The Why, How, and What of Farm Data Upload

The Why, How, and What of Farm Data Upload

Early this summer, as we were receiving excessive rainfall in Ohio, I attended a field day at our local equipment dealership. As we gathered in the building, trying to avoid the steady rain outside, one of the equipment salesmen joked with the group and said “You know why we’re getting all this rain? It’s because of all the data that we are putting into the ‘cloud’. There’s just no room for water anymore, so it’s all falling out as rain!” While his joke certainly drew some chuckles from the group, the explanation is a far cry from how data storage […]

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Harvest is Over: What to do with Yield Data?

Now that harvest is complete and fieldwork is wrapping up, the season of paperwork and planning is upon us as we turn our focus to a new crop year. But before you put 2016 completely behind you, don’t leave one of the most valuable tools for learning and improvement sitting in your combine. Put your yield data to use! Here are three ways start using your yield data:

1. Recordkeeping

Referencing yield maps as you evaluate field performance can be extremely helpful. Even if you carefully document every scale ticket, a yield map can be a nice way to double check the […]

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