TESTIMONIALS

“Thank you so much for taking the time to share your insight on interconnectivity in agriculture at the 2nd IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference. The ag industry as a whole is racing into the future and new technologies are being designed and implemented all over the world. Concepts such as Mission Planning, Lean Processing, and Drone Technology are becoming more and more prevalent in the world we live in. Your expertise throughout a plethora of subject matter allowed those of us in attendance at the Ideag Interconnectivity Conference to take a giant leap toward visualizing the future.”

The conference material was very informative as to what needs to be done to connect the farmer/grower and his advisers/partners in the agronomy side of his operation. The farmer/grower presentations were very enlightening as to what they are looking for in suppliers/partners and how they are utilizing networking with people that are in the know. As a supplier to the post grain harvest side of the grower, the challenge/opportunity lies in the support for the user of the equipment/technology/service at the user level. Future conferences could include post-harvest material like grain quality control in grain drying and grain storage systems."

"The presentation stresses the absolute importance of viewing agricultural production as an inter-connected system. Operators need to integrate rapidly changing technology into their operations. They must make their place in the future by planning to adapt, or they will not have a place in the future of agriculture."

"Andrey, thanks for applying your insight, experience and intellect in helping develop and direct the presentations for the IDEAg Interconnectivity conference. Your lead-off presentation helped break a complex topic into a series of understandable elements and set the stage for a sound educational experience for our audience. You brought a valuable and unique global perspective."

“It is my opinion that Dr. Skotnikov is one of the best and most outstanding agricultural scientists who can make a revolutionary change to the current agricultural practice in the U.S. In particular, I am extremely impressed with his broad and in-depth knowledge in agricultural engineering at a global level, and his extraordinary technical ability in developing agricultural equipment of the utmost significance… Thanks to the extraordinary contributions made by Dr. Skotnikov, further developed were concepts such as family of tenders, applicators and tenders with variable size of compartments, a yield and residue monitoring system, an automated system for sprayer control, and a revolutionary concept of a self propelled sprayer… As a representative of Tyler Industries in the Eastern European countries, Dr' Skotnikov has successfully assisted Tyler with the establishment of international business relations with these countries… The continuous and future expansion of Tyler's export market into this region of the world could not be made possible but for Dr. Skotnikov's unique and top-level technical expertise, and through his familiarity with the agricultural practices and marketing demands of the Eastern European countries… All these accomplishments were made possible because of the exceptional engineering talent of one agricultural engineer, Dr. Skotnikov… No other engineers have contributed toward our development of the SSCM systems as much as Dr. Skotnikov… Furthermore, it is Dr. Skotnikov who has made this opportunity possible and will continue his guidance in the development of the Eastern European market.

“Dr. Skotnikov is an agricultural engineer of extraordinary aptitude.” Dr. Colvin notes the tremendous economic and environmental benefits that Dr. Skotnikov’s Site-Specific Crop Management system brings to the American farmers. Specifically, he notes that this system “is unique in that no other agricultural support system offers such detailed and specific analysis for the purpose of crop management, which will result in significant savings on chemical fertilizers.” The System efficiently determines the appropriate amount to be applied to a given field area. Furthermore, the reduction in the application of chemicals and fertilizers to certain areas should lead to healthier soil for more productive farming on a long term basis. In these varied aspects, the SSCM invented by Dr. Skotnikov brings the U.S. farmers enormous economic benefits. He further notes that “wide use of the system is expected, which will revolutionize American farming practices.”

Dr. Skotnikov is “an exceptional agricultural scientist and engineer whose top level work makes significant contributions to the U.S. agricultural economy”…“promises to reduce the cost of intensive soil sampling by 90% resulting in a significant savings.” He further notes the importance and leadership role of the U.S. agriculture, which represents 10% of all U.S. exports, which is “expected to provide $30 billion trade surplus in 1996,” and identifies “technology as the key to maintaining this position as the world’s leader in agriculture.” Therefore, he concludes that “we must retain top level agricultural scientists such as Dr. Skotnikov to direct us toward a better future.”

Their business is to develop and provide farming technology and information to the agricultural industry, EPA, USDA, and FDA. Dr. Vaughan states that: “Dr. Skotnikov is one of the world’s leading agricultural engineers in the development of the site specific crop management system” which is “a significant agricultural innovation.” Dr. Vaughan further attests that the development of the SSCM system would not have been possible without Dr. Skotnikov’s “rare degree of expertise” and that “the management systems and machines developed by Dr. Skotnikov not only promote the economy of the U.S. farming industry, but protect the U.S. population from exposure to hazardous agricultural chemicals currently rampantly applied by farmers.”

Dr. Long states that the results of SSCM is “improved agricultural return, sustainability and environmental quality” and that “through his work, Dr. Skotnikov makes an invaluable contribution of national significance.”