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This week's podcast picks up where we left off - with Part 2 from Pessl Instruments.

This episode features Pessl Instruments, a sensor manufacturer based in Austria and founded by Gottfried Pessl. Tony Kramer speaks with Gottfried about how the company started and about their agricultural sensors.

In this episode we hear from Albert Vasquez, Rental Manager with RDO Equipment Co. Rentals are a large part of our business in the Southwest region, and as we'll hear from Albert, technology helps manage the rental fleet.

We're live at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo, North Dakota, chatting with show-goers.

In this episode, we speak with Justus Bamert of Wingtra about their new UAV, the Wingtra One. Wingtra drones are unique in that they manufacture a fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), making this a very flexible system.

One-hundred years of farming is something to celebrate, especially in an industry as challenging as agriculture. Join Tony Kramer as he speaks with Kim Saueressig about the history of their farming operation in North Dakota.

In this episode, Tony speak with John Sweetwood, Strategic Sales Manager with CCTY Bearing.

In this episode we speak with Terry Pickett, ISG Advanced Engineering Manager for John Deere Company. Terry has been involved with many innovative products geared around precision agriculture and GPS solutions from John Deere, including the development of the StarFire and guidance systems.

Catch Part 2 of a Big Data discussion, featuring Terry Griffin.

Join Tony Kramer this week as he talks with Dr. Terry Griffin, Cropping Systems Economist at Kansas State University. Dr. Griffin fills us in on what Big Data and IOT are, and how those in the agriculture industry can leverage this information on the farm.

Planting season is finally here, so podcast host Tony Kramer sat down with Caleb Seger, a Product Specialist with RDO Equipment Co., in the cab of a John Deere 8370R tractor pulling an ExactEmerge planter.

In this episode Tony Kramer sits down with Zach Frappier from Sentera to discuss these updates and the tools that Sentera has developed to help farmers and consultants be successful.

In this episode we speak with David Schimmelpfennig, a senior economist with the USDA's Economic Research Service. Much of his research has focused on precision agriculture adoption throughout the country, and he shares some their findings on the economics of precision agriculture technology on the farm.

This week’s podcast is a little out of the ordinary. It features an interview with Danny Schulz, longtime employee of RDO Equipment Co. In fact, Danny has worked for RDO for more than 45 years! He currently works in the Parts Department at our Moorhead, MN location.

Ready for spring? Host Tony Kramer invited Nick Arndt on the latest episode of the podcat to talk about all things John Deere Lawn & Garden.

In this episode, we speak with an agronomist about how she uses the John Deere Operations Center to help growers make better decisions.

In this special episode, we speak with Neil Dahlstrom, manager of corporate archives and history at John Deere Company, about John Deere's milestone of manufacturing tractors for 100 years. Starting with the purchase of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company in 1918, John Deere has had a rich history of innovation and has focused on the needs of their customers.