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Decoder with Nilay Patel

John Deere CTO Jahmy Hindman on farming, data, and fixing the tractors of the future

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Technology

4.23.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Nilay Patel talks with Jahmy Hindman, chief technology office at John Deere, the world’s biggest manufacturer of farming machinery.  Nilay and Jahmy discuss what it means for our farming equipment to be run by computers, and how to fix the problems that arise because of it — like accessing reliable broadband, how the equipment should be upgraded, and who gets to fix it when it breaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Charge into a new era with the all-electric Cadillac Lyric.

0:04.9

Lyric electrifies an iconic brand with sophisticated style and luxury,

0:09.6

and it's as iconic as you.

0:11.5

Featuring the latest automotive technology, the 2023 Lyric Rear Wheel Drive

0:15.9

offers an EPA estimated 312 miles of range on a full charge.

0:20.6

Actual Lyric range will vary based on several factors including temperature,

0:24.1

terrain, battery age, loading, use, and maintenance.

0:26.6

2023 Lyric orders our full C dealer for 2024 availability details.

0:33.9

Hello and welcome to Decoder.

0:35.7

I'm Neil Apital, Editor and Chief of the Verge,

0:38.2

and Decoder is my show about big ideas and other problems.

0:42.1

I guess this week is Jamie Hinman, Chief Technology Officer at John Deere,

0:46.6

the world's biggest manufacturer of farming machinery.

0:49.8

I think this episode is really going to surprise you.

0:53.2

One of our themes here on Decoder is that basically everything is a computer now,

0:57.1

and farming equipment like tractors and combines are no different.

1:01.1

In fact, Jamie told me that John Deere employs more software engineers

1:04.6

than mechanical engineers now, which completely surprised me.

1:08.6

But the entire business of farming is moving towards something called precision agriculture,

1:13.5

which means farmers are closely tracking where seeds are planted,

1:16.7

how well they're growing, what those plants need, and how much they yield in the end.

1:21.4

The idea, Jamie says, is to have each plant on a massive commercial farm

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