Smarter Every Season

Blake Reynolds and Zach Preston with Reynolds Ag Solutions, and Product Support member, Sean Hansen, join Freya as they discuss the previous spring with CornerStone. What things did they learn, like, and even love? VR CornerStone Aspect link: https://pplantl.ink/cornerstone-ar

Tyler and Hans wrap up the Customer Development series by bringing on Jason Young from Agrovision Solutions LLC. out of Missouri as they tackle the challenge of customer loyalty. How do we recognize when we have loyal customers? And what did we do to create loyal customers?Andy Pace, Region Manager, Joins us again to give his thoughts and share his learnings from all four episodes along with Tyler and Hans. To provide feedback, please email us at: smartereveryseason@precisionplanting.com

Tyler and Hans, back again with Part 3 of our Customer Development series. This episode takes a look at, how do we provide value after the sale is completed? Tyler and Hans welcome Nathan Rogers with Legacy Ag as he explains his approach to continuing to provide value after the sale and delivery of products is completed.Also joining Tyler and Hans by phone is Region Manager, Andy Pace gives his outlook on the interview with Nathan and how he coaches dealers to continue that value after the sale.

What is Dealer Development Days? Nate sits down with Tyler, along with RM Lead, Troy McKown, as they discuss what it actually is. What is the thought behind it, how does Precision choose each class, what are the logistics, and more importantly when are we doing it?

Tyler and Hans continue our series of customer development by inviting Mike Frakes to talk about he shows value in the product before the sale. Whether that's putting a reveal unit on one row and letting the customer run it, or using Panorama to show real area specific data on how a specific product has impacted other operations outcomes. Following the interview, they are joined once again by Region Manager, Andy Pace, as he gives his thoughts and recap to the interview with Mike.

Exciting times for Smarter Every Season as we launch our first series. Kicking it off with Tyler and Hans is Steve Zeiset as he talks about his initial contact with customers with a few seasons under his belt. After talking with Steve, Tyler talks with Region Manager, Andy Pace, as he gives insight into the interview with Steve and what he likes as well as some things he sees as an RM that are beneficial in building awareness within your own business.

Drew sits down in studio with Tyler as they give Shawn Stecklein, a dealer out of Iowa, about his experience with the Precision Symphony Sprayer system. Shawn highlights some of the cool things about symphony as well as pointing out both time and financial savings that he has experienced in his time using symphony.

Tyler is joined in studio by "The big man" General Manager, Keith Crow. As we get to know Keith, we get to hear about some hobbies and interests, things he is excited about for the future of Precision Planting, as well as a few books, Extreme Ownership - Jaco Willink and Leif Babin, The Gift of Leadership - Andrew Burchfield, and more as we get to know Keith.

Freya sits down to get to know the Breman Harvest team with Mallory Dowty and Kyle Schinbeckler and find out about Headsight and Truesight training.

With the excitement of our PTI field days and Agronomy Conference in full swing, Tyler is joined in studio with Clay Scott, Eli Sloneker, Brad Joern, and a phone call with Jason Webster as he discusses what all to expect this summer. From ride and drive to Radicle agronomics, this summer has much to offer as the team works tirelessly to make the 2024 summer the best yet. PTI Farm Field Day Signup: Events | Precision Planting PTI Farm Field Days | Precision Planting | Upgrade Your Farm EquipmentSummer Agronomy Conference Signup: Summer Agronomy Conference | Radicle Agronomics | Radicle Agronomics

Drew and Tyler are joined via phone by Preston Talbert, from Godsey Precision Ag in Eckley, CO, as we take a deeper look into Smart Scout and the value it provides. What processes are used in field, how do we cultivate a conversation with our client, and what clients do we focus on when using Smart Scout?

Would you like to hear some cool stories about the way Precision Planting and our dealer network helped growers and made a positive impact in agriculture this spring? Then you have come to the right place. Join host Tyler Hubert as he talks with 3 Region Managers (Tyson Harris-Pacific West, Gabe Scheidt-Colorado/West Kansas, Eric Huber-East/Central Illinois) about the wins they experienced this planting season.

Show notes for this Symphony focused episode include:First Day Testing- Starting up the system with OEM swath harness; using the quick start feature to validate proper setup and swath-Helpful notes on flowmeter tags from Deere and Raven-Nozzle sizing resources. Included here is a link to the Wilger Tip Wizard mentioned in the episodeIn Field Tips-Tips on setting the row fail action-How to clean a nozzle that is stuck or partially stuck-What to do when spraying multiple passes in the same field-How to set the system up for y-drop application-Using "Sprayer Purge Control" for cleaning out or draining a boom

Show notes for this Panorama focused episode include:-Best practices for wifi connectivity-Best resources including youtube videos to get started -How to invite someone or get invited to an operation-How to move .0 software data to Panorama-Highlighting some handy diagnostic tools in Panorama-When submitting a ticket, include Operation Name, turn Precision Planting Support on, the field names, and a description of the issue.

