December 18, 2024 • 23 mins
Join us as we celebrate a year of the Ag Geek Speak podcast. Journey with us through the highlights of our first year, from the launch of the Tiny Bytes segment and launch of the GK Field Mapper app. We extend our heartfelt thanks and holiday wishes, and are eagerly looking forward to bringing you more insightful conversations and fresh content ideas in the new year.
Google/YouTube Ag Geek Speak Podcast Feed: https://www.youtube.com/@geektechforag
Episodes Mentioned:
- Digging Deep into Soil Science with Professor Emeritus R. Jay Goos: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15610053
- Digging Deep into Soil Science Part 2 with Professor Emeritus R. Jay Goos: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15691382
- Darin Johnson and Kelly Sharpe - Pioneering Precision Agriculture https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/14357348
- Darin Johnson and Kelly Sharpe Part 2 - Starting an Ag Software Company https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/14452267
- The Art of Crop Planning with Josh Stutrud Part 1 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/14915489
- The Art of Crop Planning with Josh Stutrud Part 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/14986112
- Making Water Flow with Paul Fuller Part 1 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15071861
- Making Water Flow with Paul Fuller Part 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15155876
- From Wilderness to Sky: Clint Streeter's Path to Aerial Imagery Excellence https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15390373
- Geeking Out About Aerial and Satellite Imagery with Clint Streeter https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15543372
- The Man Behind the Curtain: Travis Yeik pt. 1 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/16174248
- Talking AI with The Man Behind the Curtain: Travis Yeik pt. 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/16191185
- Tiny Bytes: Introducing GK Field Mapper: We Have an App for That! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15580930
- Accounting for Field Variability with Dr. Dave Franzen https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15206650
- Making Zones Happen with Dr. Dave Franzen https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15314565
- Reading the Landscape with Dr. Tom DeSutter pt. 1 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/16097130
- The Science of the Landscape with Dr. Tom DeSutter pt. 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/16131402
- What's in a Soil Test? Getting the Answers with John Breker Pt. 1 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15772532
- Potassium, pH, and Precision Soil Sampling: John Breker Pt. 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15854748
- Tiny Bytes: GNSS? GPS? What's the Difference? https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/16178935
- Tiny Bytes: Raster Monster! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/15509080
GK Field Mapper App:
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gkmobile.droid&hl=en_US&pli=1
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gk-field-mapper/id6448194019
We will be back with new episodes in the New Year!
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Jodi (00:00):
And now it's time for a tiny bite of knowledge.
Hello Ag Geek Speak listeners.
Believe it or not, it's been afull year since Sarah and myself
(00:20):
have started this podcast withGK Technology.
Well, it hasn't been a full yearyet, but it will be in January,
which is unbelievable but alsosuper fun, and we wanted to take
some time today and a firstthank you guys.
All of our listeners that keepup with us download us in your
feed, listen here and there.
(00:41):
Thank you so much for your timeand your attention listen here
and there.
Sarah (00:48):
Thank you so much for your time and your attention.
We appreciate you so much andsending us ideas and feedback.
Jodi (00:51):
We really appreciate that too, and so what we wanted to do
today is just kind of go overwhere we've been this year, talk
about some highlights of AgGeek Speak and Tiny Bites and
maybe think a little bit aboutwhat season two in the future of
Ag Geek Speak might look like?
Sarah (01:06):
Absolutely.
I think that's great and, alongwith the thank you, I want to
wish everybody out there a veryhappy holiday season.
It's time to kind of take alittle bit of a break, and Ag
Geek Speak is going to take alittle bit of a break here over
the holiday season as well, sostay tuned If you don't catch an
episode upload over the holidayseason as well.
So stay tuned.
If you don't catch an episodeupload over the holiday season,
don't worry, we're going to becoming back.
(01:27):
But can you believe it After GKTechnology has been in the
precision agriculture world forhow many years now?
I don't even remember.
Math is hard, math is reallyhard.
But after GK Technology hasbeen a pioneering company in
precision agriculture for anumber of years, we are very
(01:49):
excited that we launched ourpodcast in January, starting
with Ag Geek Speak, and we hadjust a pile of fun guests on the
main Ag Geek Speak.
You know everything frominternal guests to external
guests and different ideas.
So lots of great conversationshappened on Ag Geek Speak.
Jodi (02:08):
Starting in January, of course, we started with Ag Geek
Speak, and about May of the yearwe launched our in-between
segment called Tiny Bites, withthe goal of providing technical
information about precisionagriculture, presented in a way
that's fun and short and reallybite sized, and we have only
scratched the surface of thingsto discuss on Tiny Bites, and so
(02:32):
we are really excited to bringyou more of that in the future.
Even though we're going to takea break here, we'll have one
more podcast here at the end ofthe year.
It's a very special one, sokeep an eye out for it.
This last week it is going tobe a session where all of us
from GK Technologies sit aroundat a retreat in person together
(02:52):
and talk about precisionagriculture.
I know we throw that termaround a lot just precision
agriculture but it's reallyspecial to be in a room full of
that many people with so muchexperience in this industry, and
so please take a listen to it,and then we'll be taking a break
for a couple of weeks andcoming back after the holiday
(03:12):
season.
