Everything Ag & Then Some

Planting season is back, and so is the podcast crew to share common planter setup mistakes that can cost you big in the field to the small adjustments that make a major difference, we everything you should double-check this spring before and after the seeds are in the ground. Share your "spring planting chaos" stories on social media with us for a chance to win some Everything Ag & Then Some merch!    Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Drip King

Ryan Hillesheim, proud Wabassoan, joins our 50 Years & Then Some series to reflect on a 30-year journey with Kibble Equipment. From turning wrenches in the shop to leading the operations of all the shops, Ryan shares the lessons, experiences, and perspective he’s gained along the way. Also, fun fact: the album art for this podcast contains the only known photograph of Ryan on the internet.  50 Years & Then Some is a podcast series to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Kibble Equipment, and spotlight those who have helped make this organization what it is today, and have a little fun along the way. Ryan Hillesheim - Assistant to the General Manager Sam Paulson - Weirdest Guy Ryan's Ever Met Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist    

What happens when you put Tony Reed (@growincorn2020) and Zach Johnson (Millennial Farmer) on the same podcast? A little bit of ag expertise... and a whole lot of chaos.  This “hotelcast” episode takes a few scenic detours, but along the way, we still manage to hit on some important ag topics in between the laughs.    Tony Reed - @growincorn2020 Zach S. Johnson, Esq. - Millennial Farmer Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

Michael Porter from John Deere joins the show from Commodity Classic to introduce us to the all-new 8R and 8RX 440, 490, & 540 tractors. From horsepower and performance to precision ag tech and operator comfort, we break down what makes these machines Deere’s smartest and most powerful row crop tractors yet, and what it means for the future of farming.   Michael "Angelo" Porter - Go-To-Market Manager : Large Tractors & Tillage Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Chris Sjoblom - Commercial Sales Manager

Josh Ladd, from John Deere, joins the podcast at Commodity Classic to talk about the next generation of See & Spray technology, how that affects the current generation of machines, and what other updates are coming to the application product line for model year 2027.    Josh Ladd - Go-To-Market Manager: Application  Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Chris Sjoblom - Commercial Sales Manager

Kicking off the 50th anniversary of Kibble Equipment, we’re starting a podcast series called “50 Years: And Then Some” to celebrate those who have helped make this organization what it is today. Who better to begin this spotlight series with than the “Boss Man” himself, Chris Horob.   Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Pat O’Connor joins the podcast at the MN Ag Expo to talk about the decision to add a custom spray drone application business to the family farm operation. Chris also shares how he developed his passion for bidets.   Pat O’Connor - O’Connor Family Farms Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

New technology, brutal cold, and acts of mechanical kindness. Kurt Krumm joins the podcast to talk all things John Deere Rate Controller 3, explain why Clear Lake, Iowa might be the coldest place on Earth, and share why he donates his free time to fixing other people’s cars.   Kurt Krumm - Product Manger - John Deere Rate Controller Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist  

In the last episode of 2025 (and the first of 2026), we cover what we learned as a podcast, as an organization, and as three regular dudes. Chris gives a eulogy to our radio RTK network, & Ben Lucas joins the show to talk about winning the Field Plot Yield Contest earlier this fall!   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist Ben Lucas - Missouri Farmer Who Wins Our Giveaways

Ashley Storby joins the podcast to talk about minimalistic Christmas decorations, vocabulary words that we've never heard of, and how new field decision tools can help optimize your operation.    Ashley Storby - Agronomy Innovations Manager with Corteva AgriScience Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Chris Sjoblom joins the podcast to talk about his love for the Hangover movies, how to pronounce Pferdestärke, and how John Deere self-propelled forage harvesters just jumped ahead a decade in one model year.    Sam Paulson: Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob: Precision Support Manager Chris Sjoblom: Commercial Sales Manager

