118. The Ultimate Farm Show Recap: Beck's Tech Days & Farm Progress Show + Case IH Interview

Welcome back to Beyond the Crops, where farm life meets real life! Fresh off a whirlwind month of travel, your hosts Jena Ochsner and Mary Pat Sass are here to recap their adventures at two major farm shows. From the incredible culture and cutting-edge research at Beck's Technology Days to the hustle and bustle of the Farm Progress Show, they're sharing the behind-the-scenes stories, coolest tech, and most inspiring moments. Plus, stick around to the end for a special live interview they recorded from the Case IH podcast studio at Farm Progress with tillage expert CJ Parker!📌 What We Cover in This Episode:✅ Listener Love on the Road✅ Beck's Technology Days Recap✅ Farm Progress Show Recap✅ LIVE from the Case IH Booth: A Conversation with CJ Parker✅ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Mary Pat and Jena launch a brand-new way for you to interact with the show – a voicemail line!💡 Key Takeaways:✨ Farm shows are invaluable for connecting with people, discovering new ideas, and seeing the future of agriculture firsthand.✨ Company culture and values matter. The success of a family-owned, faith-driven company like Beck's Hybrids is a testament to their commitment to farmers and research.✨ The future of ag tech is here, with innovations in autonomy, precision spraying, and smart tillage poised to change how we farm.✨ "Every pass of the field needs to complement the planter." This simple but powerful mantra highlights the importance of a systems approach to every job on the farm.✨ Tillage is a crucial and nuanced tool for residue management, soil health, and setting the crop up for success.This episode of Beyond the Crops is brought to you by Beck's Hybrids. As farmers, we pour so much trust into every decision. That's why we're proud to partner with Beck's Hybrids, a company built on faith, family, and a love for agriculture since 1937. Learn more at beckshybrids.com.🙌 Join the Conversation!We're so excited to launch our new voicemail line! Have a question, a story to share, or a topic suggestion for a future episode? Leave us a message and you might hear it on the show! The link is in our show notes and on our Instagram profile. And, as always, you can connect with us by tagging @beyondthecrops_.Leave us a Voice Message! We love hearing from you and continuing the conversation off the podcast. Click here to leave us a voice note! #FarmShow #FarmProgressShow #BecksHybrids #CaseIH #AgTech #BeyondTheCropsPodcast #FarmLife #Tillage #PrecisionAg #SoilCommand #WomenInAg #FarmWife #SponsoredThank you to the sponsor of this episode, Fieldview. Both Jena and MP have used Fieldview on their farms for the past several years and it's been an integral data and decision making tool for their operations. Check them out here