Harvest 2025 is in full swing, and the guys share what they have been hearing from the field so far, and give an intro to John Deere Operations Center - Pro Service. We also introduce our biggest contest yet! Game on.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist  

Carson joins the crew at MN FarmFest to talk macaroni & cheese, internet beefs, his first year farming solo, and how to Autopath with a 6000 series hi-cycle sprayer.  Carson Kahler - 6th Gen Farmer Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Trusted Defensive Coordinator Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

Zach (AKA Xyak) Johnson joins Tractor Guy on the podcast stage at FarmFest to talk about Roundup Ready lawns, the lost Off the Husk episodes, and the difference between A.I. & A.I.    Zach Johnson - Millennial Farmer Tractor Guy - Polar Bear LLC. Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Day 1 of FarmFest marked the worldwide launch of the all-new, nothing like an old 4640, Polar Bear -46. That’s Celcius. TractorGuy, founder of Polar Bear LLC, joins Sam & Sam to talk about what makes the Polar Bear unlike any supertractor on the market, especially the James Mousse.   Tractor Guy - Founder of Polar Bear LLC Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

We’re back to recap our Kibble Tech Expo, especially technology that you can use this harvest season on the combine or the tillage tractor. Chris thinks that there’s a rapper named after ice cream, and we find out why, sometimes, milk is a bad choice.   Adam Norby - Territory Sales Manager Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

We're back out at the site of Vicki's Camp N Country Jam in Redwood Falls to talk about Kibble's involvement in the festival, why we're all obsessed with The Castellows, and how Vicki started a wildly successful music festival in her backyard.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Anne Johnson - Redwood Area Chamber of Commerce Vicki Galstad-Friedrichs - CEO/Event Producer

The guys are back to talk about what's new for spraying season 2025, an update on our seed plot, and we find out just how loud a .38 Special concert can be.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Specialist

Jon Ebert from the Precision Upgrades group at John Deere joins the podcast to talk about all of the new PUK offerings for model year 2026, why Godzilla vs. King Kong is a cinema masterpiece, and the importance of adding the lighting kit to every upgrade kit.   Jon Ebert - Product Management & Marketing Lead - John Deere Precision Upgrades Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Plant 2025 is off and running, and we're here to to cover everything you need to know to have a successful planting season, like why there are so many different sizes of Monster Energy, and how long it takes to order a new drone, along with all of the things we've seen this spring from the field that will help you stay ahead of the neighbors.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Emma joins the crew at Agronomy on Ice to talk about how she's working on a new line of Egg With Emma merch, how to deal with mansplainers of the world, and she gives a pretty detailed dissertation on grain baggers in there somewhere.   Emma - Ag With Emma Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Luc Jacobson - Technology Manager

Bridgette & Jason from Ag Mafia join the podcast to talk about making Ag Retail fun again, what it takes to put on Agronomy on Ice, why bringing a fully loaded 9RX 830 on the lake is a bad idea, and how rhubarb makes every dessert better.    Bridgette Readel - Ag Mafia Jason Hanson - Ag Mafia Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

Our first podcast recorded on on ice! Luc Jacobson & Alan Nemec from Valley Plains Equipment join us in the icehouse at Agronomy on Ice in Devil's Lake, ND to talk about Tiger King, how to send a fax, and the collaboration between Valley Plains Equipment, Kibble Equipment, & Platte Valley Equipment, which are all under the ownership of Brandt Holdings.   Luc Jacobson - Technology Manager - Valley Plains Alan Nemec -Technology Specialist - Valley Plains Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

The crew talks fast food at low speeds, the TikTok ban, and the brand new Precision Essentials Kit offerings from John Deere.   Product Sales Specialist - Sam Paulson Precision Support Manager - Chris Horob Precision Support Specialist - Sam Jensen

Sam, Chris & Dwain are at the Crystal Valley Co-op Winter Conference to talk to Jason Leary, CVC Ag Technology Manager, about the new technologies, services and test results that will be shared at the conference, how new John Deere technology has been integrated into the co-op, and why it's so hard to find a 1969 Dodge Charger.   Jason Leary - Ag Technology Manager - Crystal Valley Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dwain Lammey - Product Support Specialist

Sam, Sam & Chris are back to recap everything we experienced over the past year, including the 9RX 830, the CC19 coulter chisel, and whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie.   Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Part two of our conversation with Neil Dahlstrom, John Deere's Archivist, where we talk about the early innovators at Deere that brought the company from a successful plow-maker to the world leader in agricultural manufacturing. We also learn about the true origins of "Nothing Runs Like a Deere." Neil Dahlstrom - Branded Properties & Heritage Manager - John Deere Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dale Vatthauer - Sales Manager  

Part 1: the podcast is down in Moline, IL, at the John Deere Archive, to talk with Archivist, Neil Dahlstrom, about what it means to manage the heritage of Deere & Co., what types of items are actually preserved in the archive, and some stories from Neil’s book & TV series: Tractor Wars. Neil Dahlstrom - Branded Properties & Heritage Manager - John Deere Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dale Vatthauer - Sales Manager  

The crew is joined by Marc Cloutier, instructor at Lake Area Technical College, to talk about the TechKnowledge student technician training program, the unique relationship our dealership group has with LATC, and how to send a hydraulic cylinder rod into low-Earth orbit.    Marc Cloutier - Diesel Technology / TechKnowledge Instructor, Lake Area Technical College Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Emergency episode! The solar storms are back in time for the harvest season, so Sam & Chris let you know what to do if your guidance system is affected, as well as some new tips for identifying interference that might affect Machine Sync connections. 

The crew is at FarmFest : Day 3 talking with Ben Larson from Razor Tracking about solutions to keep tabs on your fleet, how to properly do radio ads for Kibble Equipment, and what kind of person puts mayonnaise & peanut butter together on a sandwich.    Ben Larson - Channel Manager : Razor Tracking Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist