AMERICAN CROPPERS-Ag Tech UNFILTERED: Recent Episodes
American Croppers-Heath Conklin & Ed Kasper
The agriculture technology based podcast that uncovers all of the topics that effect today's agriculture. Our goal is to challenge the status quo and the way you think by bringing the best minds in ag to you and find out what they they think! We'll ask all the questions that you always wanted to and we'll have a whole lot of fun doing it. Come join Heath, Ed and Taylor the Intern on the #ThinkDifferent campaign and see what can move the needle in your operation!
Steve is the President of Martin-Till Industries. He has been involved in the design of row cleaners and closing wheels since he was in high school. His father was always looking at ways to improve planter performance in high moisture situations. It took unconventional thinking to solve a common problem the rest of the country would soon adopt. The original patent was issued in 1988 and in 1991 after working at a local John Deere dealership and on the farm stripping tobacco he had the opportunity to join the Martin-Till business with his dad. The first year they built 1000 rows and it took off from there. In 1996 they were issued the patent for a two-stage spike wheel in combination with a rubber wheel. Living in arguably the “Ground Zero of No-Till Farming”, Steve was also a part of the original Keeton seed firmer design. The Martin family being neighbors with Eugene Keeton allowed them to work together on different ideas and challenges together to change and shape farming world-wide.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com. For information on either company, please visit: www.kasperagsolutions.com or www.integrityaggroup.com. Thanks for your support!
Steve Martin is the President of Martin-Till Industries. He has been involved in the design of row cleaners and closing wheels since he was in high school. His father was always looking at ways to improve planter performance in high moisture situations. It took unconventional thinking to solve a common problem the rest of the country would soon adopt. The original patent was issued in 1988 and in 1991 after working at a local John Deere dealership and on the farm stripping tobacco he had the opportunity to join the Martin-Till business with his dad. The first year they built 1000 rows and it took off from there. In 1996 they were issued the patent for a two-stage spike wheel in combination with a rubber wheel. Living in arguably the “Ground Zero of No-Till Farming”, Steve was also a part of the original Keeton seed firmer design. The Martin family being neighbors with Eugene Keeton allowed them to work together on different ideas and challenges together to change and shape farming world-wide.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com. For information on either company, please visit: www.kasperagsolutions.com or www.integrityaggroup.com. Thanks for your support!
Brad Arnold drives innovative, market-driven solutions for the full crop cycle while helping farmers realize the business value of Fuse. This role is a steady progression of his responsibilities as General Manager of Precision Planting that will leverage his passion and track record of enabling teams to create unique value for farmers. He is based in Duluth, Georgia, USA. Mr. Arnold started his career in public accounting with KPMG, and he then spent more than 10 years as the CFO of a joint-venture tier 1 automotive supplier. Prior to joining Precision Planting in 2009, Brad held leadership positions at Caterpillar, including roles as a Business Manager in Corporate Strategy and Controller of their Global Mining Business Unit. During his tenure at Precision Planting, the team increased market share, launched innovative products and established itself as the premier provider of precision agriculture technology.
Justin Kauffman has been with Precision Planting for 10 Years, serving in many roles within the company. He is currently holding the position of General Manager of Precision Planting which is owned by AGCO. He has previously served as the Directior of N.A. Sales & Marketing, N.A. Sales Lead, Regional Manager Lead - Western U.S. and the Nebraska - Regional Manager. It is easy to see that Justin is very integrated into the business and passionate about what he does.
Jason Webster is the Lead Commercial Agronomist Agronomist at Precision Planting acting as the key researcher and educator for the Precision Planting team, dealers, and growers. His experience bolsters on-farm research efforts and the capability to provide solid agronomic education for dealers and growers. Jason is an industry-leading expert in the agronomic and profit impacts of different farming practices. Jason also manages and directs the new Precision Technology institute in Pontiac, IL, a 320 acre on-farm research station that focuses on ways to help growers improve farm profitability.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com. For information on either company, please visit: www.kasperagsolutions.com or www.integrityaggroup.com. Thanks for your support!