Harvest 2025 is all but a wrap, so the boys share some tips for getting all your harvest data sorted out, and then we get to the meat of the episode; TILLAGE SEASON. Summer internship positions are open! Apply at kibbleeq.com/careers    Sam Paulson - Manager of Interns Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Harvest 2025 is in full swing, and the guys share what they have been hearing from the field so far, and give an intro to John Deere Operations Center - Pro Service. We also introduce our biggest contest yet! Game on.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist  

Carson joins the crew at MN FarmFest to talk macaroni & cheese, internet beefs, his first year farming solo, and how to Autopath with a 6000 series hi-cycle sprayer.  Carson Kahler - 6th Gen Farmer Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Trusted Defensive Coordinator Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

Zach (AKA Xyak) Johnson joins Tractor Guy on the podcast stage at FarmFest to talk about Roundup Ready lawns, the lost Off the Husk episodes, and the difference between A.I. & A.I.    Zach Johnson - Millennial Farmer Tractor Guy - Polar Bear LLC. Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Day 1 of FarmFest marked the worldwide launch of the all-new, nothing like an old 4640, Polar Bear -46. That’s Celcius. TractorGuy, founder of Polar Bear LLC, joins Sam & Sam to talk about what makes the Polar Bear unlike any supertractor on the market, especially the James Mousse.   Tractor Guy - Founder of Polar Bear LLC Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

We’re back to recap our Kibble Tech Expo, especially technology that you can use this harvest season on the combine or the tillage tractor. Chris thinks that there’s a rapper named after ice cream, and we find out why, sometimes, milk is a bad choice.   Adam Norby - Territory Sales Manager Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

We're back out at the site of Vicki's Camp N Country Jam in Redwood Falls to talk about Kibble's involvement in the festival, why we're all obsessed with The Castellows, and how Vicki started a wildly successful music festival in her backyard.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Anne Johnson - Redwood Area Chamber of Commerce Vicki Galstad-Friedrichs - CEO/Event Producer

The guys are back to talk about what's new for spraying season 2025, an update on our seed plot, and we find out just how loud a .38 Special concert can be.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Specialist

Jon Ebert from the Precision Upgrades group at John Deere joins the podcast to talk about all of the new PUK offerings for model year 2026, why Godzilla vs. King Kong is a cinema masterpiece, and the importance of adding the lighting kit to every upgrade kit.   Jon Ebert - Product Management & Marketing Lead - John Deere Precision Upgrades Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Plant 2025 is off and running, and we're here to to cover everything you need to know to have a successful planting season, like why there are so many different sizes of Monster Energy, and how long it takes to order a new drone, along with all of the things we've seen this spring from the field that will help you stay ahead of the neighbors.   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Emma joins the crew at Agronomy on Ice to talk about how she's working on a new line of Egg With Emma merch, how to deal with mansplainers of the world, and she gives a pretty detailed dissertation on grain baggers in there somewhere.   Emma - Ag With Emma Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Luc Jacobson - Technology Manager

Bridgette & Jason from Ag Mafia join the podcast to talk about making Ag Retail fun again, what it takes to put on Agronomy on Ice, why bringing a fully loaded 9RX 830 on the lake is a bad idea, and how rhubarb makes every dessert better.    Bridgette Readel - Ag Mafia Jason Hanson - Ag Mafia Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

Our first podcast recorded on on ice! Luc Jacobson & Alan Nemec from Valley Plains Equipment join us in the icehouse at Agronomy on Ice in Devil's Lake, ND to talk about Tiger King, how to send a fax, and the collaboration between Valley Plains Equipment, Kibble Equipment, & Platte Valley Equipment, which are all under the ownership of Brandt Holdings.   Luc Jacobson - Technology Manager - Valley Plains Alan Nemec -Technology Specialist - Valley Plains Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager

The crew talks fast food at low speeds, the TikTok ban, and the brand new Precision Essentials Kit offerings from John Deere.   Product Sales Specialist - Sam Paulson Precision Support Manager - Chris Horob Precision Support Specialist - Sam Jensen

