Ep. 225 - Monosem Planters: Built-to-Order Solutions for Every Operation

Agriculture Technology Podcast

RDO Equipment Co.

Technology

4.4 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Customizable planters, advanced John Deere integration and the NEW MS Electron electric drive system — Monosem is redefining precision planting across every crop.

In this episode of the Agriculture Technology Podcast, host Tony Kramer talks with Clint Sedlacek from Monosem USA about how Monosem’s planter lineup delivers flexibility and innovation for growers around the world.

Tony and Clint cover:

• How Monosem planters are customized for everything from broad-acre to specialty crop operations

• The flexibility behind models like the ValoTerra, NG Plus, NC and MS

• How John Deere SeedStar and Operations Center enhance real-time planter data and control

• Why Monosem’s design approach helps growers adapt to unique crop spacing and field conditions

• What the MS Electron means for the future of electric-drive planter performance

🎧 Listen in to learn how Monosem and RDO Equipment Co. are helping farmers customize planters for their operation and stay ahead of precision ag technology.

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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
0:06.8	agriculture technology and equipment experts to help you enhance your operation for today,
0:12.7	tomorrow, and into the future. In this episode, I talk with Clint Settlachek about Monosem Planter.
0:21.5	With that, let's get started.
0:23.8	I am really happy to bring on Clint with Monosem to talk about the different
0:29.4	planter offerings that they have in the U.S. market and around the world.
0:35.2	Clint, before we get started, why don't you take some time to
0:38.2	introduce yourself? Tell our listeners a little bit about who you are, where you come from,
0:43.0	and how you got to where you are today. Well, thanks for having me on, Tony. I'm Clint Solacek.
0:47.4	I am Monosem USA's Western Territory Sales Manager. Pretty much cover everything west of the Missouri
0:53.3	River. And I also cover
0:54.7	Quebec in Canada. I have a good background in farming. I grew up in Nebraska as a corn and soybean
1:00.3	farmer and a little bit of cattle. And from there, eventually moved down to Kansas for family
1:05.2	reasons and kind of backing it in my way and convincing these guys to give me a job and having
1:10.6	fun ever
1:11.3	since.
1:12.0	There you go.
1:12.6	Corn and soybean boy, Central United States, and Monosem got you similar to myself anyways.
1:21.5	Monosem kind of opens the door, opens your eyes to different industries within agriculture and what you guys
1:30.3	have to offer at Monosem. You dabble in some of the high value crops and things outside of
1:36.9	corn and soybeans. So it's been fun and interesting getting to connect with you at Monosem and learn about what you guys have
1:47.3	to do. So while we jump in here, Clint, why don't you give us a little bit of a background on
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