Callouts and RemindersSpeed tube high amp draw behavior, note the update on 2024.0.2RowFlow trouble shooting trees.Reminder on Sensing Y requirement for .1 software.Callout for replant instructions online.Special guest, Marcus Lee, joins Nate and Hans as he talks about some of the highlights of Smart Scout, now available, and some awesome learning tools within the application as well as the route for support within the app. SmartsScout available below:Precision News: smartscout (precisionplanting.com)

General Diagnostic Steps-       Loss of entire planter, what is the piece of information that will tell us what we should chase down first?What are the lights doing?The light status tells us whether we are chasing communication or power.-       Gaps or skips of coverage in field.Dig to verify in ground what we have.Watch the GPS page to see if our GPS speed drops out while running.Watch the lift switch state in field.2024.1.9 -      All .1 users should make the upgrade to 2024.1.9Auto Load fixesMapping improvementsFlip implement- Planters/Seeder – Flip implement only works when the plater/seeder is in the lifted state.- Sprayers- Flip Implement will only work when the sprayer is NOT spraying.

General Notes-      Replant Instructions are on product resources (linked below) on the steps to take when doing a replant. Products (precisionplanting.com)-      If someone is running liquid, and they are running a consistent rate and speed through the field, then it is fully acceptable to run in Constant and take out the time to do a pump cal.Gen 2-      On a 2100 series planter, when getting lift state through the Case lift switch either stay on 2020.0.1, or if updating to 2020.0.4 use a Y harness (729818). Another option to get lift state is to install a push button lift switch for lift state.2024.1.X-      If you have growers that are going to be running .1, and they haven’t started yet, please spend some time with them and go out and make sure that they are set up and ready to go. If the system hasn’t been set up yet, it does take some vigilance and time to make sure that things aren’t missed.-      On a vApplyHD system, we do show shaft speed if we have a shaft speed sensor. This is different from .0 where we didn’t, this is a diagnostic tool. We don’t control to a commanded shaft speed, but it is helpful when diagnosing things to know what the shaft speed is.

System Wide NotesDiagnostics of compressors - "My compressor won't stop running, or, my compressor wont kick on."Specialty crop and seed corn setup best practices.GPS resources, if there is a display that we don't have a document on and you figure out how to connect and where to set it up in the OEM display, please grab screenshots and let us know the steps that were taken to create a document on it..1If you are on .1, please keep up to date on software updates.specialty crops and seed corn setups and crop change. Different processes in .1 than in .0 softwares.If you have a frame mounted lift switch (primarily whisker switches), you need to do the calibration. If it calibrates to 0 and 100, then put manual percentages in for 5 lowered and 95 lifted.

All systemsResources used often - Setup Videos, Dealer Service Manual, Operation Manuals (RowFlow as an example). FieldView not connected - Check app version is up to date, hard reset of iPad, make sure fvm is green in diagnose page on gen 3, if it seems to be the ipad chord use anker as a brand.24.0.X notesWhen setting up a vApplyHD system that is either turbines removed or EMHD you must change the flow source for ALL rows. Setup - systems - liquid application - vApplyHD - continue to vApplyHD Module Assignements - flow source on far right side. .1 notes1.7 relieves the need for a Rate Control Module to be set up for HD's to function on an uncontrolled system.auto-loading failing is being addressed.

Talking points for this episode are:SRM diagnostics – break the system down as normal to isolate the issue. This does apply to diagnosing a 2150 as well.It never hurts to have a your configs backed up and in the cab. Whether you are updating to a .0 branch or once you update to a .1 branch and get it set up correctly, export your configurations and keep them in the cab.When setting up a liquid system with HD’s on it, rate controller.  must be configured whether present or not.2024.1.X Specific Sprayers need to be on .1.6 available on the cloud.If you are running on .1, stay up to date on the software updates. It helps us validate fixes we are putting into software but also will provide a better .1 experience.When setting up a liquid system, we have to select the correct style of Rate Control Module as well as the correct mode for the Rate Control Module (base/HD).When changing crop, be sure to change in the fields tab, products tab, active rows in equipment, as well as making sure we are changing our seeds/disk (the last page of vDrive setup).