At Farm Progress Show 2026, Corey chats with Luke Bunkers, Product Specialist for display and connectivity products at Ag Leader, to explore how better connectivity can make harvest more efficient. From built-in modems and AgFiniti to ZeeRow guidance and CartACE, they look at how getting the right information to the right person can reduce downtime, simplify logistics, and keep expensive harvest equipment moving.
Ag Leader's newer InCommand Go displays feature a built-in modem designed to make connectivity more seamless. Instead of relying on a phone hotspot or separate Wi-Fi connection, the display can connect directly when it powers up. Through AgFiniti, farmers can move files and prescriptions, keep displays updated, access maps, and—with additional features—transfer data between displays in real time.
Luke also explains that connectivity isn't limited to brand-new equipment. Ag Leader offers retrofit options across different brands and ages of machinery, while newer displays can communicate with previous-generation InCommand 1200 and 800 displays. ZeeRow adds another piece of harvest automation by tying into existing corn-head row feelers and allowing row guidance to work directly through the Ag Leader display without another monitor in the cab.
Then there's CartACE, a technology Corey says his own operation quickly went from questioning to not wanting to harvest without. CartACE can create a guidance line based on where the combine has already traveled, allowing the grain-cart tractor to steer itself while unloading on the go. It can also send combine grain-tank levels to the cart operator, helping them decide which combine needs attention first when working with multiple machines.
AgFiniti can also stream harvest maps and information such as yield, moisture, speed, and equipment location to a phone, tablet, or computer. That means someone running the dryer can see what moisture is headed toward the farm, while the harvest crew can track trucks and make better decisions about where to work while waiting for them to return. The profitability connection is straightforward: combines, tractors, grain carts, and labor are expensive, and every unnecessary minute of downtime costs money. Ag Leader's goal is to keep the entire harvest system connected so people spend less time calling for information and more time getting work done.