Sarah (03:13):
Yeah, so every summer, gk Technology, we all get together
and we go on a retreat.
It's a company retreat.
It's where we do our companymeetings every year, and it's a
great time.
We actually get to bring ourfamilies with us, so it's just
really fun because we get toknow each other a little bit
better.
Of course, we do the businessthat we need to do as a company,
(03:34):
but we get to know each other alittle bit better as well, and
I am just always amazed at thetalent that I get to work with
every day at GK Technology.
We really have very talentedpeople here that are specialists
in what they do, and so it'sreally fun to sit down and have
(03:55):
those conversations, and that'swhat our special episode is
going to be.
It was actually recorded inJuly, but it really is an
opportunity to basically listento just a bit of a BS session,
actually, of all of us sittingaround doing our thing.
Jodi (04:11):
The meeting after the meeting is really what took
place.
Sarah (04:14):
That's a good way to put it.
The meeting after the meetingyeah.
Jodi (04:16):
Keep in mind too, as we're referencing episodes, all of
our episodes are out there.
We started by just launching onApple and Spotify and some of
the other podcast players andthrough the year, towards the
end of this year, we've alsobranched out into the Google
players.
So if you are somebody I don'tknow how you'll be listening, if
you're a Google podcastlistener and haven't found us
(04:38):
already, but just know that weare on YouTube and the Google
player as well.
That's been a really big updatefor us this first year of
podcasting too.
But again, just know that allthese, all these episodes that
we're referencing, these gueststhat we're referencing, please
go back.
Those episodes are in your feedand you're more than welcome to
listen to those.
Sarah (04:56):
Once again, and I don't know if you do that at all, jodi
, but I actually there's anumber of guests that we've had
on that.
You know those conversationswere so much fun.
You know, I think back tovisiting with Dr Goose, of
course, about a lot of thedifferent things that we chatted
with him about, and it's, youknow, when I'm working on the
computer or doing mappingsometimes I actually like to
(05:19):
just put it on, even though I'vebeen part of the conversation.
I like to review some of thethings that he had to say and
it's interesting to go back tothe very beginning and listen to
Darren and Kelly talk about ourcompany from the very beginning
at the get-go, and where thosetwo guys came from and how GK
(05:39):
came to be.
Jodi (05:41):
It's so easy to forget how quickly technology has evolved
when you really think about itright.
This whole involving computersin farmer's tractors has only
been around for 30-ish years.
That's relatively new, and solistening and interviewing
Darren and Kelly talk about thebeginning was so insightful, and
I'm really glad they took thebrunt of being at the front of
(06:03):
the evolution so that I canenjoy the easier part of the
technology now you know it'sinteresting because how many
precision agriculture companiesare out there that have actually
written programs to go on anIPAC?
An IPAC and now we're writingprescriptions to iPads and
(06:24):
Topcons.
Exactly an ipad.
And now we're writingprescriptions to ipads and top
cons.
Exactly does anybody?
Sarah (06:28):
know what an ipad is.
If not, we actually have amuseum in our office here in
halstead.
You can come and check it out.
We've got it in our on ourmuseum of of good stuff, along
with the original computer thatdarren used to start writing the
software.
Jodi (06:44):
So I, I think we should have it.
So we kind of we, we do have amuseum of items up front and I,
I love museums.
I'm a geek, I'm a true geek.
I can just imagine like amuseum layout from like from
iPack to iPad and like having atimeline of innovation.
Sarah (07:02):
We should get that set up that way.
Jodi (07:04):
Yeah, that'd be so fun, that'd be so fun.
Sarah (07:07):
Don't nobody tell Darren and Kelly, but we're just going
to kind of make that happen.
Jodi (07:13):
If anybody has any background in museum design,
please let me know.
Or like display design, I'dappreciate it.
Sarah (07:18):
Put it in the comments with a five-star rating.
That was good, I know right.
But you know we had some otherconversations this year that
were really fun.
I really enjoyed theconversation with Josh Stutrude
as well.
You know talking about thatprotein sensor and the nitrogen
use efficiency for barley, forthe malt content.
You know making sure we'regetting that yield dialed in and
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the protein dialed in and byvariety.
That was a fun conversationdialed in and the protein dialed
in and by variety.
Jodi (07:44):
That was a fun conversation.
It's so great to talk tofarmers that are using precision
agriculture and really beingreminded you know what kind of
questions are they asking on thefield and being reminded.
Okay, how can I take what I'mmapping and put it in the
package of it being answeredthat a farmer is looking to have
answered, or like having ananswer to a question that a
(08:07):
farmer has, and so I agree.
That was a fantastic episode,and I'm sure that Josh will be
still working on new precisiontechnologies in the future and
we'll probably have him backsomeday to talk about something
even more fun than proteinanalysis, even though I can't
really think of anything that'smore fun than precision protein
analysis even though I can'treally think of anything that's
more fun than precision proteinanalysis, but I can be
(08:29):
challenged.
Sarah (08:30):
Oh, I can think of.
I don't think it's unfun, butthere's just so much out there.
I mean, seriously, is that morefun than trying to figure out
where the geographicaldistribution of various soil pHs
are?
Jodi (08:45):
I don't know.
Oh, you can't tempt me with agood pH time, Sarah, I know
right.
