In this episode of the Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we're joined by Joel Kaczynski, product specialist manager, RDO Equipment in Moorhead, Minn., to discuss the details, opportunities and obstacles they’ve encountered implementing data management and agronomic offerings as sources of recurring revenue.

The partnership will enhance field service management capabilities of the ASPEN Business Management System.

Roric Paulman grows a wide variety of crops on 10,000 acres in the Sutherland, Neb., area. About 85% of the cropland is irrigated and he and his son, Zach, practice no-till or strip-till across all crops.

The steering system delivers a complete, do-it-yourself auto-steering system for under $3,500 with that any farmer can order online and install in less than an hour on most equipment.

Over the past few months, Seedmaster Mfg. and sister company Dot Technology Corp. finalized the hiring process for new corporate leadership. Leah Olsen, who also serves as president of the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada, will serve as CEO, while Jeffery Bourasa will bring 15 years of Saskatchewan-based finance and leadership experience into the CFO role.

The Beaujot family (owners of SeedMaster/DOT) embarked on the executive recruitment journey a few months ago, looking for individuals who were: well versed in collaborative business building in the agriculture industry, invigorated by change and innovation, and willing to roll up their sleeves, dig in and lead SeedMaster and DOT.

AgriSync announced that Kevin Brehm has joined the company as Sr. Director of Product. In this newly created role, Brehm will be responsible for managing the product development, roadmap and strategy.

Taking the top spot this month was a news item on Great Plains Ag’s commitment to continuous improvement, including the implementation a new product development system. In the second spot was a new item on Farmobile’s agreement to acquire the assets of Prime Meridian, a precision agriculture data management company. And rounding out the top three was our editors’ takeaways from InfoAg2018 in St. Louis, Mo.