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Steve Kenkel owner of hybrid corn museum in Shelby County
Steve Kenkel is a Shelby County farmer fascinated by the development of hybrid corn. He became so fascinated over the years he began collecting and now has a museum to show for it.
Jeff Hartz- Wyffels Hybrids- Yields
Jeff Hartz with Wyffels Hybrids talks about what he is seeing with the corn, and disease issues that have become concerns, and new products on the market for next year.
Jason Manz- Product Manager of Corn Herbicides at Bayer – Balance Flexx Herbicide
Jason Manz Product Manager of Selective Corn Herbicides with Bayer talks about Balance Flexx Herbicide, and the importance of its value and importance.
Charles Baron- Farmer’s Business Network- Price Transparency
Charles Baron from Farmer's Business Network talks about data, price transparency, and explains the networks role.
John Deere buys Hagie Manufacturing
Hagie Manufacturing in Clarion, Iowa is known for a high clearance sprayer with good design and creature comforts for operators who run long days. Kevin Marshall explains the integration of the line into John Deere sales and service.
Crop Insurance
John Deere sold its crop insurance business to Farmer's Mutual Hail. Don Preusser describes the company and the coverage.
John Deere Strives To Reduce “Down Time” for Machines
Cindy Smiley and Roger Mace with John Deere are dedicated to testing combines as they come off the assembly line and also use telemetrics to monitor machines in the field.
Drones Rising with FAA Approval
Chris Folsom is with Sentara, a two year old company based in Minneapolis which makes sensing equipment and integrates it with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) along with Ag Vault software.
Mike Steenhoek – Executive Director of Soy Transportation Coalition
Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition talks about recent Water Resources Development Bill recently passed by the Senate.
Craig Hill – President of Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill talks about the organization along with Iowa Corn offering financial support to farmers in DSM Water Works lawsuit. AIRED: world-of-agriculture-9-15-16