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July 11, 2020
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What Does Agriculture Data and COVID-19 Data Have in Common?

I define data as a series of numbers or values that means absolutely nothing without context. We don’t want data; We want accurate information that provides real value. (Yes, I dislike the word data, but we’ll keep it simple for … Continue reading

March 4, 2019
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Selling Large Farm Equipment In 2019

I know things are getting tough financially out there for many folks, and that’s well publicized. What isn’t well publicized – just how hard it is to sell large, $100,000+ farm equipment. These are much different times and we all … Continue reading

December 12, 2018
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What Sucked about AgTech in 2018

So what happened with the AgTech sector in 2018? A ton of things: many announcements of new products, services, investments, start-ups, along with some mergers and acquisitions; But the story of the AgTech sector in 2018 isn’t as simple as … Continue reading

December 7, 2018
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AgTech Expo 2018

Farm Journal AgTech Expo 2018 was a great event I attended earlier this week.  Instead of taking numerous pages of notes, I decided to tweet out threads of each session I went to. Much of what I tweeted was paraphrasing, … Continue reading

July 1, 2018
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Cheap Internet Freezer Temperature Monitor and Weather Station

I’ve been on the hunt for a cheap internet based deep freeze temperature sensor for some time. We have a chest freezer that stores a whole beef and more at a time, but isn’t opened or checked on daily, so … Continue reading

March 3, 2018
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Free Support Not Sustainable

Thoughts on free product support.. Five years ago I resigned from my “real world” job. I was not happy with where that organization was going, so I made a change. I’m not here to complain about what they did or … Continue reading

December 22, 2017
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AgTech Observations and What’s Missing

Some observations around recent conversations regarding AgTech.. See everything I have for sale / on consignment:  NewAgTalk Classifieds and AgrisolEquipment.com I’m sick of the articles on big data, crazy ROI claims, and intangible services. These things might be cool, but they’re … Continue reading

November 5, 2017
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Local Imagery Provides Value and Perspective Too

Check out my equipment on consignment, including a 2013 JD S660 combine with just 5 separator hours.. Plus see more equipment on AgrisolEquipment.com                           Just a few thoughts … Continue reading

August 31, 2017
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Don’t Change Your Computer’s Date & Time

So maybe you have an older piece of computer software that doesn’t like today’s date and time. Or maybe it “expires”, even though you’ve paid for it properly (this isn’t to be used for getting around trials). So to get … Continue reading

July 14, 2017
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Voice Recognition Technology in Agriculture

Friday thoughts… You can ask your $500 smartphone almost anything by voice You can ask a $100 Amazon Alexa or Google Home device almost anything by voice You can tell your $50k automobile to change the station or navigate somewhere … Continue reading