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Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 92, and today we are

going to be talking about precision agriculture and also a little bit on precision ag in the cotton industry. Before we

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and catch all of our latest videos on YouTube. You can also follow me on Twitter at RDO Tony K. Now with that, let's get back to the show. I am really excited to welcome Jason Ward, who is an assistant professor at North Carolina State University. Thanks for joining us on the show today, Jason. To get

started, I'd really like to hear a little bit more about you and your background and how you got

involved in what you're doing today. Thanks so much for the opportunity to get to share a little

bit of a different take on some precision act. So actually, I grew up in Kentucky, which is not a cotton producing state.

So it's kind of interesting how I found myself working in precision ag and cotton production.

So I did my bachelor's and master's there in Kentucky.

I took a few years and worked for the USDA ARS in Auburn, Alabama, for about four years,

and then found my way to Mississippi State University, where I did my Ph.D. work while I was

working full-time for extension there. After that, I joined Agco for just over a year, and then find myself here at NC State University,

leading a group I call the Advanced Ag Lab, where we get to do some really fun things,

everything from field logistics to UAV work, including Cotton Precision Aid.

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