Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with Preston Sundeen to explore how a two-year ag program prepares students for precision agriculture careers by building real-world skills across hardware, software, GIS, and agronomy. Sundeen's focus is practical confidence: clean data, sound troubleshooting, critical thinking, and learning to ask better questions.

We also talk about...

• defining precision ag as practical, cross-disciplinary work
• balancing agronomy, GIS, hardware and software fundamentals
• building file discipline, projections and boundary workflows
• sourcing NAIP, PLSS, and satellite imagery effectively
• controller setup, CAN bus basics and diagnostics
• using simulators to teach certain types of controllers
• as-applied data, JD Operation Center, SMS, and FieldView exposure
• teaching troubleshooting: manuals, credible videos and tests
• digital literacy and AI as time-saving tools
• measuring success by momentum, confidence and community impact
We had an excellent conversation with Preston and we know you'll enjoy it too.

Part 1 of our conversation: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2297340/episodes/18257891

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