Vision Tech Perspectives

Vision Tech Perspectives

“Join Vision Technology Management founder Dave Swain and agricultural veteran Doug Johnson as they delve into the business side of agricultural technology. With nearly 80 years of combined industry experience, they provide thought-provoking insights and perspectives on different issues. Together, they explore how the industry sometimes overlooks the essential aspect of ag technology: the business behind it. Discover their perspectives on effectively navigating the business aspects of ag technology and preparing for the future of the industry.”

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October 8, 2026 • 29 mins

We finish up our conversation on The Bird Poop Test with Part #3.

In today's world, we get caught up in all of the new widgets that are supposed to help us to be better at what we do.

And in the business environment, ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the biggest concerns for any operation when deciding whether or not to make a purchase or, if it is something that is already in the operation, whether or not to purge from the operat...

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We continue the conversation of The Bird Poop Test in Part #2.

In today's world, we get caught up in all of the new widgets that are supposed to help us to be better at what we do.

And in the business environment, ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the biggest concerns for any operation when deciding whether or not to make a purchase or, if it is something that is already in the operation, whether or not to purge from the operation...

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My apologies for the audio issues on the previous post of episode #61.

This is a corrected version. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

In today's world, we get caught up in all of the new widgets that are supposed to help us to be better at what we do.

And in the business environment, ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the biggest concerns for any operation when deciding whether or not to make a purchase or, if it is s...

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August 17, 2026 • 26 mins

In today's world, we get caught up in all of the new widgets that are supposed to help us to be better at what we do.

And in the business environment, ROI (Return on Investment) is one of the biggest concerns for any operation when deciding whether or not to make a purchase or, if it is something that is already in the operation, whether or not to purge from the operation.

The latest topic of discussion on Vision Tech Perspectives is...

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We wrap up our conversation with Ted McKinney, CEO of NASDA (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture) and former Under Secretary of Agriculture.

We continue discussing the ag industry, the news and trade.

As I had mentioned in the Part#1 description, if you’re like me, you read and watch the news and wonder what is going on. And there are times you’d just like to get the chance to sit down and have a conv...

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We continue our conversation with Ted McKinney, CEO of NASDA (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture) and former Under Secretary of Agriculture.

We continue discussing the ag industry, the news and trade.

As I had mentioned in the Part#1 description, if you're likeme, you read and watch the news and wonder what is going on. And there aretimes you'd just like to get the chance to sit down and have a conversationwith ...

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We continue our conversation with Ted McKinney, CEO of NASDA (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture) and former Under Secretary of Agriculture.

We continue discussing the ag industry, the news and trade.

As I had mentioned in the Part#1 description, if you're like me, you read and watch the news and wonder what is going on. And there are times you'd just like to get the chance to sit down and have a conversation w...

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If you're like me, you read and watch the news and wonder what is going on.

And there are times you'd just like to get the chance to sit down and have a conversation with someone who has been or is currently involved at a higher level to have a conversation.

In this series of Vision Tech Perspectives, we have the privilege of doing just that.

We have the opportunity to talk with current CEO of NASDA (National Association of State Depa...

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As we finish up our conversation with Brad Pitcher, PhD, Industrial Organizational Psychologist, we continue to him ask questions about agriculture and food that he is interested.

Agriculture does a great job of producing safe, affordable food. But with the vast majority of the consumers being so far removed from food production, how does the consumer know the quality and safety of their food?

And, with the "distance" between the pro...

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Agriculture does a great job of producing safe, affordable food. But with the vast majority of the consumers being so far removed from food production, how does the consumer know the quality and safety of their food?

And, with the "distance" between the producer and the consumer, how does the producer know what the consumer expects?

We don't just ask Brad his thoughts on ag and food, but we offer him the opportunity to ask questions...

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Agriculture does a great job of producing safe, affordable food. But with the vast majority of the consumers being so far removed from food production, how does the consumer know the quality and safety of their food?

And, with the "distance" between the producer and the consumer, how does the producer know what the consumer expects?

In this episode, we are talking with Brad Pitcher, PhD, Industrial Organizational Psychologist, about...

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Agriculture does a great job of producing safe, affordable food. But with the vast majority of the consumers being so far removed from food production, how does the consumer know the quality and safety of their food?

And, with the "distance" between the producer and the consumer, how does the producer know what the consumer expects?

In this episode, we are talking with Brad Pitcher, PhD, Industrial Organizational Psychologist, about...

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Join us for Part #3 of our conversation with Paul Schrimpf, AgGateway and Journalist, as we continue our conversation about a more practical approach and use of AI and Paul's experiences in his, as well as others he's talked with, in using AI.

Join us for the next exciting episode of Vision Tech Perspectives!

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As we continue our conversation with Paul Schrimpf, we move from a more historical perspective of ag technology to how Paul started working with AI, his experiences as well as others that he's talked with concerning AI.

Join us for the next exciting episode of Vision Tech Perspectives!

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We are excited about this episode as we talk with Paul Schrimpf, an industry stalwart in ag technology media.

Paul and I were talking about how he had been dipping his toe in using AI and how others in business were being told that they had to use AI.

We decided that the actual use of AI in both scenarios would be a great topic to discuss for our listeners.

In this first episode, we talk about the "early years" of ag technology and ho...

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We continue our Prequel Series with Part #2 of the interview of Dave Swain, Founder of Vision Technology Management, LLC.

As we discussed with Doug, Dave talks of his heritage and his extensive experience in the ag technology sector as well as telling the story of how Vision Tech Perspectives really got started in the first place.

Join us for the conversation in the latest episode of Vision Tech Perspectives!

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We continue our Prequel Series with an interview of Dave Swain, Founder of Vision Technology Management, LLC.

As we discussed with Doug, Dave talks of his heritage and his extensive experience in the ag technology sector as well as telling the story of how Vision Tech Perspectives really got started in the first place.

Join us for the conversation in the latest episode of Vision Tech Perspectives!

#VisionTechPerspectives

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The "force" is still with us to keep channeling our inner Star Wars and running a series of interviews of our co-hosts and producer.

We continue our conversation with Doug Johnson, farmer, retired ag finance businessman and current speaker.

Doug discusses his heritage and continues on the speaking circuit talking with not only ag groups, but also with non-agricultural groups to share the industry story.

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We're channeling our inner Star Wars and running a series of interviews of our co-hosts and producer.

We're in our third season of production for our podcast and thought we would give our backgrounds, to give you a better context on our perspectives concerning today's topics in the ag industry.

We're starting with Doug Johnson, farmer, retired ag finance businessman and current speaker.

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AI and Its Applications in Ag with Francisco Martin-Rayo, CEO of Helios.

We wrap up our conversation with Francisco as we talk about AI and how he has been using and developing AI tools to function in the Ag industry.

Join us for Part #3 of this conversation in this episode of Vision Tech Perspectives

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