Sam, Chris & Dwain are at the Crystal Valley Co-op Winter Conference to talk to Jason Leary, CVC Ag Technology Manager, about the new technologies, services and test results that will be shared at the conference, how new John Deere technology has been integrated into the co-op, and why it's so hard to find a 1969 Dodge Charger.   Jason Leary - Ag Technology Manager - Crystal Valley Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dwain Lammey - Product Support Specialist

Sam, Sam & Chris are back to recap everything we experienced over the past year, including the 9RX 830, the CC19 coulter chisel, and whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie.   Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Part two of our conversation with Neil Dahlstrom, John Deere's Archivist, where we talk about the early innovators at Deere that brought the company from a successful plow-maker to the world leader in agricultural manufacturing. We also learn about the true origins of "Nothing Runs Like a Deere." Neil Dahlstrom - Branded Properties & Heritage Manager - John Deere Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dale Vatthauer - Sales Manager  

Part 1: the podcast is down in Moline, IL, at the John Deere Archive, to talk with Archivist, Neil Dahlstrom, about what it means to manage the heritage of Deere & Co., what types of items are actually preserved in the archive, and some stories from Neil’s book & TV series: Tractor Wars. Neil Dahlstrom - Branded Properties & Heritage Manager - John Deere Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Dale Vatthauer - Sales Manager  

The crew is joined by Marc Cloutier, instructor at Lake Area Technical College, to talk about the TechKnowledge student technician training program, the unique relationship our dealership group has with LATC, and how to send a hydraulic cylinder rod into low-Earth orbit.    Marc Cloutier - Diesel Technology / TechKnowledge Instructor, Lake Area Technical College Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Emergency episode! The solar storms are back in time for the harvest season, so Sam & Chris let you know what to do if your guidance system is affected, as well as some new tips for identifying interference that might affect Machine Sync connections. 

The crew is at FarmFest : Day 3 talking with Ben Larson from Razor Tracking about solutions to keep tabs on your fleet, how to properly do radio ads for Kibble Equipment, and what kind of person puts mayonnaise & peanut butter together on a sandwich.    Ben Larson - Channel Manager : Razor Tracking Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Sam, Sam & Chris are back from FarmFest : Day 2. They are joined by Christopher Sjoblom, Commercial Application Manager for Kibble Equipment to talk about how he found an “R” in his last name, shutting down international airports, and the features of the new 1-series round & large square balers. Christopher Sjoblom - Commercial Application Manager Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Sam, Sam, & Chris are at MN FarmFest talking about highlights from day one of the farm show, what’s going on in the Kibble booth, and erasing any plausible deniability on who the real Sticky Bandit is. Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Sam & Chris are joined by Gwen Brittain and Charles Reynolds from T3RRA to talk about precision landforming and surface water drainage, why Australians are digging to China, and how Gwen is inspiring a new generation of senior computer programmers. Learn how the different solutions from T3RRA can optimize your field drainage and benefit your bottom line.   Gwen Brittain - T3RRA North American Operations Manager Charles Reynolds - T3RRA General Manager Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Ag Support Manager    

Sam, Sam & Chris are on the road in Fargo, ND to talk with Nick Horob, founder of Harvest Profit, about managing farm finances, finding extroverted engineers, and what it’s like to be related to the Bossman.  Nick Horob - Founder, Harvest Profit Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Support Specialist

Sam, Sam, & Chris are back to talk about something we’ve had more than enough of; moisture. A new game is also debuted, called “Name That Machine?”