Sarah (08:53):
I know everybody listening out there listen just
for that sentence, Just for thatsentiment about soil pH.
Jodi (09:03):
We are fun with a pH.
We are P-H-U-N.
Sarah (09:10):
P-H-U-N fun.
Jodi (09:12):
We should have like a seminar, like fun with Sarah and
Jodi, and it just P-H-u-n, andthen it would be like oh my gosh
, I actually got a place for usto do that too.
Sarah (09:21):
I have a customer out montana asking for that.
I'll sign you up.
That's awesome, that'd be superfun.
Jodi (09:30):
If you're wondering where we get the ideas for titles of
presentations and podcasts,welcome, welcome.
This is where that happens.
Sarah (09:37):
This is where the magic happens.
So I've mentioned definitelysome people that we've
interviewed, but there was awhole bunch of them.
You know, internally we've hada chance to visit we.
You know we mentioned Darrenand Kelly, but we also had a
chance to talk with Paul aboutdrainage, clint about imagery,
which was very fun, and then ofcourse, travis and how.
(09:58):
How he thinks about computerprogramming and his background
was so interesting too.
Jodi (10:03):
When speaking about Travis and his background and the
things that he's taught himselfhow to do.
Gk technology even launched anew app this year in the form of
GK field mapper and we had thechance to talk about that on the
podcast this year and talkabout it during trainings and
also talk about it with MontanaMafia and actually get out and
test that in the field andreally put it to the test and
(10:26):
figure out what we need to workon in the future.
But that was a really huge part.
Sarah (10:31):
That was a super fun part of the 2024 year.
It was so fun.
Jodi (10:37):
Yes.
So if you haven't, if you'resomebody that wants to look at
either zone maps you've madeyourself or somebody that just
wants to mark things in thefield, do check out GK Field
Mapper.
It is in the App Store and theGoogle Play Store and if you've
got questions on it, give ouroffice a call.
Absolutely.
Sarah (10:57):
We also had a number of other external guests, including
some professors like Dr Franzenfrom NDSU and also Dr DeSutter
from NDSU.
It was super fun to visit withboth of those guys.
About soils Franzen has ahistory working in precision
agriculture, so that was areally great conversation and
landscapes with DeSutter.
Jodi (11:14):
It was so much fun to talk to Dr Franzen and talk about
just the beginning of zonemanagement in North Dakota, like
really again, like we mentioned, we're still a young facet of
agriculture and it was so funlistening to what were the ideas
that culminated and what werethe technologies that came
together to make zone managementactually happen in North Dakota
(11:38):
and it it really hasrevolutionized how we manage
nutrients and crops in the stateand there's still places to
adopt it across the landscapeand there's still more
innovations to find.
So it's that was really fun tohave that conversation with him.
Sarah (11:54):
It really was and it was.
It was really fun to talk withDr DeSutter about landscape and
land position and where thingsfall into place and yeah, that
was a.
That was a fun conversation too.
Jodi (12:07):
And I I love the second episode with him, with DeSutter,
because we get into more oflike the little science-y
details, like the fun fact partof the podcast, like it still
blows my mind there's volcanicash deposits near linton, north
dakota, that I had no ideaexisted before.
Dissenter, or dr dissenter,talked about his research in
that area isn't that fun.
Sarah (12:28):
I just think it's so fun.
Yeah, a little bit geeky, buthey, the podcast is called Egg
Geek Speak.
You were warned, you werewarned.
And then, of course, our goodbuddy, john Brecker from Egg
Vice.
He is well, he's kind of God'sgift of potassium, honestly, but
have we?
Jodi (12:49):
made him a shirt for that yet he needs a shirt.
We'll say God's gift topotassium.
And then the back will be whatis it if it's not, if there's
not data behind it?
It's just a fun fact.
Is that what it was?
Sarah (13:02):
he had a bumper sticker, something like that hmm, I
thought that the front might belike a k with like an angel halo
over it.
We could put wings on the k.
God's gift to potassium.
I don know.
I really hope you listen tothis, john, yeah, and then we'll
(13:26):
put his motto on the back,something about you need to have
data, heavenly potassium.
Jodi (13:41):
I'm just imagining a whole product line right now, like
ball caps with a little logo ofthe halo over the k and wings.
Sarah (13:44):
There is a.
There is a market in there forsomebody to sell some special
potash.
You can brand your potash it'sreally.
Jodi (13:52):
It is really fantastic to have folks like john on the
podcast, because our probablymost interacted with episodes
are episodes about nutrients andfiguring out you know what soil
test is right for what area,how do you choose, how do you
think about these things.
It's really great when we canbring folks in like John that
really bring awesome clarity tothe clarity and knowledge to
those subjects.
Sarah (14:14):
Absolutely.
I will say I am very excitedabout our branch out into Tiny
Bites.
I have really enjoyed doingthose podcasts.
It's interesting because, fromour perspective, at times it can
be a little bit challenging tomake sure that we're explaining
concepts in a manner that webelieve that the audience can
(14:35):
understand just from a verbaldescription.
So it's always interesting todo that, but it's really fun.
I don't know.
I've always enjoyed explaininghow things work to people and,
jodi, you've always been good atdoing that, so it's been really
fun to venture in down thatpathway.
Jodi (14:53):
It's been really helpful.
