems.

Starter Questions:

• When did you first notice the problem?
• When did it last work correctly?
• What changed?

Bullet points from the recap:

• Type, Tone, Sequence, & Framing Matter
• Listen actively
• Ask one question at a time
• Open ended questions to broaden the scope and gather details
• Closed ended questions to drill down
• Know what you want to know
• Be comfortable with silence; it is the sound of thinking happening
• Be cognizant of the flow of the conversational
• Be educational; teach along the way
• Remove your assumptions and biases
• Simplify your communication: Explain it Like I’m Five (ELI 5)
• Inaccuracies may be stated
• Contradictions don’t exist
• Make them your team mate
• Send me a picture (add more tools to your toolbox)
• Speak with empathy and patience

It is a full house in this episode when General Manager Justin Kauffman stops by to talk with the Smarter Every Season crew. The bulk of the conversation focuses on culture and, more specifically, answers questions like: Why is culture so important? How do you establish a culture? What is the role of a leader in fostering culture and making sure it is healthy? What does Justin feel has worked well for Precision Planting when defining and implementing a culture? Later in the conversation, Justin gives his book recommendations, the SES crew checks in on his home life, and Justin touches on what's next for his career.

A list of book recommendations discussed in this episode:

• The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace by Robert Richman
• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
• Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M. R. Covey
• No Rules Rules:  NETFLIX AND THE CULTURE OF REINVENTION by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer
• Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie
• Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas Willard
• How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
• Multiple book recommendations included by Chip and Dan Heath