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Fringe Acre Farmer LRSC- Precision AG Grad🌽🚜 Tweets reflect my personal opinions 🚀Harvest Profit Expert John Deere Employee

Arthur, ND
Joined October 2012
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
At this point I don't even care if she has horses. That's how single I am. #datinglife #single
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Nothing to see here……..
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Hunters parked vehicles on our property in front of some tile pipe that I need access to. Do I move their pickup with the excavator or the tile spear?
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
If employees are required to get vaccinated to work then the unemployed should have to pass a drug test to receive unemployment.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
My nephew has a different attitude than me when it comes to stuck equipment.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
2020 spring planting conditions in North Dakota might look like this.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Exact shot is so cool!
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Got a quote on a grain bin today. Here is the comparison for the same thing built back in 2018. Same company and same options. 2018 bin quote - $49,882.46 2023 bin quote - $75,321.50
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Found my buddy seat rider for the rest of my life. #NewProfilePic
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 months
This would be a million dollar rain but due to current crop prices it will only be a $50,000 rain. #rainchat
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Anyone know what the soil temps are? I couldn’t find my probe this morning.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
10 months
Locked in my forever buddy seat rider this weekend!
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
New to us planter and planter tractor this year. I can’t believe we are only using 0.3 gallons/acre of fuel. What’s everyone else use?
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
If Aaron Rodgers was a farmer he would…… 1- be 90 years old 2- in control of all the assets 3- have no written will 4- have a 60 year old son still sitting on the bench
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
It’s 100° out and I Just finished up looking at some frost damage. ND weather is stupid
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
USDA on Monday- Only 22% of North Dakota corn is mature. North Dakota- HAHA Let it snow 30+ inches and reach below freezing temps across the entire state! USDA on Thursday- We are going raise the North Dakota corn yield projection by 1 BPA Farmers:
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Trying to beat the storms last night.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Up and running 🌽🌽🌽
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
On X maps on car play is sweet. Farmers, agronomists, and field reps need this.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
If there's enough interest I'm going to put together an online class on DIY drain tile. I get questions on this topic all the time so I figured I would share my experience as a farmer installing our own tile. Let me know if you would be interested.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Why do so many farmers hate on the YouTube farmers? They are advocating for our industry. Millions of people with no ag background are learning about the hard working American Farmer.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Now this is funny.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Scouting Onions.....I mean corn🥴 Gardner Township Gumbo is a dumpster fire. 105 degrees in this area right now.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Planter skip in last years corn. Beans are twice the size. Weird
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
I've kept this secret for too long. Here's an easy way to wash jugs. Just buy a lawn sprinkler head and put it in the cone. #innovation #agtwiter #rainbird
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
I think planting will be delay in the Red River Valley this year
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
The best gifts are the ones you buy yourself. First time shooting the Tavor TS-12 16 rounds of 12 gauge
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Pivot Bio probably want be sponsoring the NFR after all the universities published their data this week. In agriculture it pays to be skeptical.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Can confirm this was a mistake.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
At this point I don't even care if she has horses. That's how single I am. #datinglife #single
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Updated the todo list
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
So this picture is from more than 10 years ago. Who copied who?????
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Dream team did 184 acres yesterday. 35,700 bushels in about 13 hours. Finished harvest on our farm and only have a few custom harvest acres left.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
I received my first shot of the Russian Covid vaccine and wanted to let you know that it’s completely safe with иo side effects whatsoeveя, and that I feelshκι χoρoshό я чувствую себя немного странно и я думаю, что вытащил ослиные уши. #joke #satire #takeiteasy
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Am I a single guy living on his own? I'll just let this picture be you answer. @BuschBeer
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Tried starting at 3:00 a.m. today when it was 0° out. Still can't keep an empty combine on top of the ground
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
This is awesome 😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
So the military is exempt from emissions regulations on Diesel engines? They must not like breakdowns😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
You need a 4 year degree to be successful.
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What is the worst thing a teacher ever said to you without them even realizing it was terrible?
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
North Dakota: majority of state has an early frost. USDA: Let's increase the state yield by 2 bushels. North Dakota:
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Very excited to get this finished and start using it everyday.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Knee high by the 4th of July is a conspiracy started by the USDA to get farmers to post progress pictures of their corn on the same date every year.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Amazing picture from my friend Mat King @JohnDeere Photo credit: Mat King
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
When everyone is complimenting the Thanksgiving meal but you couldn't taste it. #COVID ー19
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Found some Deere @JohnDeere
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
If I had a time machine I’d go back in time and kick the mice off of the Ark.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Working on that 360 day hybrid.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
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Sometimes a simple excel analysis can really be powerful. My dad built these to help make marketing decisions based on historical facts. Here is a chart showing the month that the markets were the highest for the harvest contract. Soybeans and Corn from 1978 to 2022
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Last field of Plant 2023🌱🌱🌱
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 months
First truck load delivered to the new Casselton Soybean crush plant and there is now a hole in the bottom of our semi from the probe. That's a nice way to start things off....
