3rd quarter 2016
THE CULTIVATION of TECHNOLOGY
ROONEY FARMS RECOMMEND
By: Cassie Teeter
Teeter Irrigation, Marketing
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Rooney Farms is owned and operated by Pat Rooney, his son Bret, and Bret’s wife, Carlie. Their farming operation, located west of Satanta, KS, has been producing corn, milo, wheat and soybeans for over 90+ years, which has been passed down through four generations. The Rooneys, like many farmers, seem to think that there is never enough daylight in a day, which constantly posed the question: How can we be more productive with our time? The Rooney farm started using telemetry, a radiobased technology, to check their pivots back in the 1990’s. They could check their pivots from home computers, but this didn’t give them the mobility options that many farmers desire. Bret heard about AgSense® Field Commander from Teeter Irrigation, and was immediately intrigued by the versatility and freedom opportunities. They now have 14 of their 25 irrigation systems operating with AgSense technology. “We would check all 25 pivots at least two times a day, wasting more than an hour just driving to each system,” states Bret. “With AgSense, I can look at my phone app to see that everything is running correctly, change directions, or shut it off.” Bret also says that he loves having the immediate notification of system problems. If something is wrong, his phone sends him an alert, and he can tend to the situation right then. “In the past, we would check the systems in the morning, and everything would be fine. Then, we would go out around 4:00 that evening, and find that there was a problem that probably happened around 10:00 AM. We would then have to start a big project late in the evening, when we could’ve been notified that morning that there was a problem,” states Bret. Technology is something that Rooney Farms will never eliminate from their operations, according to Bret. He states that their time is too valuable, and they strive to become more efficient each day. AgSense® allows them to do just that.
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IT’S TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OPERATION. DOWNLOAD OUR NEW APP REMOTELY MONITOR AND CONTROL YOUR CENTER PIVOTS FROM ANYWHERE. Your time is too valuable to spend driving to fields turning pivots off and on. Remote communication with your center pivots is not only practical, but profitable. Save time and money with innovative technology from Valley® Irrigation and AgSense®. And get total control in the palm of your hand.
CHECK OUT THE NEW LOOK OF AgSense DEALER IMPRINT
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AgSENSE Q&A:
COLUMN x 5” (SAU50) 708” x 5”
HOW AFFORDABLE IS AGSENSE? Pivot telemetry with AgSense is very affordable. Annual subscriptions vary from $200-$300 per system, depending on how much control is desired. The purchase and installation of the hardware are the only additional expenses. Updates to the firmware, mobile app, and website are covered by the subscription costs. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR MY OPERATION? AgSense specialists will help you see all available options that will give you optimum performance for your farm. They ask about the brand of pivot, what you are wanting to monitor, and show you different levels of control and pricing to best fit your needs. They’ll even help you set up your account, and give an online demonstration.
IT’S TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OPERATION.
IS AGSENSE JUST FOR CENTER PIVOTS? No, AgSense monitors flow meters, soil moisture probes, grain bins, weather sensors, tank levels, etc. It is versitile to work with different brands of pivots and farming equipment. WHAT IF I NEED TECHNICAL SUPPORT? You can contact an AgSense representative through phone/live chat/email
Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (CST) Saturdays 8:00 AM - NOON (April-August)
605-352-8350
WHY WOULD I NEED THIS FOR NEARBY SYSTEMS? AgSense doesn’t only tell you when the system is running or stopped, it also generatesAND reports showing YOUR water usage, hours REMOTELY MONITOR CONTROL CENTER PIVOTS FROM ANYWHERE. of operation, andvaluable data thatto will help make future decisions Your time is too spend driving to fields turning pivots off and on. Remote communication with your center pivots is not only practical, but profitable. Save time and money with innovative technology from for your crop. Valley® Irrigation and AgSense®. And get total control in the palm of your hand. MAKING EVERY
OF WATER COUNT
Find us online: www.TeeterIrrigation.com
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CA100
® • Potential for 20-50% Water Savings Compared to Conventional Water Application Packages • Accuracy of Watering for Small (100-500 GPM) Wells Throughout the Complete System • Reduces or Eliminates Wheel Track Issues • Increases Soil Moisture Resulting in More Water Banked Into the Soil Profile for Use by the Crop
www.DragonLine.net 800-524-5497
TRANSFORMING PIVOT IRRIGATION THROUGH DRIP TECHNOLOGY
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Kansas State Certified Meter Repair Center
