Nathan Faleide
Nathan Faleide is currently the Strategic Initiatives Manager for AgIntegrated, which is an independent provider of software consulting and technologies integrating agricultural systems to enable the acceleration of technology innovation and adoption. Formerly, Nathan was the CEO for Satshot, an agricultural remote sensing software system specializing in satellite imagery of which he is still very involved in with consulting and working alongside his father who founded the company. Nathan has been involved in the precision ag industry for more than 20 years and has also worked extensively in the crop insurance industry, specializing in bringing precision agricultural data and management practices into the crop risk sector. This all also stems from him growing up on a farm in central North Dakota and farming some himself.
In-Field Technologies
December 16, 2019
My Top 10 Precision Ag Wish List for 2020
Contributing writer Nathan Faleide has compiled his ag-tech wish list for 2020 and beyond.
Imagery
July 31, 2019
Imagery in Agriculture: Time for a Reality Check (Part Two)
So here we go again. Since we are now in the heat of summer, everyone seems to once again be clambering for imagery of their fields or some data that’s imagery related. Oddly enough though, not too recently this...
Digital Farming
April 30, 2019
Is Precision Agriculture Harder Than Medicine?
Contributing writer Nathan Faleide offers a unique perspective in how medicine is practiced compared to how technology is applied to ag production systems.
Digital Farming
January 7, 2019
You Can’t Handle the Truth: 10 Things Agtech Needs to Admit
As I sit here pondering what is the next big thing needed for digital ag/precision ag/agtech/digital farming…..blah blah blah, it came to me to write down a list of things that we actually need changed or just need to...
Imagery
September 4, 2018
Agtech: 10 Things I Hate About You!
Before you get bent out of shape from the title, remember if you’ve read my articles before you know I like to reference pop culture in them. This one refers to the cult classic rom-com movie from 1999. I...
Imagery
June 4, 2018
Imagery in Agriculture: Time for a Reality Check (Part One)
Where do I begin….I’ve been dealing with imagery in agriculture since I was 10 when my dad started Satshot. At the time in 1994 it seemed like imagery was going to be the next big thing after yield data...
Market Watch
April 4, 2018
Are Precision Agriculture Professionals Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
We all remember that TV trivia show with good ole Jeff Foxworthy, right? He’d ask an average adult 5th grade level questions while also seeing if a few select 5th graders themselves could outsmart them. It made great TV...
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February 5, 2018
Feel Something is Missing in Precision Agriculture? Answer These 10 Tough Questions
I’ve seen a lot of ideas and met a lot of people in the agtech world. There have been great achievements but also inevitable failures. There have been good times, bad times, and everything-in-between times, all of which bring...
Data Management
December 5, 2017
Will Bitcoin Work in Agriculture?
If you checked the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen the words, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. I won’t describe them in great detail here, but Google is your friend.
Currently, Bitcoin is the talk of the town gaining 1,000% in value...
Market Watch
September 6, 2017
Agtech Issues: The Shiny Object Syndrome
Do you remember those cartoons where someone lures someone else by placing a piece of candy, small amount of money, or breadcrumbs in a row that ends in a trap under a box propped up by a stick attached...
Market Watch
August 1, 2017
Opinion: Are We in a Precision L-Ag Moment?
Yes, you read that headline right. I said Precision Lag, as in I have this feeling we are in the waning phase of the excitement and craziness of this industry in this time frame. If you think this is...
Market Watch
July 6, 2017
Opinion: Reality vs. Hype in Precision Agriculture
I think there is a certain word that can accurately describe much of the precision ag and/or ag tech industry right now. That is hype. Many are overhyping the possibilities and what can be done or even how it will...
Market Watch
May 31, 2017
Opinion: What the Heck! Now a Computer is Telling Me How to Farm?
From growing up on a farm, farming myself, working with farmers, and having some of my best friends, colleagues, and family member that are farmers or work in the industry providing services, what I see in ag tech is...
Data Management
May 1, 2017
Opinion: The Yearly Death of Ag Data
So that headline sounds somewhat dark and ominous, doesn’t it? The thing about it is that it’s actually been happening for some time now. When you look at all the data that has been somewhat carelessly created by the...
Market Watch
April 4, 2017
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who is the Most Trusted Ag Advisor of Them All?
Who is the most trusted ag advisor of them all? It's a question I think we’ve all heard before, mind you without the Disney flare added to it. That question raises plenty of different viewpoints and positions when it comes...
Market Watch
March 1, 2017
What’s The Deal With Dashboards? — A Seinfeldian Look At Farm Management Information Systems
Editor's note:Farm Management Systems is not only a hot topic among our contributors, it will also be a key area of focus at the Growing Innovations conference in November. Learn more at GrowingInnovations.com.
First off, if you read that title...
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