10. When he gets the pickup stuck, he can give his wife the GPS coordinates so she can come pick him up.

9. He actually knows what nearly half of the buttons in the tractor cab do.

8. While waiting for the next set of tail-dragging, horned, mongrel bull calves to come through the sale ring, he can get online and read about the benefits of preconditioning.

7. Lately, he’s been referring to the cornfield south of the house as a biofuel production unit.

6. While sitting in line at the elevator, he can use his laptop to strategize various grain merchandising scenarios or play solitaire—mostly solitaire.

5. Thanks to auto-steer, he can plant incredibly straight rows and not miss a minute of his favorite soap opera .

4. He still stuffs his receipts into cigar boxes but now he labels them with Post-It notes.

3. He’s looking into the tax advantages of classifying his gelding as an alternative fuel vehicle.

2. He’s smart enough to refer to that weed patch of his as “wildlife habitat.”

1. He uses zip-ties instead of baling wire for those really sensitive repair jobs.