TEETER METER REPAIR PROGRAM (TMRP) • 2 McCrometer Certified Repairmen on staff at all times • 2 Day Turn Around Once Received at the Ulysses Office • 1 Year Warranty with New Factory Repair Kits • Drop off at ANY of our 7 Locations If you have questions, please call:
Ryan McElroy
(620) 353-7084 Alan Garey (620) 554-4097
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• GEARBOXES • U-JOINTS • MOTORS • TIRES
• NOZZLES • CENTERDRIVES • REGULATORS • ETC.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT
PRICE CUTS
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BEAT THE HEAT SUMMER IS HERE!!! The kids are out of school, vacations are planned. It’s time to play baseball or softball, go fishing, go swimming or just slow down and take it easy for a while. For many, this is a true statement, but for others, this is one very busy season. Farmers are hurrying to get fall crops in the ground, and also getting ready to harvest wheat. No matter what your summer plans are, please take time to think just a little bit about safety. Let’s start with the most obvious summer time safety issues. HEAT comes to mind and should be at the top of everyone’s list. Humans and animals all deal with heat in different manners, but once either one gets too hot and dehydration starts to set in. Trouble won’t be too far behind. The young, the elderly, or sick are at the highest risk of heat illnesses, however anyone can be a victim of heat illness. Start the day by drinking water, before you ever go outside. Water is the best source of hydration for anyone. Electrolyte drinks are good, but only in moderation. 16 ounces of electrolytes per day should be sufficient for most people. Some of those types of drinks have too much sugar in them and are not beneficial in excess. Sodas, alcoholic beverages and energy drinks are also not the best source of fluids, as most of them have caffeine, which can have a diuretic effect on the body. WATER IS THE BEST BET.
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By: Lanette Teeter - Safety Director
Don’t leave children or pets in a vehicle, even with the car running or even for a few minutes. The temperature climbs too high and too fast even with the air conditioner running. SUNBURNS can also a source summertime ills. Most of us have had at least one bad sunburn in our life, and I bet you can remember it like it was yesterday. They are painful and if bad enough can leave scars. Now, we are being told, skin cancer can be a result of overexposure to the sun. PROTECT YOUR SKIN. Wear a hat and long sleeved shirt, use sunscreen and apply it often throughout the day, and if at all possible, work outside earlier in the morning and late in the afternoon. The last suggestion is difficult, especially when 14 hour days are the norm. However, the other suggestions are fairly easy to follow. Summer time ROAD SAFETY suggestions. Pay attention to your driving and your surroundings. The weeds at the county road intersections are growing taller every day. Harvest is fast approaching and the grain trucks will be loaded and headed to the elevator. Watch out for them. They need time to get stopped. They cannot slam on the breaks and stop on a dime. There are bicyclists on the road. They have the right of way. Don’t be a distracted driver.
NO TEXTING AND DRIVING. Have you tried not talking on the phone while you drive lately? I would like to challenge all of you to give it a try. Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you will not be answering your cell phone while you drive. Let them know you will check your phone and return their calls. Pull off the road to check your phone and make your calls or better yet if the call is not an emergency, return the call when you get to your destination. Whatever did we do before cell phones? Yes, they are convenient, but when you are driving they are a distraction. Try driving undistracted for a while. Some companies even have cell phone policies that entail shutting off the phone and putting it in the glove compartment when the employee is driving. I tried it for a month. It was strange at first, but once everyone accepted that I would not answer my phone, even with my hands free device, the calls during my drive times started to decrease. Did I stick with it? No, but I am planning to start it again in the next week. Wish me luck and again, I would like to challenge all of you to give it a try, too. Have a safe summer!
CHIEF ENERGY OFFICER POSITIVE
COMMUNICATES
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ENTHUSIASTIC
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NO ONE CHOSEN
ULYSSES ERIC MOLINA - SERVICE
JOHNSON/WALSH JESUS MARTINEZ - SERVICE
GARDEN CITY/LAKIN TAYLOR RAMIREZ - INV
SUBLETTE/PLAINS
ULYSSES MELCHOR AGUILAR - SERVICE
JOHNSON/WALSH ERNESTO LARA - SERVICE
GARDEN CITY/LAKIN ELIZAR JANAS - SERVICE
SUBLETTE/PLAINS JACOB GALES - SERVICE
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WELCOMING Manuel Rivera is our newest employee at Teeter Irrigation. He will be working in the Service Department at the Ulysses branch. Manuel is the son of Arturo Rivera, who also works in the Ulysses Service Department. We are glad to have you here at Teeter Irrigation!
