Engineers Have to Understand Ag
Tim Hammerich
News Reporter
When developing new technology for agriculture, small mistakes can be costly and discouraging, especially when engineers don’t fully understand the realities of farming. Farmer and Stock Cropper founder Zach Smith says finding the right kind of engineering talent has made a big difference in turning his ideas into something that actually works.
Smith… “ I was actively looking for new engineering and ran into a kid there that Jason introduced me to that—it was pretty wild. He was actually walking around the field day that I was speaking at with kind of a Stock Cropper ripoff device that he was showing people. I saw him do it and I went over to talk to him like I need to hire this guy. And that's what I did. I brought him on board and he's absolutely fantastic. He's a farm kid. He's got both electrical and mechanical engineering aptitude and he understands livestock, like absolute diamond in the rough, because when you're engineering this stuff, I've worked with four or five engineers and if they don't get livestock, they don't understand how to design this stuff. We end up stubbing our toe with making too many mistakes. This guy is the guy that really solidified the drive idea. So he's the one doing the background development work.”
Learn more about Smith’s company Stock Cropper at thestockcropper.com.
