DECATUR, Ill. 鈥 The target of new ag technology may traditionally have been young, innovative farmers itching to get their hands on it after college or established farmers who knew the tech would pay off in efficiencies over vast acreage. But today, everyone wants the yield advantages and productivity technology offers.
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Andrew Baer of Precision Planting says older sprayers can be updated for new functions.聽
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GSI product manager Alan Lockwood demonstrates the company鈥檚 new platform to monitor grain dryers.聽
Photo by Phyllis Coulter
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