Ryan Schrader
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Okay, my name is Ryan Schrader, and I'm one of the founding partners of TerraFlex. And yeah, Danny is the other one, and he couldn't make it here today. He's out in the field. So I guess I'm lucky, maybe. Of course you are. Absolutely.
Okay, my name is Ryan Schrader, and I'm one of the founding partners of TerraFlex. And yeah, Danny is the other one, and he couldn't make it here today. He's out in the field. So I guess I'm lucky, maybe. Of course you are. Absolutely.
Okay, my name is Ryan Schrader, and I'm one of the founding partners of TerraFlex. And yeah, Danny is the other one, and he couldn't make it here today. He's out in the field. So I guess I'm lucky, maybe. Of course you are. Absolutely.
As we look back, you know, we were just coming off of a pretty good, a dry year, three dry years, and then we went into the power farming show and there was a lot of interest, you know, right after first year, but never got really a good chance to utilize drones earlier in the season like we did this year, like Sue just said. You know, we were getting calls every day and
As we look back, you know, we were just coming off of a pretty good, a dry year, three dry years, and then we went into the power farming show and there was a lot of interest, you know, right after first year, but never got really a good chance to utilize drones earlier in the season like we did this year, like Sue just said. You know, we were getting calls every day and
As we look back, you know, we were just coming off of a pretty good, a dry year, three dry years, and then we went into the power farming show and there was a lot of interest, you know, right after first year, but never got really a good chance to utilize drones earlier in the season like we did this year, like Sue just said. You know, we were getting calls every day and
we didn't even know if we could get it done, weren't even really ready to go. And that was kind of the scenario, like you said, we were waiting for to actually show what these drones can actually do in different applications on fungicide.
we didn't even know if we could get it done, weren't even really ready to go. And that was kind of the scenario, like you said, we were waiting for to actually show what these drones can actually do in different applications on fungicide.
we didn't even know if we could get it done, weren't even really ready to go. And that was kind of the scenario, like you said, we were waiting for to actually show what these drones can actually do in different applications on fungicide.
And, and, you know, as we talked to people here in the last couple of days, it's been, you know, commodity prices are suppressed a little bit compared to what they have been the last three or four years. And a lot of guys now are looking at these drones going, man, I could spend 30, 40,000 instead of going down and spending $300,000. So there's still a pretty good interest and appetite for,
And, and, you know, as we talked to people here in the last couple of days, it's been, you know, commodity prices are suppressed a little bit compared to what they have been the last three or four years. And a lot of guys now are looking at these drones going, man, I could spend 30, 40,000 instead of going down and spending $300,000. So there's still a pretty good interest and appetite for,
And, and, you know, as we talked to people here in the last couple of days, it's been, you know, commodity prices are suppressed a little bit compared to what they have been the last three or four years. And a lot of guys now are looking at these drones going, man, I could spend 30, 40,000 instead of going down and spending $300,000. So there's still a pretty good interest and appetite for,
for what a drone can do. So Rachel, what do you want to know about drones?
for what a drone can do. So Rachel, what do you want to know about drones?
for what a drone can do. So Rachel, what do you want to know about drones?
So when we started, I had just seeded 130 acres of hay and I still have it. So we do that four times a year. And then, you know, it's evolved into not only myself, but I've got brothers and brother-in-laws that are now starting to integrate that into their operation. So it's fun to sit and watch and see how... Certain people will sit back and say, oh, it's a drone.
So when we started, I had just seeded 130 acres of hay and I still have it. So we do that four times a year. And then, you know, it's evolved into not only myself, but I've got brothers and brother-in-laws that are now starting to integrate that into their operation. So it's fun to sit and watch and see how... Certain people will sit back and say, oh, it's a drone.
So when we started, I had just seeded 130 acres of hay and I still have it. So we do that four times a year. And then, you know, it's evolved into not only myself, but I've got brothers and brother-in-laws that are now starting to integrate that into their operation. So it's fun to sit and watch and see how... Certain people will sit back and say, oh, it's a drone.
I don't know if it's really going to be feasible to fully embracing it and using it on a large majority of their acres, if not all of them. So it's been neat and fun.
I don't know if it's really going to be feasible to fully embracing it and using it on a large majority of their acres, if not all of them. So it's been neat and fun.