Equipment Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on equipment — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
Episode 500
Stand establishment and planting conditions
Replant decisions in early May: count leafed-out corn as dead, weigh kernel flex before tearing up a stand, and add down pressure in dry tilled soil.
Episode 494
Spring planting best practices
Pioneer agronomist Troy Deutmeyer gives planting depths, soybean populations by yield zone, and the 24-hour rule before a cold rain hits your seed.
Feb 2023
Mailbag: A 1,200-Acre Farm Transition
Shay Foulk walks through a 1,200-acre buyout: equipment valuation, 15-30% discounts, long-term leases, and the tax hit of a retiring farmer's final crop.
Jan 2023
AI, tech, and farming
Scott Klososky on why farm technology now outruns the people using it, what machine intelligence means for equipment, and how to keep up daily.
Rewind
Rebroadcast: Got insurance? Are you sure?
Adam Brickley names the farm insurance gaps that cost most: unreported partnerships, depreciated equipment values, and $1 million liability limits.
Dec 2022
Equipment, inflation, and fleet management considerations
Brent Judisch on why used tractors jumped 20-30 percent, when leasing beats buying, and how to judge a $90,000 combine trade on a per-bushel basis.
Sep 2022
Road ready: Semis and farm equipment DOT discussion
An Iowa DOT officer covers covered farm vehicle paperwork, the 26,001 pound CDL line, 28,000 pound grain cart axles and what puts a truck out of service.
May 2022
Weekly market outlook: May 31st - June 3rd, summer weather market headed your way
Grant Shimek on why a dryness narrative needs 30 to 40 days to build, capping cash sales near 60 percent, and having a plan for being wrong.
Apr 2022
Spring planting season pointers for tillage and planting
Pioneer agronomists and a John Deere rep on sidewall compaction, 2-inch seed depth, gauge wheel down pressure, and corn populations of 30,000 to 34,000.
Feb 2022
8 farm equipment management strategies for the future
Shay Foulk and Chris Barron walk through annual fleet appraisals, 3-to-5-year replacement plans, cost per bushel rates and when a lease actually pays.
Dec 2021
Tax prep for year end
Paul Neiffer on the December checklist: valid prepaid invoices, why ordered equipment is not deductible, deferred payment contracts, and payroll credits.
Dec 2021
Equipment economics for 2022
Brent Judisch on three price increases in 12 months, used tractors up 20 percent, combines sold out until 2023, and when leasing beats buying a machine.
Sep 2021
Best Practices for Farm Business Structure
Paul Neiffer and Chris Barron explain when trucking and equipment LLCs make sense, how per-pass billing works, and why structure makes transition possible.
Aug 2021
Equipment cost perspective: how high can we go?
Brent Judisch on 7.5 percent tractor and 7.7 percent combine price hikes, year-long waits, record used values, and which wear parts to buy before harvest.
Jun 2021
Got insurance? Are you sure?
Adam Brickley on insurance gaps farms miss: replacement versus depreciated values, umbrella limits above $1 million, and key person term life.
May 2021
Crop update from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
Three growers report May 2021 planting: Michigan wheat and 30-over basis, a 36-row Wisconsin planter, and Iowa no-till beans surviving frost.
Apr 2021
Early soybeans and planting progress in central Illinois
Jacob Wade plants soybeans in late March, targets 120,000 to 130,000 population, and reports 7 to 12 bushel gains from reproductive fungicide.
Mar 2021
Gavin Spoor: first generation Missouri popcorn farmer
Gavin Spoor started farming 6 acres at 19 and added popcorn. He covers seed cost, combine settings, 10 to 15% cleaning loss, and selling direct to stores.
Jan 2021
Equipment cost management: pay me now or pay me later
Chris Barron shows why depreciation near 11% and 2.8% equipment inflation belong in your cost of production, and how to get a real annual valuation.
Dec 2020
The used equipment market today
Brent Judisch on why 1 to 4 year old machines turned brisk in late 2020, sub-3% used financing, and a 10 month wait for a new tractor from the factory.
Dec 2020
2020 year-end tax planning: key considerations
Paul Neiffer on the 50% prepay limit, invoicing rules that survive an audit, which 2020 aid payments can be deferred, and PPP forgiveness timing.
Rewind
Spooky look back at 2019 (10-22-2019)
Mark Belter reports 0% harvested near Fargo after a 5-inch snow, corn projected at 25 to 28% moisture on December 1, and drying options running short.
Oct 2020
Phantom yield loss: what are you leaving in the corn field?
John Maxwell and Ben Blair measured 2.2% yield loss per point of field drying and show why spending 4.5 cents a point to dry corn still pays.
Sep 2020
Grain handling and drying: harvest is here
Matt Todd explains mixed flow drying: a bigger grain column, 40 CFM over the burner, less propane per bushel, and better test weight than screen dryers.
Sep 2020
Dad's wisdom with Richard Seamans
Richard Seamans farmed up to 2,500 acres with his wife Shirley as bookkeeper and combine operator. His advice: keep good books and get out of debt.
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