Missouri farmer Travis Taylor

Data management and compatibility are big concerns for farmers using precision ag technology.  Northwest Missouri row crop and cattle producer Travis Taylor says he’s getting a lot out the AG Connect Expo because it emphasizes technology and addresses those concerns.  Taylor tells Brownfield Ag News, “Data management is probably the biggest deal that I think is going to be in the next few years and it sounds like they’re really working on that to try to mesh every – or, not mesh every company but mesh the major companies together where they can share a software or hardware to try to make it easier for the farmers.”

Ryan Molitor of precision ag provider Raven, for example, says they are working to address it, “That’s something we hear a lot about from our customers and our dealers – for their customers is compatibility. Make it simple and compatible and connected. So, that’s what we’re – we’re trying to solve that challenge.”

There’s plenty of machinery at Ag Connect but Taylor says it’s about more than just the iron, “And, I’m really impressed with that because that’s really what is needed because the iron’s always going to be there. It’s these systems that are going to make the iron work more efficiently and productive.”

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