Hear from Gregg Sauder on what it takes to be a 360 Rain dealer. He says the ideal dealer is someone who understands the farmers needs and infrastructure challenges, understands service and will take the late night calls and texts, and more.

During the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Feb.14-17, if you can identify your farm on Google Earth, Gregg Sauder of 360 Yield Center and his team will design a 360 Rain System for your operation.

Gregg Sauder, founder of 360Yield Center shares details on their 360 autonomous irrigation unit, straight from the assembly line. The 360 Rain unit is capable of handling a 60-foot to 80-foot boom with the goal of irrigating any crop regardless of field shape. The unit makes use of a heavy reel to transport and manage the hose as they maneuver through the field delivering half an inch of water to the plant on a weekly basis.

Midwestern states do not typically deal with a lack of rainfall, but the trend for short-term drought is increasing. Drought creates yield and quality issues for crops. Here are management changes that could help during dry conditions.

David Hula, a farmer from Charles City, Va., set a new corn yield world record, placing first in the irrigated strip-till category with 623.84 bushels.

In 2011, Annie Dee built a pond and put in an irrigation pivot so she could water the crops at critical junctures during the growing season. That year ended up being a drought, but corn was at $7-$7.80 per bushel.

Bridge the educational experience of our National No-Tillage Conferences with this 2-day virtual learning program, June 23-24, covering organic no-till, increasing irrigation ROI with precision technology, correctly setting up your combine for residue management, learning more about plant sap analysis, and more.