Before launching two revolutionary ag tech companies, Gregg Sauder was a struggling farmer who became an inventor out of necessity. He was never satisfied with the way equipment ran and always thought there was room for improvement.

With the gatherings of the Farm Equipment Dealership Minds Summit and the National Strip-Tillage Conference a few days away, recent conversations caused me to pause and think about another paradigm shift in basic agricultural methodology that we, quite possibly, could be witnessing.

"Sharpen your pencils when 'no' feels like the default answer, because that is when disciplined, well-communicated value stands out most — and when the right 'yes' will be remembered as a sound business decision," says Erin Hightower in this roundtable recap from the Precision Farming Dealer Summit.