My wife, Susan, and I farm.  The farm, that I grew up on and now operate with my dad and brother, is located in northern Clay County. We started yield mapping in 1998 and have a light bar system that records data for our sprayer.  We have been logging planter information for  2 years, and have just added a rate controller to our drill.  We use local fertilizer dealers to help analyze the information and VRT some of our fertilizer.  We are planning on doing more of our own analysis and VRT in the future.

I have been a KARA member since 2002 and have learned a lot about GPS data collection and analysis from other members, but realize I have a long way to go.  Participation in KARA has given me the courage to do a lot more on-farm research and the know-how to make it simpler and more viable to our operation. KARA has also supplied me with some funding to help me start doing some on-farm research (Phosphorus study, Lime study, &  Potash study).  I also enjoy and learn from the visits I have with other KARA members at workshops, the annual meeting & wherever I run into one of them.