As a person that farms on theside, just learning about some
of the precision ag basics, ithas been invaluable.
As someone that is GNSSilliterate or GPS illiterate
acronym illiterate it's been sofun to learn more about those
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things and get down to the barebones of it so that people like
me that are not very GNSSliterate can make decisions, and
that's what we really hope toget to at the end of the day is
put things in a way that aretrue and in a way that are easy
to understand.
And so if you have a topic thatyou'd like more clarity on
(15:39):
whether it relates to soilfertility or to precision
agriculture or anything adjacentto the content that we put out
please let us know.
We want to make sure that we'reputting out content that is
helping you, your business orjust having fun in your soil
sampling truck.
In the fall, let us know whatkind of content you'd like to
see more of so that we can helpyou do business better.
Sarah (16:01):
Absolutely so.
What was your favorite TinyByte episode, your favorite
topics that we talked about?
From Tiny Bytes Can I sayRaster Monster.
Jodi (16:09):
Are you going to say Raster Monster too?
Sarah (16:11):
I'm really proud of that episode.
Jodi (16:12):
actually, I'm really proud of that episode too, and I'll
say my reasoning that I'll askyou the same thing, but I'm
really proud of us becauserasters themselves are.
They're not easy, and you guysdidn't see it on the front end,
but sarah and I spent some timedigging into rasters and really
getting a hold of what a rasteris, so that we could bring you a
(16:36):
valuable piece of information,and so it took some.
It took some almost blood,sweat and tears to get there,
but I think we made an episodethat I'm really proud of.
Sarah (16:47):
I agree with you on that.
Um I, everything that you saidis actually probably my number
one reason why I'm proud of thatepisode.
But my number two reason isthat ADMS, the software that we
use all the time, we are araster based software, and so
many other softwares out thereare more based in vector files,
(17:08):
which is lines and points andeverything else, whereas when
you're taking a look at apicture on a field, to me
working with rasters granted,this is my background, but to me
working with rasters just makesmore sense because you're more
easily able to capture thevariability with a picture
(17:30):
rather than a line.
Jodi (17:33):
It makes it easier to do math when you're laying squares
of similar size over the top ofone another.
Sarah (17:39):
Absolutely, and that's the other thing.
You can do math with rasters.
You could.
You can add, subtract, multiply, divide your whole map and,
yeah, do math to it.
It's, it's a lot of fun.
So yeah, but that that wasactually my favorite episode too
, so go check out the rastermonster episode I thought you
were going to say it was yourfavorite because of the monster
(18:00):
voices, but I did actually havea lot of fun with that.
And the second one is probablyvector files, because it
explains what a vector is, andso, when we think about
raster-based software versusvector-based software, it can
really help people understandwhat the difference is between
those things, and so those areprobably my two most favorite
(18:22):
episodes.
Jodi (18:24):
Yeah, we had a lot of fun.
We've had a lot of fun thisyear.
We've put together, I think,content that we're both very
proud of, and hopefully they'vebeen valuable to you guys as
well.
So thank you so much for comingwith us on this first year of
adventure, and please join us aswe move into season two and
(18:45):
beyond.
We can't wait.
Sarah (18:48):
We already have content ideas coming out of our minds
and so we're just excited.
You know, now that we kind ofhave the podcast up and running
and it's going forward and we'vefigured out a lot of things,
we're excited to keep learningand putting out good content.
Jodi (19:03):
Speaking of that, thank you for the feedback when things
sounded weird on the podcast,like this is Jodi speaking.
I didn't know how to edit apodcast, so it sounded weird.
Yes, I'm sorry.
I've learned some things overthe past year, so continue that
feedback.
It is much appreciated andhopefully it will sound more
consistent and better movingforward.
(19:23):
Absolutely.
Sarah (19:26):
We appreciate all of that advice.
Keep in mind.
Jodi has a master's degree inweed science.
I've got a master's degree insoil science, not sound
technology.
Jodi (19:36):
No, I've got a master's degree in soil science, not
sound technology.
Sarah (19:39):
No, I did not make any podcasts spraying fields,
unfortunately, when I waslearning grad school stuff, so
people don't realize this,probably, but Darren actually
asked me to start a podcastbefore Jodi was here Good year
or so, a couple of years beforeJodi was even here.
And honestly, I don't know whatI'm doing.
I don't, I don't know, I don'tknow, but here Jodi has a hobby
(20:01):
of birding, so she's recordedbird sounds and edited them.
Jodi (20:07):
That's the beautiful thing , right?
I mean, every observation ofbirds is important, and so part
of helping citizen science andhelping the field of ornithology
is collecting bird sounds andthen, of course, editing them to
help with the clarification andclarity of that sound and, of
course, cutting out chunks of mewalking through the forest when
the phone is still on in mypocket recording.
(20:29):
So with that knowledge ofediting bird sounds to upload to
citizen science sites, I wasoddly equipped to start editing
a podcast.
That was not on my 2024 bingocard, but I'm glad that it was
there and I'm glad it was there,probably even more so.
(20:55):
So you never know and this isfor all of you with hobbies
continue your hobbies, becauseyou've got no idea when they're
gonna come in really handyabsolutely so that's.
