Ep. 195 - Manage Turf and Utility Fleets Efficiently with John Deere Operations Center

Agriculture Technology Podcast

RDO Equipment Co.

Technology

4.2 • 48 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Product Manager of Planting Technology and Podcast Host Tony Kramer sits down with turf and utility professionals, RDO Account Manager Alex Mitchell and Josh West, Owner of JT Lawn Services & Landscaping. West has over a quarter of a century of experience in lawn care, landscaping and snow removal. He has grown his business from one machine to multiple machines equipped with technology, all powered by an expert team. Mitchell shares West’s growth through optimizing his operation with John Deere Operations Center ™. Once considered a Farm Management System, many turf and utility business owners like West have discovered the Operations Center’s ability to manage daily operations. Listen to learn how turf and utility fleet managers use John Deere Operations Center ™ to monitor equipment performance and optimize business decisions.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Tony Kramer, your host of the Agriculture Technology Podcast, and I'm sitting down with
0:06.7	agriculture technology and equipment experts to help you to enhance your operation for today,
0:12.7	tomorrow, and into the future. In this episode, I talk with Alex Mitchell and Josh West about
0:18.9	managing a large fleet of turf and utility equipment.
0:23.8	With that, let's dive into the show. I'm very excited to get this going. We are into season
0:29.5	nine, yes, nine years of production for the Agriculture Technology podcast here at
0:36.1	RDO equipment. We're getting started here, the month of January.
0:40.2	Very excited to get this episode out.
0:42.7	It's kind of a unique one.
0:44.2	We've given some love to our turf and utility friends.
0:48.2	We talk a lot of agriculture.
0:49.9	We talk some of the other industries that we are in.
0:53.6	This one specifically, we are focusing on
0:56.5	kind of that turf and utility market. Being up here in Minnesota and the Dakotas, we get that
1:03.4	fluffy white stuff. We like to call snow. And there's opportunities when it comes to turf and utility,
1:10.7	managing fleets, things like that.
1:13.5	Before we get started, Alex and Josh, I just want you guys to introduce yourselves, tell our
1:19.0	listeners a little bit about who you are, where you come from, and how you got to where you
1:24.3	are today. So, Alex, why don't you start?
1:26.3	Yeah, thanks, Tony. First
1:27.8	foremost, thanks for having us on here. Again, he said, my name is Alex Mitchell, born and raised
1:33.8	on a family farm down in South Dakota, originally from Houton, South Dakota, about 23 miles northeast
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