MANUEL RIVERA
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WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, ARE YOU PREPARED? Save time and money by protecting your investment with an irrigation equipment policy and a choice of deductibles that fit your needs. We have coverage for most brands of pivots, and a simplified claims process. Teeter Irrigation is the claims representative and repairman. Fast, in house approval means getting repairs done quick. Mechanical and electrical breakdown insurance covers damages caused by failure of the alignment system components and replacement cost coverage. Insurance to replacement value means no depreciation on repairs. You can find the application forms to help you through your insurance process on our website, www.TeeterIrrigation.com. Contact Cordy or Whitney at (620) 353-1111 or Kandi at (620) 675-8330 today for multi-peril coverage against hail, fire, lightning, flood, wind, tornado, theft, vandalism and collision (with farm implement).
VALLEY POLYSPAN RESISTS ALL FORMS OF CORROSION! ®
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Changes in water quality across the country are shortening center pivot lifespans. pH levels can corrode weathering steel and galvanized pipe. Valley® PolySpan® is long-lasting and virtually indestructible. We’re so confident that Valley PolySpan is the best in the business that we offer a 20-year warranty. www.valleyirrigation.com
DEALER IMPRINT
Find us online: www.TeeterIrrigation.com
4 COLUMN x 5” (SAU50) 7.708” 8 x 5”
MAKING EVERY
OF WATER COUNT
• Quick & easy to install • Keeps center pivots from getting stuck • Reduces or eliminates tracks and ruts • Fits tire sizes: 11.2x24, 11x24.5 $1700 Pair 11.2x38 $2000 Pair,14.9x24 $2125 Pair • Spacers Available for Zimm/Reinke/T&L & Lockwood $185 Pair
Get yours while supplies last!
• Can withstand bridges yet float with ease over acres of muddy terrain
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• Job Application • Scholarships • Locations • Meet Managers
www.TeeterIrrigation.com GETTING THE BEST RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT
A well-designed system quickly pays for itself and adds to your bottom line. SDI systems allow growers to cut labor expenses and more efficiently manage water and nutrients.
SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION - SDI • Eliminates surface evaporation
• Less salts from efficient irrigation
• Reduces crop stress
• Reduces labor requirements
• Extends life of irrigation system
• Reduces maintenance costs
• Prevents weed germination
• Safe and efficient delivery of fertilizers and chemicals
• Eliminates herbicide wash-out
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JULY
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INDEPENDENCE DAY • 16th GRANT CO. PARADE KEARNEY CO. PARADE
• 20th-22nd
GRANT CO. FAIR (Booths 57-59)
PIONEER DAYS (Johnson) SUBLETTE PARADE
• 23rd
AUGUST
• 1st
SONS OF THUNDER Ulysses - 6:30 PM
SONS OF THUNDER Ulysses - 6:30 PM
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Remember to STAY HYDRATED This Summer!
Technology Fun Facts: It has been 40 years since the World’s first mobile phone call successfully took place. If you had bought the computing power found inside an iPhone 5S in 1991, it would have cost you $3.56 million! 10
SEPTEMBER
LABOR DAY
SUPPORT DIRECTORY GARDEN CITY, KS. WALSH, CO. JOHNSON, KS.
