Matt Yanick, who runs My Precision Ag Ltd. and spent more than a decade as a dealership GPS specialist before that, joins Dan Aberhart to talk about the quiet cost of precision ag that is not working when the seeding window is closing. His case is that the upgrade most operators overlook is a more accurate GNSS signal, because it is the foundation for shared lines between machines, tighter sectional control and variable rate. He explains how a yearly support plan works like insurance for the few days you are stuck, and how a combine loss test can find grain going out the back and pay for itself in a few acres. The conversation closes on locked-down dealer software and right to repair, autonomy, and why trust is the barrier to the next wave.
Every operator knows the sinking feeling on day three of seeding: the monitor won't talk to the drill, the signal drifts, and the window is closing. Matt Yanick has spent more than a decade on the other end of that phone call, first as a dealership GPS specialist and now through his own company, My Precision Ag.
In this conversation with Dan Aberhart, Matt explains why the upgrade most operators overlook is a more accurate GNSS signal, what it unlocks, how support plans work as insurance for the few times a year you are stuck, and why a combine loss test can pay for itself in a few acres. He also talks about autonomy, why dealers lock down their software, and bringing young people into the industry.
What's Inside
- How to calculate the true cost of downtime on your operation -- including the costs most producers do not count
- Why most farms underestimate unplanned downtime and what changes when they track it properly
- The systems that reduce downtime and protect your operating window
- What equipment selection looks like when you factor in downtime cost, not just purchase price
- How the most profitable operations approach their equipment strategy differently
Related Episodes
- Engineer Your Revenue Floor Before You Seed (Mar 2026) -- production decisions and the margin they protect
- Before You Spray: 3 Things That Could Cost You Money This Season (May 2026) -- timing, windows, and what it costs to miss them