Precision Farming Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

Autonomous Robots Achieve Chemical-Free Pest Control at Scale

Here’s an X post we came across from Danny Bertnstein (@bersteind) showing TRIC Robotics’ autonomous bots using UV light to kill pathogens and pests in the middle of the night. Incredible video!

UV Light Machines On Crops

Young Farmer All in on Spray Drones

Check out this Prairie Farmer feature on 23-year-old Peyton Fallen and his $100,000 investment to launch a drone spraying business in southern Illinois. “Your biggest hurdle is that initial buying everything — truck, materials, tanks, pumps, generators, drones,” Fallen says. “You get to a hundred thousand dollars really quick in your setup.”

Peyton Fallen Controlling Drones

Source: Ava Splear

Why Best Dealerships Win on Service, Not Iron

Shawn Skaggs, CEO of Parallel Ag, shares the keys to his 17-store dealership’s success on this premiere episode of Built on Iron, A Brilliant Harvest Podcast. Host Remi Schmaltz and Skaggs talk about technology, staffing, challenges and where Parallel Ag currently is on the AI journey.

Breaking Down the Future of Fertilizer

From one podcast to another, RDO Equipment Co.’s Tony Kramer breaks down new fertilizer application technology on the latest episode of the Agriculture Technology Podcast.

Ten Innovators Who Transformed American Farming

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, Eric Hodson reveals his list of 10 innovators who shaped the future of farming in the country.

Historical Farming Innovators

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