There were a LOT of reasons about 1,000 Farm Progress Show visitors visited the DTN exhibit in Boone, Iowa this week. But, the biggest reason was probably the chance to win $25,000. Aside from scoring the dough, though, visitors also had the chance to score some valuable marketing and weather tips from DTN experts. DTN representative Teri Thiele says visitors could get advice on how to understand markets and commodities so farmers could understand and make decisions about them on a daily basis.

DTN was also showcasing its new market space product that Teri says offers farmers inventory management system control. She says farmers can then buy and sell their grain and other commodities online. Young farmers she says are really embracing mobile technology.

I spoke with Teri about the technology DTN is bringing to farmers in the office or in the field and what trends farmers seem to follow with mobile technology. You can listen to my interview with Teri here: fp-08-thiele.mp3

You can also download the interview with this link.

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