That's a fun story foreverybody to know how this
podcast actually came to be andand enter the clip now of uh, I
do have some audio, I think, ofDarren, from when he first got
(21:17):
the Rodecaster, which was what2023, which is our sound mixer
and Darren does say he's likewe're going to make a podcast.
Yeah, so this, this is a new toyhere that we just picked up and
we're going to start doingpodcasts, and it's got all kinds
of stuff built into it.
And then, like in mid 20242024,he's like hey, we're going to
(21:39):
have Sarah Lovis make a podcastand so I've got that audio and
we'll see if I can get that intothis as well.
Sarah (21:45):
On the back end, which the person who actually made the
podcast, just so you guys allknow it really is Jodi.
If it wouldn't be for her, I'mjust a voice.
Jodi (21:55):
And thank God, sarah is a voice, because I would just be
rounding off about birds.
So you guys have been saved,thanks to Sarah.
Sarah (22:05):
It's a lot of fun.
We have fun doing this.
We appreciate our audience.
Thank you so much.
We hope you have a greatholiday season.
We will see you on the backsidein the new year.
Great holiday season.
Jodi (22:19):
We will see you on the backside in the new year.
Tune in next time for a tinybite of knowledge from GK
Technology, where we have a mapand an app for that.
And now it's time for a tiny bite of knowledge.
Hello Ag Geek Speak listeners.
Believe it or not, it's been afull year since Sarah and myself
(00:20):
have started this podcast withGK Technology.
Well, it hasn't been a full yearyet, but it will be in January,
which is unbelievable but alsosuper fun, and we wanted to take
some time today and a firstthank you guys.
All of our listeners that keepup with us download us in your
feed, listen here and there.
(00:41):
Thank you so much for your timeand your attention listen here
and there.
Sarah (00:48):
Thank you so much for your time and your attention.
We appreciate you so much andsending us ideas and feedback.
Jodi (00:51):
We really appreciate that too, and so what we wanted to do
today is just kind of go overwhere we've been this year, talk
about some highlights of AgGeek Speak and Tiny Bites and
maybe think a little bit aboutwhat season two in the future of
Ag Geek Speak might look like?
Sarah (01:06):
Absolutely.
I think that's great and, alongwith the thank you, I want to
wish everybody out there a veryhappy holiday season.
It's time to kind of take alittle bit of a break, and Ag
Geek Speak is going to take alittle bit of a break here over
the holiday season as well, sostay tuned If you don't catch an
episode upload over the holidayseason as well.
So stay tuned.
If you don't catch an episodeupload over the holiday season,
don't worry, we're going to becoming back.
(01:27):
But can you believe it After GKTechnology has been in the
precision agriculture world forhow many years now?
I don't even remember.
Math is hard, math is reallyhard.
But after GK Technology hasbeen a pioneering company in
precision agriculture for anumber of years, we are very
(01:49):
excited that we launched ourpodcast in January, starting
with Ag Geek Speak, and we hadjust a pile of fun guests on the
main Ag Geek Speak.
You know everything frominternal guests to external
guests and different ideas.
So lots of great conversationshappened on Ag Geek Speak.
Jodi (02:08):
Starting in January, of course, we started with Ag Geek
Speak, and about May of the yearwe launched our in-between
segment called Tiny Bites, withthe goal of providing technical
information about precisionagriculture, presented in a way
that's fun and short and reallybite sized, and we have only
scratched the surface of thingsto discuss on Tiny Bites, and so
(02:32):
we are really excited to bringyou more of that in the future.
Even though we're going to takea break here, we'll have one
more podcast here at the end ofthe year.
It's a very special one, sokeep an eye out for it.
This last week it is going tobe a session where all of us
from GK Technologies sit aroundat a retreat in person together
(02:52):
and talk about precisionagriculture.
I know we throw that termaround a lot just precision
agriculture but it's reallyspecial to be in a room full of
that many people with so muchexperience in this industry, and
so please take a listen to it,and then we'll be taking a break
for a couple of weeks andcoming back after the holiday
(03:12):
season.
Sarah (03:13):
Yeah, so every summer, gk Technology, we all get together
and we go on a retreat.
It's a company retreat.
It's where we do our companymeetings every year, and it's a
great time.
We actually get to bring ourfamilies with us, so it's just
really fun because we get toknow each other a little bit
better.
Of course, we do the businessthat we need to do as a company,
(03:34):
but we get to know each other alittle bit better as well, and
I am just always amazed at thetalent that I get to work with
every day at GK Technology.
We really have very talentedpeople here that are specialists
in what they do, and so it'sreally fun to sit down and have
(03:55):
those conversations, and that'swhat our special episode is
going to be.
It was actually recorded inJuly, but it really is an
opportunity to basically listento just a bit of a BS session,
actually, of all of us sittingaround doing our thing.
Jodi (04:11):
The meeting after the meeting is really what took
place.
Sarah (04:14):
That's a good way to put it.
The meeting after the meetingyeah.
Jodi (04:16):
Keep in mind too, as we're referencing episodes, all of
our episodes are out there.
We started by just launching onApple and Spotify and some of
the other podcast players andthrough the year, towards the
end of this year, we've alsobranched out into the Google
players.
So if you are somebody I don'tknow how you'll be listening, if
you're a Google podcastlistener and haven't found us
(04:38):
already, but just know that weare on YouTube and the Google
player as well.