Tim is responsible for the strategic development of the AutoCart commercial launch in the spring of 2019 as well as establishing Smart Ag's sales team and dealer network in the Eastern US and Canada. Prior to that, Tim was the CEO, Owner & Founder of Ag Info Tech from 2004 through 2019. Tim has been a pioneer in the precision agriculture industry for many years and widely respected among his peers for vision and development. It is our pleasure to have Tim on today with us to talk about where the industry is going, and what the future of precision ag & specifically autonomy in agriculture looks like.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
Tim is responsible for the strategic development of the AutoCart commercial launch in the spring of 2019 as well as establishing Smart Ag's sales team and dealer network in the Eastern US and Canada. Prior to that, Tim was the CEO, Owner & Founder of Ag Info Tech from 2004 through 2019. Tim has been a pioneer in the precision agriculture industry for many years and widely respected among his peers for vision and development. It is our pleasure to have Tim on today with us to talk about where the industry is going, and what the future of precision ag & specifically autonomy in agriculture looks like.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
Randy is a corn, soybean, wheat and peanut grower from Brooks County Georgia. His philosophy is to maximize yields by minimizing stress that plants experience throughout the growing season. Randy has a particular interest in maximizing corn and soybean yields He has been able to exceed 450 plus bushels per acre of corn on his farm numerous times through a systems approach to growing corn. In 2014, Randy set a new corn yield World Record and is the first grower ever to surpass 500 bushels per acre and additionally produced 100+ bushel beans in the same year. He recently achieved the World Record for soybeans with a 171 bushels per acre yield and had 2 2016 NCGA entries over 500 bushels in corn. In 2019, Randy broke his previous World Record for soybeans (171 bu/ac in 2016) with an outstanding 190.23 bushel per acre. Randy gives God all the glory for his success and wants other growers to understand his success is possible on their farms and he is passionate about sharing his practices with growers seeking to increase yields on their farms.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
Cody is the owner and founder of ROI Biologicals LLC, located in Southern IL. He works closely with
growers to ensure you make the most educated purchasing decisions, and maximize on-farm profits by maximizing the biology in your soil.
His products have been verified by farm trials, university data, and world record setting results on soybeans. You can learn more about soil
biology and ROI Biologicals impact by following very informative blog at: https://roibiologicals.com/blog. Cody also helps and assists as a
Co-host in for the Next Level Mid-South Camp located in Murray, KY with Integrity Ag Group.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
The guys have an in depth discussion with a key management member and researcher at Precision Planting. Well known agronomist and PTI director Jason Webster sits down with Heath & Ed to discuss many factors affecting agriculture production today. Jason is the Lead Commercial Agronomist Agronomist at Precision Planting acting as the key researcher and educator for the Precision Planting team, dealers, and growers. His experience bolsters on-farm research efforts and the capability to provide solid agronomic education for dealers and growers. Jason is an industry-leading expert in the agronomic and profit impacts of different farming practices. Jason also manages and directs the new Precision Technology institute in Pontiac, IL, a 320 acre on-farm research station that focuses on ways to help growers improve farm profitability.
It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.
Enjoy this entertaining and personal look at agricultural production from two companies and two guys who have been in the business for a long time. It doesn't matter if you farm north or south of the Mason Dixon Line, they have you covered!!!! Both Ed & Heath have farmed, they are Precision Planting & 360 Yield Center dealers, among many others. Neither are strangers to precision agriculture or agriculture production practices. Ed grew up in northern Illinois just west of Chicago, near the Wisconsin border, where he still farms today. When not farming, Ed owns Kasper Ag Solution: a Beck's seed dealer, data management & other ag technology. Heath grew up in north central Ohio where worked on his family farm. As a result of opiate addiction and recovery, Heath moved to west Kentucky just north of the Tennessee border near the town of Murray where he spends his days at Integrity Ag Group. Both Ed and Heath are involved with Next Level Camps & Dowdy Crop Innovations and are very passionate about focusing on ROI, efficiency and thinking differently. For more information, you can visit: www.americancroppers.com If you have any questions for the guys or any of their guests, please send them an email to: questions@americancroppers.com.