Jeff Miller’s previous career as a software programmer at a banking institution set him up well for his position as an employee at Whispering Oats Farms operated by Ken (Otis) Newman near Elkhorn, Wis.

DeltaRow differentiates Lemken technology from traditional approaches, in which seeds are placed in single rows. The Lemken designers have instead opted for two staggered twin rows spaced about 5 inches apart.

Last year, growers across the Midwest utilized the innovative insect forecast tool at InsectForecast.com to help predict migration patterns of corn earworm, western bean cutworm and corn rootworms. This year, users additionally will be able to monitor soybean aphids, a pest that can significantly damage a crop and reduce yield if not dealt with effectively.

When Bill Rohloff stepped boldly into adopting precision equipment 2 years ago, the transition was a relatively smooth one.

Scott Mavis is no stranger to precision farming equipment and at times, the challenges it can create. He and his father, Gary, grow primarily corn and soybeans near Edgerton, Ohio, no-tilling all soybeans and no-tilling about half their corn, depending on the crop rotation.

Keith Schlapkohl’s corn-growing philosophy turns it up a notch.

Record corn prices. Record farm incomes. Record equipment sales. Drought or no drought, the last few years reaped an unprecedented bounty for America's farm economy.

Don and Brian Glenn squeeze five crops out of three years on the 1,500 acres they no-till on Glenn Acres near Hillsboro in northern Alabama.

Dean James got his first piece of precision equipment, a yield monitor for the farm’s combine, in 1998. It paid for itself in two years by quantifying how much yield was lost due to edge effect in tree-lined fields.