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Ag Geek Speak

A Podcast for Precision Agriculture Geeks

66 episodes

1 week ago

Matt Kruger joins us to share the fascinating story of creating the world's largest corn maze spanning 121 acres with over 20 miles of pathways using precision agriculture technology. We explore how advanced planting techniques, boundary files, and ADMS technology transformed a traditional corn maze operation into a record-breaking agricultural attraction. • Valley Corn Maize east of East Grand Forks, MN opens August 23rd through October 19th, celebrating its 10th year of operation • The mai...

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Matt Kruger joins us to share the fascinating story of creating the world's largest corn maze spanning 121 acres with over 20 miles of pathways using precision agriculture technology. We explore how advanced planting techniques, boundary files, and ADMS technology transformed a traditional corn maze operation into a record-breaking agricultural attraction. • Valley Corn Maize east of East Grand Forks, MN opens August 23rd through October 19th, celebrating its 10th year of operation • The mai...

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Episodes (20/66)

Ag Geek Speak

Special Episode 13.5: Creating the World's Largest Corn Maze with Matt Krueger

Matt Kruger joins us to share the fascinating story of creating the world's largest corn maze spanning 121 acres with over 20 miles of pathways using precision agriculture technology. We explore how advanced planting techniques, boundary files, and ADMS technology transformed a traditional corn maze operation into a record-breaking agricultural attraction. • Valley Corn Maize east of East Grand Forks, MN opens August 23rd through October 19th, celebrating its 10th year of operation • The mai...

2 months ago

45 minutes

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13. Introducing Surface Shaping with Kelly Sharpe Pt. 1

GK Technology introduces Surface Shaping and SD Surface (in conjunction with Rust Sales) which offers land managers an innovative approach to field design. Surface Shaping allows for advanced drainage design, giving farmers the ability to design intentional water flow and directionality, above and beyond normal ditching and "land leveling." Kelly Sharpe explains how this new technology preserves valuable topsoil while eliminating problematic water-holding areas through advanced design and pre...

2 months ago

33 minutes

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12.5 Tiny Bytes: Understanding Bulk Density: Why Space Matters in Your Soil

Soil is more than just what we see on the surface, on average consisting of 45% mineral components, 5% organic matter, 25% water, and 25% air, with bulk density measuring how much dry soil weighs per volume. • Bulk density indicates the space available in soil for air and water • Sandy soils counterintuitively have higher bulk density than clay soils • Clay soils typically contain more organic matter which contributes to greater pore spaces • Bulk density increases as you go deeper int...

2 months ago

16 minutes

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12. A Spring Precision Ag Software Support Recap

Sarah and Jodi continue their conversation about common precision agriculture issues encountered during spring planting, focusing on field boundaries, controller settings, and troubleshooting variable rate applications. • Field boundaries matter critically for prescription applications – without proper mapping, sections of equipment may shut off unexpectedly • Prairie Pothole regions require special boundary considerations since water levels change frequently • Use buffer tools to expand tig...

3 months ago

26 minutes

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11.5 Tiny Bytes: NDVI: Turning Plant Color into Actionable Farm Data

NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetative Index) helps farmers detect how green and/or productive different areas of their fields are by measuring the ratio of near-infrared to red light reflected from plant canopies. This technology creates reliable productivity zone maps when analyzed consistently over multiple growing seasons, enabling targeted input management across variable field conditions. In this Tiny Byte Sarah and Jodi cover: • NDVI measures plant canopy density by comparing near-infr...

3 months ago

11 minutes

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11. Fields of Questions: A Spring Precision Ag Software Support Recap

Sarah and Jodi reflect on the fast-paced spring planting season of 2025, sharing their experiences supporting customers with ADMS software and troubleshooting common prescription issues while managing rapidly changing field conditions. Situations and questions they cover: • When to dissolve prescriptions during the export process to optimize controller compatibility • Understanding the difference between hard breaks and interpolation in prescription maps • Why you should never dissolv...

3 months ago

33 minutes

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10.5 Tiny Bytes: What's the Deal with UTM?

Using the correct UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) zone is crucial when working with GIS data mapped to a UTM zone. We explain how projections work to translate locations from Earth's spherical surface to flat maps, and why UTM zones are critical for accurate agricultural mapping. • UTM divides Earth into 60 zones, each six degrees of longitude wide • UTM choice errors cause maps to appear in completely wrong locations, like oceans • Creating maps in the wrong UTM zone leads to unusable p...

4 months ago

8 minutes

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10. AI and Human Interactions Pt. 2 OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI feat. Travis Yeik

Travis Yeik joins us for part two of our deep dive into the interaction of artificial intelligence and humans in agriculture, exploring current applications and future possibilities of this transformative technology in farming. We chat about... • Weather forecasting is already utilizing AI to provide crucial planning information to farmers • Precision agriculture applications include weed identification, disease monitoring, and targeted spraying • Livestock operations benefit from AI...

4 months ago

34 minutes

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9.5 Tiny Bytes: Variable Yield Goals: The Foundation of Smart Farming

Precision agriculture focuses on treating different parts of a field according to their unique yield potential instead of applying the same approach everywhere. Variable rate applications start with establishing realistic yield goals for different areas within a field based on their consistent performance patterns. In this episode, Sarah and Jodi discuss: • Using historical yield data to determine which areas consistently yield higher or lower • Combining yield history with grid soil sampl...