That's been a really big updatefor us this first year of
podcasting too.
But again, just know that allthese, all these episodes that
we're referencing, these gueststhat we're referencing, please
go back.
Those episodes are in your feedand you're more than welcome to
listen to those.
Sarah (04:56):
Once again, and I don't know if you do that at all, jodi
, but I actually there's anumber of guests that we've had
on that.
You know those conversationswere so much fun.
You know, I think back tovisiting with Dr Goose, of
course, about a lot of thedifferent things that we chatted
with him about, and it's, youknow, when I'm working on the
computer or doing mappingsometimes I actually like to
(05:19):
just put it on, even though I'vebeen part of the conversation.
I like to review some of thethings that he had to say and
it's interesting to go back tothe very beginning and listen to
Darren and Kelly talk about ourcompany from the very beginning
at the get-go, and where thosetwo guys came from and how GK
(05:39):
came to be.
Jodi (05:41):
It's so easy to forget how quickly technology has evolved
when you really think about itright.
This whole involving computersin farmer's tractors has only
been around for 30-ish years.
That's relatively new, and solistening and interviewing
Darren and Kelly talk about thebeginning was so insightful, and
I'm really glad they took thebrunt of being at the front of
(06:03):
the evolution so that I canenjoy the easier part of the
technology now you know it'sinteresting because how many
precision agriculture companiesare out there that have actually
written programs to go on anIPAC?
An IPAC and now we're writingprescriptions to iPads and
(06:24):
Topcons.
Exactly an ipad.
And now we're writingprescriptions to ipads and top
cons.
Exactly does anybody?
Sarah (06:28):
know what an ipad is.
If not, we actually have amuseum in our office here in
halstead.
You can come and check it out.
We've got it in our on ourmuseum of of good stuff, along
with the original computer thatdarren used to start writing the
software.
Jodi (06:44):
So I, I think we should have it.
So we kind of we, we do have amuseum of items up front and I,
I love museums.
I'm a geek, I'm a true geek.
I can just imagine like amuseum layout from like from
iPack to iPad and like having atimeline of innovation.
Sarah (07:02):
We should get that set up that way.
Jodi (07:04):
Yeah, that'd be so fun, that'd be so fun.
Sarah (07:07):
Don't nobody tell Darren and Kelly, but we're just going
to kind of make that happen.
Jodi (07:13):
If anybody has any background in museum design,
please let me know.
Or like display design, I'dappreciate it.
Sarah (07:18):
Put it in the comments with a five-star rating.
That was good, I know right.
But you know we had some otherconversations this year that
were really fun.
I really enjoyed theconversation with Josh Stutrude
as well.
You know talking about thatprotein sensor and the nitrogen
use efficiency for barley, forthe malt content.
You know making sure we'regetting that yield dialed in and
(07:40):
the protein dialed in and byvariety.
That was a fun conversationdialed in and the protein dialed
in and by variety.
Jodi (07:44):
That was a fun conversation.
It's so great to talk tofarmers that are using precision
agriculture and really beingreminded you know what kind of
questions are they asking on thefield and being reminded.
Okay, how can I take what I'mmapping and put it in the
package of it being answeredthat a farmer is looking to have
answered, or like having ananswer to a question that a
(08:07):
farmer has, and so I agree.
That was a fantastic episode,and I'm sure that Josh will be
still working on new precisiontechnologies in the future and
we'll probably have him backsomeday to talk about something
even more fun than proteinanalysis, even though I can't
really think of anything that'smore fun than precision protein
analysis even though I can'treally think of anything that's
more fun than precision proteinanalysis, but I can be
(08:29):
challenged.
Sarah (08:30):
Oh, I can think of.
I don't think it's unfun, butthere's just so much out there.
I mean, seriously, is that morefun than trying to figure out
where the geographicaldistribution of various soil pHs
are?
Jodi (08:45):
I don't know.
Oh, you can't tempt me with agood pH time, Sarah, I know
right.
Sarah (08:53):
I know everybody listening out there listen just
for that sentence, Just for thatsentiment about soil pH.
Jodi (09:03):
We are fun with a pH.
We are P-H-U-N.
Sarah (09:10):
P-H-U-N fun.
Jodi (09:12):
We should have like a seminar, like fun with Sarah and
Jodi, and it just P-H-u-n, andthen it would be like oh my gosh
, I actually got a place for usto do that too.
Sarah (09:21):
I have a customer out montana asking for that.
I'll sign you up.
That's awesome, that'd be superfun.
Jodi (09:30):
If you're wondering where we get the ideas for titles of
presentations and podcasts,welcome, welcome.
This is where that happens.
Sarah (09:37):
This is where the magic happens.
So I've mentioned definitelysome people that we've
interviewed, but there was awhole bunch of them.
You know, internally we've hada chance to visit we.
You know we mentioned Darrenand Kelly, but we also had a
chance to talk with Paul aboutdrainage, clint about imagery,
which was very fun, and then ofcourse, travis and how.
(09:58):
How he thinks about computerprogramming and his background
was so interesting too.
Jodi (10:03):
When speaking about Travis and his background and the
things that he's taught himselfhow to do.
