• Utilize and maintain many different forms of heavy machinery in order to accomplish the required tasks of a corn/ soybean farming operation including but not limited to planting, harvest, and transport of grain.• Commonly applied equipment: multiple tractor types, combine, grain cart, various tillage implements, grain drill, forklift, skid-steer, grain dump truck, semi-truck and hopper bottom grain trailer

• Make operating decisions in regards to seed varieties, weed control, creating optimal soil health, crop rotation, sustainable farming and tillage practices, and government programs• Manage leases by negotiating rental agreements and building long term relationships with landowners• Make financial decisions in regards to farm business operations including: loan applications, grain marketing contracts, and tax planning

• Interacted with customers to gain an understanding of effective ways to provide appropriate services and products for each individual grower leading to positive long term relationships• Used GPS technology to perform grid soil sampling on 1,000 acres to correlate soil tests to 2.5 acre sections of each field and interpreted results to create variable rate fertilizer prescriptions• Identified herbicide resistant weeds and assessed which chemical programs would be most effective for future treatments • Utilized drone piloting to assess field health and solve problems from a different perspective• Gained the ability to interpret Midwest Laboratories test results to assess and improve field and crop health • Experimented with various crop management apps including: Premier Crop Systems, Climate Fieldview Pro, Icroptrak, Winfeild R7, and Nutrisolutions 360• Performed crop scouting: stand counts, population standard deviation, soil sampling, tissue sampling, weed identification, insect thresholds, sticky traps, crop staging, and yield estimation

• Performed various tasks including: vehicle maintenance, automotive impound from private parking lots, towing vehicles to repair shops, winching vehicles from ditches, towing commercial vehicles for repairs, jump-starting cars and commercial vehicles in the winter, attaching cables and chains to winch and tow large commercial vehicles, and delivering rental equipment• Equipment operated: tow truck, wrecker, semi-truck, roll back flatbed, service truck, flat bed semi- trailer