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Travis Schwickerath
Outline
• Personal & Farm Background
• Internships
• Precision Ag benefits
• Career Path
Personal Background
• New Hampton, Iowa
• Graduated in 2006
• Ag Systems Technology major– Agronomy minor
Farm Background
• Schwickerath Farms– 1800 Acres– Custom feed hogs– Custom harvest and field tile installation
• Adoption of precision agriculture– Ez Guide Plus – Ez Steer– Ez Guide 500– Insight for yield monitoring, seed & direct command
Internship Experiences
• Ag Leader Technology – Spring 2008– Technical Support Specialist– Troubleshooting skills– Equipment knowledge– Dealer & customer training– Customer service
Internship Experiences
• Howard R. Green Company – Summer 2009– Precision Ag Consultant– GIS Data– Data analysis– Recommendations– Competitive marketing strategies
Precision Ag Benefits
• Auto-steer– Ease of operation
– Increased productivity
– Less stress
– Extended operating window
Precision Ag Benefits
• Intellislope - Tile plow control– IaRTN
– Increased productivity
– Increased yields
– Tile Maps
Career Path
• Additional Internship
• Fall 2010 graduation
• Work in the ag industry
• Return home to farm