As harvest draws to a stop for most growers, winter becomes a time to prepare for the next growing season. Proper equipment maintenance is critical to setting yourself up for success in spring.

Keeping up with technology components is just as vital to ensuring accurate records as bookkeeping. Consider two ways to avoid technology setbacks in your equipment this spring:

  1. Think again about the controller and display storage. Clean out your equipment and protect them from rodents in the winter months. Consider bringing certain technology components indoors, treating them no differently than a laptop or flat-screen TV.
  2. Run tests before fieldwork is on the horizon. Checking all machine technology at least a month before you go into the field can help ensure nothing is out of date, particularly for firmware and software.

Read more on technology maintenance in your equipment here.