specialty crops

In this episode, Christa interviews Olivia Hanlon, Executive Secretary with the Iowa Specialty Crop Grower's Association, as well as Christie Jensen, Executive Director of the Iowa Wine Grower's Association. Tune in as they discuss the 2024 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference coming up on January 8-9 as well as the Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association's Post Conference Workshops which will be on January 10, 2024! Learn how you can get discounted registration and be sure to register early for extra saving with "early bird" pricing!

Episode Links: 

• Iowa Specialty Producers Conference: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/ 

• Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association: https://www.iowaspecialtycrop.org/ 

• Iowa Wine Growers Association: https://iowawinegrowers.org/ 

 With so much happening during harvest, John Deere go-to-market manager for digital Ryan Stein says Operations Center allows farmers to not only know where their equipment is but to see how it’s performing in real time.

He tells Brownfield it also provides diagnostic information ensuring minimal downtime at harvest.

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In this episode, Olivia interviews Kendra Meyer, Executive Secretary for the Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association and Christie Jensen, Executive Director for the Iowa Wine Growers Association. Tune in to hear all about the upcoming 2023 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference! The conference will start on February 22, 2023 and go through February 23, 2023. There will also be a pre-conference workshop held on February 21, 2023.

Episode Links: 

• Iowa Specialty Producers Conference: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/ 

• Conference Registration Link: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/registernow 

• Pre-conference Workshop Registration: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/registeriscga 

• Session Overview: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/2023-sessions 

• Conference Speakers: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/2023-speakers 

• Sponsors and Exhibitors: https://www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/2023-sponsors 

• Contact the Iowa Specialty Producers Conference: ispc@iowawinegrowers.org 

John Deere marketing manager for 5 Series utility tractors Greg Christensen says the company just launched two specialty crop tractors with features normally seen in the higher horsepower 8R and 9R tractors. He tells Brownfield one of those is AutoTrac, a guidance system that can help reduce overlap and fuel usage. 

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Technology has huge and far-reaching impacts on just about every facet of our world. Perhaps one of the least understood impacts it can have is in agriculture, crop production, and the associated economies that depend on agriculture. (Like, ALL of us!) In this episode, co-founder of Benchmark Labs Dr Carlos Gaitan spends time with us to talk about building an AgTech company with meaningful impacts to farmers and consumers, and demystifies AI and Machine Learning in a way that will make you feel smarter. Listen now!

Check out Dr Carlos’ recommended resources:

 “Rotten” – Netflix documentary about avocado water needs (https://www.netflix.com/title/80146284)

“Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences” – William W. Hsieh (https://ur.booksc.me/book/70339637/b00774)

“Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist” – Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson (https://www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1118443616)

Find and follow Dr Carlos on Benchmark Labs (https://www.benchmarklabs.com/) or send him an email at carlos@benchmarklabs.com

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