I had the opportunity to speak to a Kiwanis Club in Sioux Falls, SD, today. I spoke to them about how our farm uses technology to run our business.

I enjoyed seeing the expressions of awe on their faces as I told them how we use auto guidence, grid soil sampling, yield mapping, nutrient testing in manure samples, and flow meters in maure applicaiton when producing corn and soybeans. All these are things that most of us in production agriculture have taken for granted.

I also made a point to stress how we take care of our animals to ensure they remain healthy and productive, and how we take care of our land to ensure it is available for our children to farm in the future.

I think I truely made an impact on how these individuals view agriculture. I also more fully realize the importance of us as producers taking the time to tell people in urban areas how we conduct our businesses.