PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence Winners Honored at Tech Hub LIVE

By CropLife Staff|Updated: August 02, 2022

The annual PrecisionAg® Awards of Excellence were presented at the inaugural Tech Hub LIVE conference in Des Moines last week.

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Since 2007, the PrecisionAg Alliance has sponsored the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence.
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CropLife Editor Paul Schrimpf presented the 2021 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence during Tech Hub LIVE in Des Moines.
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Michael Ott of Rantizo (right) was the recipient of the 2021 Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award from the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence, sponsored by the PrecisionAg Alliance.
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Dan Frieberg of Premier Crop Systems (left) was the recipient of the 2021 PrecisionAg Award of Excellence Legacy award.
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Nicholas Uilk of South Dakota State University was presented the 2021 Educator/Research Award from the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence, sponsored by the PrecisionAg Alliance.
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Jeremy Wilson of EFC Systems accepted the 2021 Farmer Award from the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence program, on behalf of his father, Wade.
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Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence, as well as all of the past winners.

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The PrecisionAg Alliance has sponsored the awards program since 2007 to celebrate exceptional work in research, commercialization, and adoption of precision agriculture technology and practices. Four recipients were selected for the 2021 class, joining 57 honorees from previous years. In addition, the 2020 winners were recognized during the event since the pandemic cancelled last year’s celebration.

This year’s recipients were:

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Educator/Researcher Award
Nicholas Uilk, South Dakota State University

Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award
Michael Ott, Rantizo

Farmer Award
Wade Wilson, Olney, IL

Legacy Award
Dan Frieberg, Premier Crop Systems

Unfortunately, Wade Wilson was unable to attend the conference, so his son Jeremy with EFC Systems was honored and proud to accept the award in his place.

Listen to some brief comments from each winner.

Congrats also to the 2020 winners:

Dr. Ajay Sharda, Kansas State University | Educator/Researcher Award
Jason Ward, North Carolina State University | Educator/Researcher Award
Ofir Schlam, Taranis | Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award
Grant Strom, Dahindra, IL | Farmer Award
Eric Lund, Veris Technologies | Legacy Award

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