{"id":266820,"date":"2026-06-07T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/naig-impressed-with-use-of-technology-at-obrien-county-ag-supply-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:15:10","slug":"naig-impressed-with-use-of-technology-at-obrien-county-ag-supply-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/naig-impressed-with-use-of-technology-at-obrien-county-ag-supply-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Naig impressed with use of technology at O’Brien County Ag Supply | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naig impressed with use of technology at O’Brien County Ag Supply | News<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-07 16:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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PRIMGHAR\u2014Iowa secretary of agriculture Mike Naig was impressed with O\u2019Brien County Ag Supply\u2019s innovations with technology during his visit to the Primghar-based agribusiness.<\/p>\n

Naig toured O\u2019Brien County Ag Supply on Friday morning, May 29, in Primghar as part of his annual visits to every Iowa county. He also made stops in Osceola, Lyon and Sioux counties that day.<\/p>\n

After Naig entered through the doors of O\u2019Brien County Ag Supply, agronomist Steve Koch and Naig discussed the agribusiness and its dedicated employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great working group that isn\u2019t afraid to put in the hours and do the things needed,\u201d Koch said.<\/p>\n

He told Naig this is O\u2019Brien County Ag Supply\u2019s third summer using the latest technology from John Deere, running two field sprayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more observations you can make, the better,\u201d Naig said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s taking some time to find that technology, make it work, how we\u2019re making it evolve,\u201d Koch said.<\/p>\n

Naig asked what the noticeable result of the technology is, and Koch said they are using less product, spraying 20 percent of a field.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a great story to tell about how technology is enabling these things,\u201d Naig said.<\/p>\n

Koch said O\u2019Brien County Ag Supply is adjusting through experiments and trials.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re using less herbicides in the environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Naig said he enjoys seeing the experiments executed on farmland, compared to seeing the tests in labs at universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to see lots of stuff in the test and demonstration category, so it\u2019s good to see it in the wild, if you will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is still a work in progress,\u201d Koch said. \u201cIt creates extra opportunity for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koch gave Naig a tour of the facility and its bays.<\/p>\n

Before the agribusiness made its home at 625 Industrial Park Road in Primghar, it was Black\u2019s Farm Store at 320 S. Hayes Ave.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien County Ag…<\/p>\n

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