Gk technology even launched anew app this year in the form of
GK field mapper and we had thechance to talk about that on the
podcast this year and talkabout it during trainings and
also talk about it with MontanaMafia and actually get out and
test that in the field andreally put it to the test and
(10:26):
figure out what we need to workon in the future.
But that was a really huge part.
Sarah (10:31):
That was a super fun part of the 2024 year.
It was so fun.
Jodi (10:37):
Yes.
So if you haven't, if you'resomebody that wants to look at
either zone maps you've madeyourself or somebody that just
wants to mark things in thefield, do check out GK Field
Mapper.
It is in the App Store and theGoogle Play Store and if you've
got questions on it, give ouroffice a call.
Absolutely.
Sarah (10:57):
We also had a number of other external guests, including
some professors like Dr Franzenfrom NDSU and also Dr DeSutter
from NDSU.
It was super fun to visit withboth of those guys.
About soils Franzen has ahistory working in precision
agriculture, so that was areally great conversation and
landscapes with DeSutter.
Jodi (11:14):
It was so much fun to talk to Dr Franzen and talk about
just the beginning of zonemanagement in North Dakota, like
really again, like we mentioned, we're still a young facet of
agriculture and it was so funlistening to what were the ideas
that culminated and what werethe technologies that came
together to make zone managementactually happen in North Dakota
(11:38):
and it it really hasrevolutionized how we manage
nutrients and crops in the stateand there's still places to
adopt it across the landscapeand there's still more
innovations to find.
So it's that was really fun tohave that conversation with him.
Sarah (11:54):
It really was and it was.
It was really fun to talk withDr DeSutter about landscape and
land position and where thingsfall into place and yeah, that
was a.
That was a fun conversation too.
Jodi (12:07):
And I I love the second episode with him, with DeSutter,
because we get into more oflike the little science-y
details, like the fun fact partof the podcast, like it still
blows my mind there's volcanicash deposits near linton, north
dakota, that I had no ideaexisted before.
Dissenter, or dr dissenter,talked about his research in
that area isn't that fun.
Sarah (12:28):
I just think it's so fun.
Yeah, a little bit geeky, buthey, the podcast is called Egg
Geek Speak.
You were warned, you werewarned.
And then, of course, our goodbuddy, john Brecker from Egg
Vice.
He is well, he's kind of God'sgift of potassium, honestly, but
have we?
Jodi (12:49):
made him a shirt for that yet he needs a shirt.
We'll say God's gift topotassium.
And then the back will be whatis it if it's not, if there's
not data behind it?
It's just a fun fact.
Is that what it was?
Sarah (13:02):
he had a bumper sticker, something like that hmm, I
thought that the front might belike a k with like an angel halo
over it.
We could put wings on the k.
God's gift to potassium.
I don know.
I really hope you listen tothis, john, yeah, and then we'll
(13:26):
put his motto on the back,something about you need to have
data, heavenly potassium.
Jodi (13:41):
I'm just imagining a whole product line right now, like
ball caps with a little logo ofthe halo over the k and wings.
Sarah (13:44):
There is a.
There is a market in there forsomebody to sell some special
potash.
You can brand your potash it'sreally.
Jodi (13:52):
It is really fantastic to have folks like john on the
podcast, because our probablymost interacted with episodes
are episodes about nutrients andfiguring out you know what soil
test is right for what area,how do you choose, how do you
think about these things.
It's really great when we canbring folks in like John that
really bring awesome clarity tothe clarity and knowledge to
those subjects.
Sarah (14:14):
Absolutely.
I will say I am very excitedabout our branch out into Tiny
Bites.
I have really enjoyed doingthose podcasts.
It's interesting because, fromour perspective, at times it can
be a little bit challenging tomake sure that we're explaining
concepts in a manner that webelieve that the audience can
(14:35):
understand just from a verbaldescription.
So it's always interesting todo that, but it's really fun.
I don't know.
I've always enjoyed explaininghow things work to people and,
jodi, you've always been good atdoing that, so it's been really
fun to venture in down thatpathway.
Jodi (14:53):
It's been really helpful.
As a person that farms on theside, just learning about some
of the precision ag basics, ithas been invaluable.
As someone that is GNSSilliterate or GPS illiterate
acronym illiterate it's been sofun to learn more about those
(15:17):
things and get down to the barebones of it so that people like
me that are not very GNSSliterate can make decisions, and
that's what we really hope toget to at the end of the day is
put things in a way that aretrue and in a way that are easy
to understand.
And so if you have a topic thatyou'd like more clarity on
(15:39):
whether it relates to soilfertility or to precision
agriculture or anything adjacentto the content that we put out
please let us know.
We want to make sure that we'reputting out content that is
helping you, your business orjust having fun in your soil
sampling truck.
In the fall, let us know whatkind of content you'd like to
see more of so that we can helpyou do business better.
Sarah (16:01):
Absolutely so.
What was your favorite TinyByte episode, your favorite
topics that we talked about?
From Tiny Bytes Can I sayRaster Monster.
Jodi (16:09):
Are you going to say Raster Monster too?
Sarah (16:11):
I'm really proud of that episode.
Jodi (16:12):
actually, I'm really proud of that episode too, and I'll
say my reasoning that I'll askyou the same thing, but I'm
really proud of us becauserasters themselves are.