4 months ago

9 minutes

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9. Will AI Replace Farmers? The Role of Human Interaction in Artificial Intelligence Featuring Travis Yeik

We explore the future of human decision-making in precision agriculture and the role artificial intelligence might play in supporting – not replacing – farmers. • Travis Yeik brings unique perspective from his background in farming, agronomy, and software development • AI has existed since the 1950s but recent advances in computing power and algorithms have accelerated development • Farmers must make complex decisions integrating agronomy, mechanics, business, finance and weather variables •...

4 months ago

33 minutes

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8.5 Tiny Bytes: On the Root of a Drive

We tackle a common technical prescription writing question in this Tiny Byte: what does it mean to place a prescription on the root of a drive and why does it matter. Understanding this simple concept can solve many frustrating issues when loading prescriptions onto different monitors. • The "root" of a drive is the main directory—the blank space you see when first opening the drive • Different farm equipment requires prescription files in specific locations • Page 203 of the 2025 ADMS...

4 months ago

6 minutes

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8. Code, Sheep, and Field Management: How Hudson Fuller is Revolutionizing ADMS pt. 2

Hudson Fuller, computer scientist and GK Technologies' newest software developer, discusses the upcoming ADMS software updates and his agricultural background while sharing insights into his current projects and future aspirations. • Working on transitioning ADMS to the new .NET framework after Microsoft's discontinuation of the current framework • Emphasizes that users will notice minimal differences with the update, possibly just crisper-looking buttons • Explains the importance of diverse...

5 months ago

29 minutes

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7.5 Tiny Bytes: From Bits to Petabytes: Understanding Computer Storage

We explore the fundamentals of digital storage and how it powers precision agriculture, covering basic bytes to the massive petabyte servers at GK Technology that store agricultural imagery and data. • A byte equals eight binary bits and typically represents a single character or piece of data in computer language • Digital storage units progress from kilobytes (thousand) to megabytes (million) to gigabytes (billion) to terabytes (trillion) to petabytes (thousand terabytes) • GK Technology's...

5 months ago

8 minutes

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From Pitcher to Programmer: Hudson Fuller's Journey pt. 1

Hudson Fuller, GK Technology's newest full-time employee and computer science graduate, shares his journey from baseball player to agricultural data specialist working on the ADAPT standard integration. • Hudson's connection to GK began through family ties and company retreats before pursuing internships during college • Completed a computer science degree at Dakota State University while playing college baseball • Created an AI baseball pitch predictor that achieved 80% accuracy in predicti...

5 months ago

29 minutes

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6.5 Tiny Bytes: Plant Tissue Testing 101

Plant tissue testing offers farmers and consultants valuable insight into crop nutrient status and helps diagnose field issues when properly conducted. We explain the science behind tissue testing and share practical tips for getting actionable results. • Tissue testing can help to evaluate nutrient status to understand crop health at various growth stages • Troubleshoot field issues by comparing samples from healthy and problematic areas • It is important to sample the correct plant part ac...

6 months ago

8 minutes

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6. Pioneers of Precision Ag: Shawn Kasprick Part 2

We continue our conversation this week with precision ag geek Shawn Kasprick of Simplot. Shawn shares how precision agriculture capabilities have evolved from floppy disks to satellite imagery, letting farmers see their operations all the way through from farm to field application. Some topics we cover in this episode: • Adapting precision agriculture for orchards with specialized equipment that applies fertilizer between rows • Creating variable rate soil-applied herbicide maps based on soil...

6 months ago

36 minutes

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5. Pioneers of Precision Ag: Shawn Kasprick Part 1

Shawn Kasprick shares his journey from farm kid to precision agriculture pioneer with Simplot Grower Solutions, detailing how early developments in the field shaped the technology farmers use today. In the episode, Sarah and Jodi sit down with Shawn and discuss Shawn's background growing up on a farm in Walsh County North DakotaShawn's educational background, which includes dual bachelor's degrees in Crop and Weed Sciences and Soil Science from NDSU and a master's in Agronomy from Iowa State ...

7 months ago

35 minutes

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4.5 Tiny Bytes: Field Boundaries, the Cookie Cutters of Precision Ag

Field boundaries serve as the digital cookie cutters of precision agriculture, defining where field operations begin and end for optimal resource management. Understanding their purpose and creation methods allows consultants and growers to implement more precise applications and better predict input needs. • Boundaries determine where equipment turns on and off during field operations • Accurate boundaries help predict input requirements and prevent waste • Vector files (typically shape fil...

7 months ago

8 minutes

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4. Gridding the Zone with Ag Genesis Part 2

Kurt Turner and Lane Bothwell from Ag Genesis share their innovative "gridding the zone" approach that combines traditional zone mapping with targeted grid sampling to address pH variability in eastern South Dakota fields. They've discovered that their most productive field zones often hide significant pH problems that can be economically addressed through this hybrid sampling method. • Field topography in Eastern South Dakota creates extreme yield variability (corn yields ranging 100-240 bu...

7 months ago

31 minutes

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3.5 Tiny Bytes: Understanding Plant Nutrient Mobility

Awareness of nutrient mobility in plants drastically improves in-field diagnosis of crop issues. In this episode, we dive deep into plant nutrient mobility and how nutrient mobility impacts visual symptoms in the field. • Discussion on the concept of nutrient mobility • Insights into mobile vs. immobile nutrient deficiencies • Importance of tissue testing for accurate diagnoses Relatively immobile nutrients (symptoms will appear on newest leaf tissue): S, Zn, Fe, Cu, B, Ca, ...

8 months ago

9 minutes