125 N. Frontage Rd./P.O. Box 533/67855
Office...........................(620) 492-2362 Toll Free: ......................(800) 261-2362 Fax: ..............................(620) 492-2120 Branch Coordinator .....Larry Morris Mobile (620) 544-4090 Sales: ............................Marshall Hart Mobile (620) 351-1015 Parts Manager: ..............Ted Musgrove Mobile (620) 353-3210 Pivot Service : .................Ernesto Lara Mobile (620) 353-9831
ULYSSES, KS. (Corporate)
2729 W. Oklahoma/P.O. Box 987/67880
Office: ..........................(620) 353-1111 Toll Free: ......................(800) 524-5497 Fax: ..............................(620) 353-1530 Branch Coordinator: ........John Teeter Mobile (620) 952-0222 Sales/Netafim: .......... Brian Berglund Mobile (620) 499-5050 Aftermarket Sales:.................Jas Dale Mobile (620521-2840 Undgrnd/MeterRepair: ..RyanMcElroy Mobile (620) 353-7084 Pivot Service: ...............Tom Leggette Mobile (620) 353-4542 Parts Manager: ......Michelle Reppart Mobile (620) 952-1285
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Monty Teeter ................................CEO Mobile (620) 353-9507 John Teeter..............Dir of Operations Mobile (620) 952-0222 Kenneth Teeter ...........Vice President Mobile (620) 353-9493 John Teeter ...........................Secretary Mobile (620) 952-0222 Whitney Berglund .............Treasurer Mobile (620) 952-0333
2707 W. Jones Ave/P.O. Box 1073/67846
Office...........................(620) 275-7483 Toll Free: ......................(800) 834-7481 Fax: ..............................(620) 276-2652 BranchCoordinator: .........J.R. Hunter Mobile (620) 271-8711 Sales: ..............................Skip Garner Mobile (620) 271-8717 Parts Manager: ........Jim Claussen Mobile (620) 277-6774 Pivot Service : ..........Chris Hindman Mobile (620) 290-6451
SUBLETTE, KS.
1004 W. La Lande Ave/P.O. Box 777/67877
Office: ..........................(620) 675-8330 Toll Free: ......................(800) 840-1064 Fax: ..............................(620) 675-8652 Branch Coord.: ......Marlon Hoeffner Mobile (620) 353-4521 Sales: .......................... Kent Sherman Mobile (620) 353-9999 Parts Manager: ..............Steve Nelson Mobile (620) 290-3053 Pivot Service: .................Roy Forester Mobile (620) 675-5236
PLAINS, KS.
1310 Ontario/P.O. Box 30/67869
Office: ..........................(620) 563-7557 Fax: ..............................(620) 563-7560 Branch Coor.: .........Marlon Hoeffner Mobile (620) 353-4521 Sales: ........................... Kent Sherman Mobile (620) 353-9999 Parts Manager: ................Jim Mather Mobile (620) 563-5232 Pivot Service: .................Roy Forester Mobile (620) 675-5236
TeeterIrrigation.com
emergency 24 hour call # (620) 356-help (4357)
532 N. Colorado/81090
Office...........................(719) 324-5100 Fax: ..............................(719) 324-5104 Sales: ............................Marshall Hart Mobile (719) 353-2382 Parts Manager: .......Michele Figgins Pivot Service : ................Saul Calzada Mobile (719) 353-1431
LAKIN, KS.
106 E. Santa Fe Trail Blvd/67860
Office...........................(620) 355-7483 Fax: ..............................(620) 355-7484 Parts Manager: ....................Ed Palacz Mobile (620) 277-6239
2 FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION PARTNERS
COLORADO STATE IRRIGATION
318355 W. Hwy 50/Rocky Ford, CO/81067
Branch Coord.:..............Mike Walter Office: ..........................(719) 254-4022 CIMARRON VALLEY IRRIGATION 715 E. 11th St./Hugoton, KS/67951
Branch Coord.:...............Jason Teeter Office: ..........................(620) 544-7323
4 PARTS DEPOTS
J&F AUTO PARTS
205 E. Colorado Ave./Holly, CO/81047
Office: ..........................(719) 537-6551 SCOTT CITY COOP
E. First St./Scott City, KS/67871
Office: ..........................(620)872-5823 GOLDEN RULE, INC
1100 W. Hwy 50/Syracuse, KS/67878
Office: ..........................(620)384-7421 KLEYSTEUBER
Plymell Road/13060 S. Rd 20/67846
Office: ..........................(620) 276-0850
OTHER SERVICES
PIVOT INSURANCE
2729 W. Oklahoma/Ulysses, KS/67880
Pivot Ins: ......................Cordy Rosales Pivot Ins: ..............Whitney Berglund Toll Free: ......................(800) 254-5497 Office: ..........................(620) 353-1111 1004 W. La Lande Ave./Sublette, KS/67877
Pivot Ins: ....................Kandi Hoeffner Office: ..........................(620) 675-8330
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PURPOSE: Our purpose is to make every drop of wate count. PARTNERING: Our employees, suppliers and our customers are all partners in the fulfillment of that purpose. PIONEERING: We are pioneers. We lead, we innovate, and we create a better way. PROFIT: We become more profitable by helping our partners become more profitable.
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