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InfoAg 2014 Session

VR Seeding
Moderator : John Fulton
Date/Time : Wednesday, July 30, 2014 | 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Room : Grand Ballroom
Speaker
Becks Hybrids
22797 US Highway 150
Downs, 61736
815-584-7711

Biography :
Jason Webster is the Research Director for Becks Hybrids Central Illinois Practical Farm Research Center located in Downs, Illinois. Becks Hybrids is currently the 6th largest seed company and the largest family owned seed company in the United States. Jasons research in Illinois has focused on management options for farming operations. Farmers often dont have time to evaluate new products, procedures, or technologies. On-farm research is costly, time consuming, and often confusing. Thats why Becks Hybrids developed its Practical Farm Research (PFR)® program. This program conducts different on-farm studies to learn how different management practices and new technologies perform in growers own field environments. Simply put, its research focused with the farmer in mind. Jasons current research has focused on multi-hybrid corn planting over the past three years. Multi-Hybrid planting allows for the implementation of changing corn hybrids while planting, precisely placing each corn hybrid specific to individual site specific management zones.

The Future of Multi-Hybrid Corn Planting

Multi-Hybrid Corn Planting allows for the implementation of changing corn hybrids while planting, precisely placing each corn hybrid specific to individual site specific management zones.  This presentation will discuss the advantages of multi-hybrid corn planting, as well as the components/equipment/technology needed to succeed with this planting concept.


Speaker
Simplified Technology Services, LLC

Biography :
John has spent nineteen years in the Precision Agriculture Industry. Currently, he owns and operates Simplified Technology Services. Before STS he worked in many facets of the agricultural supply chain for several companies. In each of his roles, John has lent his precision agricultural expertise and honed his technology related skills. He gained experience in the ag retail market during his time with Terra Industries, in genetics by environmental research with Monsanto, in large scale on-farm production with Spatial Ag Systems and in agronomic consulting with Brookside Laboratories. Simplified Technology Services is the culmination of the experience John has gained. STS is a broad based consulting company that assists clients in creating and implementing plans to achieve maximum return on their technology investments. John has achieved professional success through practical application of his experience and educational background. He believes that hard work and a commitment to expanding the skills within Simplified Technology Services will continue to lead to professional success.

Variable Rate Seeding–Solving a Problem Requires Preparation

Lately there has been a lot of press given to within-field variable population management.  However, as a service provider, do you know that the prescriptions you provide make your growers more profitable?  Accurate, and therefore profitable, population management requires a stepwise progression of problem solving.  This stepwise approach will be the topic of our discussion.

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