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Data analysis lessons from Indy Family Farms

Last fall, access to real-time yield monitor data paid off big time for Indy Family Farms.

Soon after yield data from each harvested field began to roll in via a new wireless communication system, Chester Birch and Dan Moeller had confirmed what they had feared — yields were running lower than expected.

“This year, we knew that yields would be down by the second day of harvest, so we were able to react,” recalls Birch, manager of business development for Indy Family Farms.

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