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Spotted this yesterday. Would have loved to see a cold start on this in the -10F weather
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
6 years
Dear politicians: please leave farmers and farming out of your political attack ads. The general population already doesn't know what I do for a living and your lies are not helping them understand. #agtiwtter #agvocate
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Had to buy a 2 5/8 inch impact socket today. The guy told me to have a good day. I can’t think of a scenario where using that size of socket leads to a good day😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Here’s what a pickup cost in 2003. $34,717 window sticker price.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
This box of 24 carriage bolts cost $440 There's no reason they should cost more than 10% of that
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Name a better sight. @JohnDeere
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 months
Should I put this in our plot???
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Should we plant corn tomorrow, spread, dig, plant beans, or combine? This is the conversation I just had with dad.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Ag land in cass county is so inflated. 45 bushel beans gross about $550/acre 5% return on $9000 land is $450 The numbers don’t work. Are land investors still trying to get 5%
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Dad didn’t want to do any tillage on the sunflowers so the stalks would hold snow. His plan worked There is now 4 feet of snow in those fields
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Only on North Dakota can you send someone a picture of your yield monitor and they have to ask if it’s beans or corn😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
It's not a def delete it's a visibility improvement kit.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
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I think more research needs to be done on singulating soybeans. I have a 40k pop trial in this field and you can't even tell from the road.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
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Tillables message Hey farmers, Don't worry, we didn't steal any of your data. We just blindly offered all of your landlords rent offers that are generated by an algorithm. Please don't be mean on Twitter. We just want to help you
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Added another @JohnDeere tractor to the lineup.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Well…..We are committed at this point.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Can someone tell me why my enlist beans are cupping????? Bragging rights to whoever gets it right.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
This makes running an auger so much easier and safer! Dad used an Air cylinder and electric actuator to make this work.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Anyone need a last minute write off????
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Last field of sunflowers going in. 🌻🌻 Only 18 days earlier than last year….
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
10 months
So a week ago my fiancée was rear ended in the middle of the day on the highway while yielding for traffic. The other driver had to be distracted as her brake lights and blinker were on. Today we got a bill from the city for the fire department response to the scene. I’m
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Making progress on the office/penthouse.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Dear Chicago Traders, 4 tenths might be enough to satisfy you but we are still dry. Sincerely North Dakota
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Can you tell I'm still single? #bachelorpad
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
$300 urea. Information inside
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
This is fun! I think this will be staying in the rotation!
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
98 degree corn harvest in North Dakota. Is this what it's like to farm in Texas? @bigaljack
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
😂😂😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 months
First time moving the corn planter in 16 days. May 9th was our first day planting corn and the 15th was the last day we planted corn in Cass County. Going to try for 50 more acres tomorrow.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
I will start building the DIY drain tile course after I finish this last project. I will cover design, equipment, tips and tricks, and lots more. If you have specific questions drop them below! There will be a small fee to participate in the course. Details will be released soon
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Think if you ordered all of your chemical from a company that does not allow returns on products and you only had 25% of your crop in the ground. This is why I like working with local retailers and not online stores.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Lets crank up ethanol production to its max and start spraying the world down with alcohol. Kill the germs! #kingcorn
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 months
Going to be some crop damage in the valley after this rain. 3 inches overnight and it’s still raining.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
Insurance company - Your building policy doesn’t cover roof collapse. Me- So what’s the point of insurance??? Why can’t a policy cover all types of damage??
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 months
Planting rig from 7 years ago vs this year.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
Do you know what’s worse than getting missed by a rain? Not getting any hail. Sorry but humor is how I cope with stress #dumpsterfire2021 #drought2021
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Who wants to start a farmer owned precision ag software platform. No outside investors. Private and independent 1. Easy to use for farmer and consultant 2. App/mobile based. No need for desktop computer
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
I got my Syngenta seed settlement payment today! Total came to $79.81 😂
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
11 months
Farming close enough to have chick-fil-a brought out to the field almost makes this land worth $10,000/acre
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
$10/bale for small square straw. No markup here
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
Do you include your personal living expense in your farm breakeven calculations?
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
3 years
It’s never easy losing a friend. I’ll always remembers this special dog. RIP Ginger
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Onto the next 20,000 acres. Gotta keep up with @Qshizzle97 and @AustinSundeen
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
No-Till doesn’t work. It’s always too wet…….
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Waiting on one more part then it will be done.
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
4 years
6 hours in and I’ve had a slight headache and a sore arm. #COVID19
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
2 years
You can tell it’s wet here
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
1 year
Im working on a machinery cost calculator and here is what I have in place so far. Let me know what I am missing and I will try to add it in. The goal is to calculate yearly costs associated with equipment. Currently this is just using a fixed depreciation percentage but it
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 months
Some G5 action in a red sprayer
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Ben Longlet 🇺🇸🌽🌱
5 years
Anyone interested in some type of peer group for precision ag and farm business management? Is there something out there already? A place to share ideas, make plans, and create accountability through peers.
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