AgEmerge Podcast 182 with Dave Krog

AgEmerge Podcast 182 with Dave Krog

From Ag Emerge Podcast by Hosted by Monte Bottens

February 24, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Dave Krog discusses the future of autonomous farming and its benefits for productivity and soil health.

Imagine autonomous equipment that transforms productivity, reduces costs, and addresses soil health like never before. In this episode, Dave Krog—founder of Salin 247— shows how farmers can replace massive, soil-compacting machinery with sleek, small-scale autonomous tools designed to work around the clock without a single operator. Dave walks us through his story from growing up on a farm in Iowa to pioneering autonomous planter prototypes in the fields. He reveals how his team is developing smart, electric implement frameworks that can seamlessly switch between planting, spraying, and other field tasks—cutting costs, lowering environmental impact, and solving labor shortages all at once. Dave explains how small, self-propelled tools can outperform traditional large equipment in efficiency and soil health. With host Monte Bottens, Dave proves the economic advantages of dividing hardware costs and why autonomy is the key to farming practices like strip cropping and organic systems. Timestamps: 0:00:00 Introduction to Autonomous Farming 0:05:00 The Genesis of Salin247 0:07:00 Challenges in Autonomous Technology 0:10:00 Early challenges faced in developing autonomous farming…

People in this episode

Host: Monte Bottens

Guest: Dave Krog

Topics covered

  • autonomous farming
  • soil health
  • cost reduction
  • electric machinery
  • agricultural technology

Keywords

  • autonomous equipment
  • farming technology
  • soil compaction
  • electric implements
  • labor shortages

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salin 247

Places: Iowa

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