J-Ace Farms, located near Blue Earth, Minn., uses precision farming practices in its strip-till and no-till farming operation. Matt Alford, and his father-in-law, Jim Erdahl, typically build strips in the fall for corn the following year using a 16-row Environmental Tillage Systems Soil Warrior strip-till unit, applying prescription-rate phosphorous (P) and potassium (K).

With nearly 10 years of precision farming experience under his belt, Bryan Biegler continues his journey to fine-tune inputs and better monitor his results with an evolving equipment lineup.   

For Aaron Wickstrom, keeping his 2,400 dairy herd fed requires triple-cropping on his 1,000 acres of flood and pivot irrigated fields near Hilmar, Calif. To provide silage, he first plants corn by May 1 that’s harvested in August, followed by sorghum that’s harvested as silage in October. He then no-tills a winter cover crop of Italian rye or a mix of wheat, oats and rye.

When the Beckman family began adopting precision farming technology on their 4,000 acre operation near Elgin, Neb., they had the foundation in place for a smooth transition to strip-till.

Hemisphere has designed its new core engine to maximize the company’s ability to excel at the rigorous GNSS requirements of multiple market segment customers in machine control, survey and GIS.

Todd Boesen farms near Kimball, S.D., and has 2,000 acres of milo, soybeans, corn, peas and hay, primarily for feed for his livestock operation. Boesen integrated precision farming equipment into his operation more than 8 years ago and finds that RTK-guided equipment is essential for strip-tilled crops.

Matt Rohlik, integrated solutions manager with Haug Implement in Willmar, Minn., talks about checking the reflectivity of a customer's RTK signal and diagnosing the cause by climbing the tower and changing out a faulty coaxial cable.

Loran Steinlage could be considered one of the pioneers of precision farming.

Darrington Seward, managing partner at Seward & Son Planting Co. and Seward & Harris Planting Co., knows all too well the importance of staying on top of work in progress on the 22,000 acres they farm in a 4-county radius near Louise, Miss.

Cellular systems are gaining momentum, but working with customers on the right solution for their farm is key to long-term satisfaction.