Dan Frieberg

Dan Frieberg
President, Dan Frieberg, grew up on a farm in Iowa & graduated from Iowa State University. His career includes wholesale fertilizer sales, retail management, serving as CEO of the Iowa Fertilizer & Chemical Association & later the Agribusiness Association of Iowa & business consulting. Dan loves Diet Pepsi & has a good hair day, everyday.
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Two Reasons Your Data Will Lead to Greater Profitability

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 9/30/21 9:15 AM

Foundations of agronomy and geography are the starting place for data-driven decisions.

I believe data driven decisions will power change in every aspect of crop production. Your data can be a valuable business asset that leads to greater profitability. Here are two reasons your data will lead to greater profitability:

  1. Uniqueness
  2. Yield limitations
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Topics: yield analysis, variable rate, yield efficiency

Use Agronomic and Economic Data to Make Management Decisions

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 8/26/21 9:00 AM

At this time of the year, it’s easy to feel like yields are largely a function of weather - temperature and rainfall. Over the years in hundreds of grower meetings, I’ve heard that sentiment repeatedly. If you are inclined to think that way, think about this scenario. 

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Topics: Farm technology, Precision ag, soil health, group data, data driven decisions, Farm Plan

Are High Yields More Profitable?

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 6/17/21 9:00 AM

Why do you put so much focus on driving higher yields per acre?

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Topics: Farming, Precision ag, yield analysis, farm analytics

Benchmark your Farm Data

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 6/10/21 9:31 AM

Telling your customers they’re under-performing isn’t a great business model. Encouraging them to take part in agronomic benchmarking can sometimes have that same effect. Those at the top might enjoy the satisfaction of knowing they are the stars, but how do you gently push the below average customers to step up their game?

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Topics: Farming, benchmarking, data driven decisions, farm analytics

Put Your Data To Work

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 6/3/21 9:00 AM

GPS technology has allowed growers to capture variability within a field – from yield to soils, fertility, pH, varieties, variable rate application and agronomic treatments. More than likely, you have accumulated binders full of color maps and hard drives full of files.

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Topics: Farm technology, data analytics, Precision ag, farm analytics, Big Data

How Yield Efficiency Can Impact Your Operation

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 5/6/21 10:15 AM

"It's just putting data to work for you. You can drill down on which fields, and which parts of fields are most profitable, and which aren't. I think the more you help growers know their costs, the better managers they are." - Dan Frieberg

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Topics: Farm technology, Precision ag, crop protection, variable rate, data driven decisions, yield efficiency, economics, Farm Plan, nutrient removals, nitrogen

Unlock Insights to Your Farming Operation

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 4/22/21 10:30 AM

"Data is valuable, but data in the hands of the right people with the right context is really, really valuable." - T.J. Masker

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Topics: Farm technology, data analytics, Precision ag, Ag technology, yield analysis, variable rate, data visualization, farm analytics, Farm Plan

Big Data With Local Context

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 4/1/21 11:15 AM

Big data is a phrase that has integrated this world of technology across industries. It's about capturing relevant data from a huge number of sources, and translating it into something that people can use. Big data provides actionable insights to solve problems at scale and at speed. In this world of ag, we have billions of dollars of venture capital funding pouring into agriculture through technology builds. Big data has been at the center of that.

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Topics: data analytics, Precision ag, trials, hybrid selection, data driven decisions, farm analytics, Big Data, nutrient removals

Managing Profitability with Ag View Solutions

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 3/25/21 11:00 AM

"We're all about tying the economics to the agronomics, which just means when we're adjusting nutrient rates and plant seeding rates and decisions about what we spend in different parts of the field, we're tying that out at the end of the year."
- Dan Frieberg

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Topics: Farming, data analytics, Ag technology, cost per bushel, yield efficiency, economics, Big Data, farm data

Measuring Success With On-Farm Planning

Posted by Dan Frieberg on 3/11/21 10:15 AM

As a grower, you’ve most likely asked yourself, “How do I improve my operation’s performance?” Defining success is an important first step towards improving performance on your operation. However, the definition of success has evolved over time. 

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Topics: Farming, Precision ag, crop protection, hybrid selection, data driven decisions, Farm Plan, farm finance

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Premier Crop Systems, based out of Des Moines, IA, started in 1999 to deliver better agronomic decisions through data analysis that lead to higher yields, increased profits and more sustainable practices for customers. 

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