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Being successful in business, farming, or life means overcoming new challenges everyday. Join Precision Planting's Product Support team as we deliver new learnings and unpack deeper understanding with each episode. We will be interviewing, investigating and sharing our conversations from customers, engineers, dealers, sales managers, product support and more. Smarter Every Season is the premiere Precision Planting podcast for anyone excited to follow along and learn with us.
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This weeks topics for spring updates are:DeltaForce Health Checks on 26.0 and 26.1Changing the DMC (Dashboard Mini Chart)Setting up a SmartConnector on 26.0/26.1
This week's episode topics are as follows:Software update path 2025.0 <-> 2026.0 / 2026.0 <-> 2026.1Bus Module setup Row Unit and Load Cell type Power vs. CAN Livestream Resources
Tyler, Hans, and Nate get together in the studio to discuss the new feature of Livestream. What situations are best for livestream, how do we handle when we want to jump to livestreaming, and when do we utilize the diagnostic timeline?
Tyler is joined by phone with Jake Brune, with Brick Street Precision Ag, as they go through one of the more challenging diagnostic situations jake has encountered. Jake and Tyler also discuss some of the thoughts that went through Jake's mind as he finally found the solution to the issue at hand.
On this episode of Smarter Every Season, Nate calls out a few different pieces of information from each training class as well as highlights a few helpful notes for resources. Callout topics:SRM Base/Exact Emerge - Fold Box Harness compatibility Liquid - Flow Regulating Valve Panorama - Dealership Operation and Starlink SubscriptionsSoftware - Software updating/backdating Compatibility and FieldView Module updates
Wayne Broman of Boeck Farm Outfitters has been helping growers with Precision Planting equipment since Cleansweep hit the market. In this episode, he tells Hans and Tyler the story about one of the most difficult troubleshooting scenarios he has come across.
Tyler and Hans wrap up this series by sharing a couple "top five" lists. Tyler covers some of his favorite interview questions and Hans shares some of his top diagnostic scenarios for newer technicians. We hope you have enjoyed the series. If you have any comments on conversations this inspired, things we missed, or ideas for future episodes we hope you will email them to us at smartereveryseason@ptxag.com
Part 2 of the conversation with Josh Stoller and Hans Stutzman. In this episode, the conversation focuses around how to know if a technician can handle further responsibility, follow-up, and ways to keep an advanced technicians at the dealership.
Part 1 of the conversation with Josh Stoller and Hans Stutzman. In this episode of the series the conversation progresses to how to help a technician grow into an "advanced" technician through giving them desired responsibility. Part 2 of the conversation with Josh and Hans (part 3 of the series) will drop on January 8th in an effort to avoid the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our linteners!
Join hosts Tyler Hubert and Hans Stutzman as they work their way through this series focusing on how to turn new and existing technicians into advanced technicians. In part one of the series Tyler talks with Zac Preston of Reynolds Ag Solutions to gather his advice on what to identify in the hiring process and how he likes to onboard new technicians to get them ready to support growers.
Tyler tags off of a previous episode on maintenance plans for customers and ties it into a conversation around Grower Surveys. Alex Koehn, General Manager of Dynamic Ag Services, LLC, joins Tyler in studio to discuss what he has done for grower surveys and what he has done to implement changes based off of the surveys.
Nate is joined by other Product Support Team members as they discuss the upcoming dealer development days. Dates are filling up fast, sign up today. December 1-5, 8-12January 28-29
Nate plays back a phone call with Lead Commercial Agronomist, Jason Webster, as they discuss what it looks like to do plots on the PTI farm and discuss what it looks like to make good management decisions based on plots. PTI Book: https://www.precisionplanting.com/pti
Tyler is joined by Chris Hoffmann from P&C Ag Solutions out of Reese Michigan, as they discuss the trials of high call volume during busy season. What things have they done to eliminate calls during the busiest time of the year? What types of calls are they able to eliminate? And what's behind the Pink shirts?
Freya joins Product Support members Nate Burnham and Carl Pflederer for a in season harvest update. We discuss leading call drivers this year and tips for 2025.1.x. You can find the most up to date YieldSense Operator’s Guide here: YieldSense Operator’s Guide | Precision Planting Documentation
Tyler and Freya are joined by Region Manager Ken Sauder in part 2 of this 2 part series. Ken stops by to pass on some wisdon around how to look at a maintenance plan big picture, as well as some of the details to consider to make it a success.
Nate and Tyler get on the phone with Vaughn Koehn with New Day Precision, and Chad Baker with Baker Precision Services, as they discuss what it looks like to create a new maintenance plan as well as what does an established plan look like and how do they evolve as the the years go on.
Drew brings on North Dakota Dealer, Travis Messer, with Plains Grain & Agronomy Cooperative, and they discuss Travis's personal experience with CornerStone.
Freya sits down with Josh Stoller and Aaron Herman to chat about SymphonyVision
Freya and Tyler welcome Lee Edwards onto the show as he talks about the value of getting his growers to PTI and how he accomplishes it. smartereveryseason@precisionplanting.comPTI Field DaysThis summer at the PTI Farm in Pontiac, IL
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