AgZen, a Boston-based startup backed by venture firm Material Impact, has fielded a bolt-on system that works on any sprayer regardless of brand or configuration.

Spot spraying systems create opportunities for growers to target intra-field variability of pesticide growth when pesticides need to be applied.

Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., has his hands full with a customer’s new high-speed planter during a preseason maintenance check. He explains how he was able to fix the starter fertilizer pump while keeping an eye on other potential timebombs.

Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works, helps a customer set up his new high-speed, 24-row planter, during a preseason maintenance check in Warren, Ill.

Chad Baker, co-owner Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., conducts preseason planter maintenance checks for customers in Warren, Ill. Baker shares some early-season advice for his customers, and he explains how the process helps cut down on service stress during busy season.

Go behind the scenes with Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., as he hits the road for on-farm visits and pre-season maintenance checks. Baker helps a first-generation no-tiller prepare for planting season, and later runs into a couple big challenges with a customer’s new, high-speed, 24-row planter.

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.