AG LEADER SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION Andrew Jungers

Background Grew up on a farm near Hospers, IA  Farm 2500 acres of corn and soybean, little bit of wheat  Been involved with operations for most of life. Graduated from Spalding Catholic High School ’07  Granville, IA Iowa State University  Started as an Open Major  Chose Agriculture Systems Technology; Machine Systems Option  Precision Agriculture attracted me to AST

Internship Experience Farmers Elevator Cooperative (HQ – Doon, IA)  Sales and Marketing Intern  Hudson, SD and Hawarden, IA  Responsibilities  General Operations  Crop Scouting  Customer Interaction Received Sales and Product Training

Precision Agriculture Before college…  New to Precision Agriculture  Saw Yield Monitors  Learn more about applications of Precision Ag College…  ABE Department attracted me to AST  Eager to learn  Enjoyed the lectures and hands on learning

Precision Agriculture Undergraduate Assistant (ABE Dept.)  Worked for Dr. Darr during Spring of 2010  Testing Auto-Steer Equipment  Taking Measurements  Updating Software  Setting up CAN Bus demonstration  Good hands on learning experience

Implementation on Farm Auto-Steer on International 9280  Pulling Landoll Disk 36ft  Ag Leader Edge Monitor Kit  OnTrac 2 Assisted Steering  WAAS Controlled

Implementation on Farm John Deere 8520  1770 John Deere Planter Center Fill 24 Row  Ag Leader Integra Display Kit  Autosteer Equipped  Row by Row Clutch Control  Variable Rate Capable

Benefits Auto-Steer  Reducing Overlap  Less hours in field  Saving time and fuel Precision Planting  Saving Seed  Overlap not reducing yield  Providing appropriate population of seed

My Future Graduate in May 2011 Job in the Agriculture Industry  Product Tester  Technical or Service Representative  Agronomy Return to home to Farm someday?

Conclusion Thank You for the scholarship opportunity. Questions??