Sam & Sam are at Vicki's Camp 'n Country Jam with Vicki herself and Anne Johnson from the Redwood Area Chamber of Commerce to talk about the upcoming festival, why Kibble Equipment is involved, and the correct usage of the word accoutrements.    Vicki Galstad Friedrichs - Founder & CEO of Vicki's Camp 'n Country Jam Anne Johnson - Executive Director of Redwood Area Chamber & Tourism Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Support Specialist

Sam, Sam, & Chris are back to talk about the mmmoist spring we're having in the Midwest, and some tips if you need to replant. It's also the debut of the new game, Tractor Skirmish! (soon to be sweeping the nation)   Sam Paulson - Sales Specialist Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Support Specialist Chris Horob - Precision Ag Support Manager  

Cole Sonne of Sonne Farms joins Dale, Sam, & Chris to talk about life in the mountains of eastern South Dakota, good names for cows, and ups and downs of being a livestock producer.   Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Dale Vatthauer - Sales Manager Chris Horob - Precision Ag Support Manager Cole Sonne - Sonne Farms

Emergency podcast! Sam, Sam & Chris talk about how to manage through the current solar storm that has been causing all sorts of issues with GPS guidance, specifically radio RTK.    Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Ag Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Support Specialist

Sammy J is back! After a short sabbatical, Sam rejoins the podcast to talk about lessons learned from the first week of planting season, along with how to properly transport CRT monitors, custom ringtones, and who would make the best John Deere CTO.   Sam Paulson - Product Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob - Precision Ag Support Manager Sam Jensen - Precision Ag Support Specialist

The podcast had a birthday! In honor of the milestone, we are posting a revised edition of a fan-favorite from Season 1, Episode 5: Fried Eggs - Starfire GPS History. There have been some updates to the Starfire GPS line since it was posted, so we thought it was worthwhile to add another chapter to the episode. We have some big plans for Season 2 of Everything Ag & Then Some, hopefully you'll join us on the ride!

Sam, Chris & Dale sit down again with Zach Johnson, otherwise known as the Millennial Farmer, to talk about all the goings on at Commodity Classic, the John Deere model year '25 product launch, how many bag phones Chris has owned, how social media farming has changed agriculture, why Duck Duck Gray Duck is better than the goose game, and how Zach deals with hackers.   Sam Paulson: Product Sales Specialist Manager Chris Horob: Precision Ag Support Manager Dale Vatthauer: General Sales Manager Zach Johnson: The Millennial Farmer

Sam, Chris & Margo are joined at Commodity Classic by Bryan Earwood, Large Tractor Marketing Manager for John Deere, to talk about the biggest addition to the Deere tractor lineup, the 9RX 830, including how it meets emissions standards without DEF, how to troll the internet into thinking it did, and how a chrome stack would add even more horses.

Sam, Chris, & Margo are joined at Commodity Classic by Nathan Kramer, Product Line Marketing Manager at John Deere Harvester Works, to talk about the new S7 combine models that were introduced for 2025, as well as new harvest automation technology, updates for headers, and how to properly pull off a bright green jumpsuit. 

Sam, Sam, & Chris are joined by Margo Suiter, Product Support Specialist for Kibble Equipment, to talk about what you need to do to get your equipment, data, & technology ready for the incoming spring season. We cover topics ranging from AutoPath setup & mobile row-unit runoffs to Tupperware parties & how to smuggle lunch out of your spring clinics. 

The crew is joined by Kevin Poppel, first-generation farmer, and owner of Poppel Custom Ag Services, who shares the path that brought him to farming, and how innovation has been key to his success. We also talk through the future of our RTK base station network, and why Des Moines is lovely this time of year.

Sam & Chris take the show on the road to Kansas City for the John Deere Precision Ag Business Meeting, and are joined by Jon Ebert and Dan Paschke from John Deere to talk about what’s new in the world of Precision Upgrade Kits, as well as the newest path to Deere precision ag technology, Solutions as a Service. What does this new business model mean for Deere customers, and why is it not going to be called a SaaScription? There’s an easy answer to that second question.  Dan Paschke: Director of Marketing, Solution as a Service   Jon Ebert: Precision Upgrades Product Management & Marketing Lead

Sam, Sam, & Chris are joined by Dwain Lammey, Kibble Product Specialist, to talk all the details around the new G5 Essentials Kit, and how this new business model is disrupting the current precision ag market, and what that might mean for the future of John Deere technology.