Episode 43 - Update from the 2017 Irrigation Show & Education Conference

11/15/2017

Episode Highlights:

[0:35] Special guest introduction - Podcast listener, Christine Hawkins from Hunter Industries, joins the team live from the 2017 Irrigation Show & Education Conference in Orlando.
[1:25] Irrigation Show trivia
- What number Irrigation Show is this?
- How many exhibitors were on the show floor?
- How many people registered?
- How many education sessions?
[6:00] Internet of things (IOT) - this concept of technologies talking to other technologies and sharing data with one another has become increasingly more common in the irrigation industry.
[11:25] New technology - change is constant and market innovation is creating new opportunities for professionals across the industry.
[13:10] New product contest - Brent details this year's competition.
[16:40] Collaboration within the industry - John and Brent delve into a potential irrigation consortium at Colorado State funded through a partnership between five universities.
[18:15] IA Pitcher's Mound - an event inspired by ABC's "Shark Tank" allows industry professionals to pitch their product ideas to a panel of entrepreneurs.
[22:15] Irrigation Show excitement - everyone talks about the one thing they were most looking forward to when they arrived at the show.