They're not easy, and you guysdidn't see it on the front end,
but sarah and I spent some timedigging into rasters and really
getting a hold of what a rasteris, so that we could bring you a
(16:36):
valuable piece of information,and so it took some.
It took some almost blood,sweat and tears to get there,
but I think we made an episodethat I'm really proud of.
Sarah (16:47):
I agree with you on that.
Um I, everything that you saidis actually probably my number
one reason why I'm proud of thatepisode.
But my number two reason isthat ADMS, the software that we
use all the time, we are araster based software, and so
many other softwares out thereare more based in vector files,
(17:08):
which is lines and points andeverything else, whereas when
you're taking a look at apicture on a field, to me
working with rasters granted,this is my background, but to me
working with rasters just makesmore sense because you're more
easily able to capture thevariability with a picture
(17:30):
rather than a line.
Jodi (17:33):
It makes it easier to do math when you're laying squares
of similar size over the top ofone another.
Sarah (17:39):
Absolutely, and that's the other thing.
You can do math with rasters.
You could.
You can add, subtract, multiply, divide your whole map and,
yeah, do math to it.
It's, it's a lot of fun.
So yeah, but that that wasactually my favorite episode too
, so go check out the rastermonster episode I thought you
were going to say it was yourfavorite because of the monster
(18:00):
voices, but I did actually havea lot of fun with that.
And the second one is probablyvector files, because it
explains what a vector is, andso, when we think about
raster-based software versusvector-based software, it can
really help people understandwhat the difference is between
those things, and so those areprobably my two most favorite
(18:22):
episodes.
Jodi (18:24):
Yeah, we had a lot of fun.
We've had a lot of fun thisyear.
We've put together, I think,content that we're both very
proud of, and hopefully they'vebeen valuable to you guys as
well.
So thank you so much for comingwith us on this first year of
adventure, and please join us aswe move into season two and
(18:45):
beyond.
We can't wait.
Sarah (18:48):
We already have content ideas coming out of our minds
and so we're just excited.
You know, now that we kind ofhave the podcast up and running
and it's going forward and we'vefigured out a lot of things,
we're excited to keep learningand putting out good content.
Jodi (19:03):
Speaking of that, thank you for the feedback when things
sounded weird on the podcast,like this is Jodi speaking.
I didn't know how to edit apodcast, so it sounded weird.
Yes, I'm sorry.
I've learned some things overthe past year, so continue that
feedback.
It is much appreciated andhopefully it will sound more
consistent and better movingforward.
(19:23):
Absolutely.
Sarah (19:26):
We appreciate all of that advice.
Keep in mind.
Jodi has a master's degree inweed science.
I've got a master's degree insoil science, not sound
technology.
Jodi (19:36):
No, I've got a master's degree in soil science, not
sound technology.
Sarah (19:39):
No, I did not make any podcasts spraying fields,
unfortunately, when I waslearning grad school stuff, so
people don't realize this,probably, but Darren actually
asked me to start a podcastbefore Jodi was here Good year
or so, a couple of years beforeJodi was even here.
And honestly, I don't know whatI'm doing.
I don't, I don't know, I don'tknow, but here Jodi has a hobby
(20:01):
of birding, so she's recordedbird sounds and edited them.
Jodi (20:07):
That's the beautiful thing , right?
I mean, every observation ofbirds is important, and so part
of helping citizen science andhelping the field of ornithology
is collecting bird sounds andthen, of course, editing them to
help with the clarification andclarity of that sound and, of
course, cutting out chunks of mewalking through the forest when
the phone is still on in mypocket recording.
(20:29):
So with that knowledge ofediting bird sounds to upload to
citizen science sites, I wasoddly equipped to start editing
a podcast.
That was not on my 2024 bingocard, but I'm glad that it was
there and I'm glad it was there,probably even more so.
(20:55):
So you never know and this isfor all of you with hobbies
continue your hobbies, becauseyou've got no idea when they're
gonna come in really handyabsolutely so that's.
That's a fun story foreverybody to know how this
podcast actually came to be andand enter the clip now of uh, I
do have some audio, I think, ofDarren, from when he first got
(21:17):
the Rodecaster, which was what2023, which is our sound mixer
and Darren does say he's likewe're going to make a podcast.
Yeah, so this, this is a new toyhere that we just picked up and
we're going to start doingpodcasts, and it's got all kinds
of stuff built into it.
And then, like in mid 20242024,he's like hey, we're going to
(21:39):
have Sarah Lovis make a podcastand so I've got that audio and
we'll see if I can get that intothis as well.
Sarah (21:45):
On the back end, which the person who actually made the
podcast, just so you guys allknow it really is Jodi.
If it wouldn't be for her, I'mjust a voice.
Jodi (21:55):
And thank God, sarah is a voice, because I would just be
rounding off about birds.
So you guys have been saved,thanks to Sarah.
Sarah (22:05):
It's a lot of fun.
We have fun doing this.
We appreciate our audience.
Thank you so much.
We hope you have a greatholiday season.
We will see you on the backsidein the new year.
Great holiday season.
Jodi (22:19):
We will see you on the backside in the new year.
Tune in next time for a tinybite of knowledge from GK
Technology, where we have a mapand an app for that.
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