After sitting in my file folder of “half-baked” essay ideas over the past year, I did what I should have done sooner. I went to the source and asked AI (ChatGPT) a specific question.
If you haven’t yet put together a budget for 2026, it’s not too late … and I would highly recommend you start as soon as you’re done reading this article.
"The coming wave of new platforms and products that focus on regenerative agriculture and use of artificial intelligence tools require that companies update their data collection policies," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.
"I’ve met many growers in 2025 who now recognize that no silver bullet exists. If you’re waiting for a magical AI chatbot that tells you exactly what to do and when, you’ll likely be waiting a long time," says Reinder Prins.
Before I clock out for the weekend, I want to take some time to reflect on our Precision Farming Dealer Summit, which took place in St. Louis last week.
It’s no surprise that farm equipment prices will likely continue to rise to during the coming year. In fact, 89% of farm equipment dealers expect prices will rise by 1-6% this year.
Ten years later, the dust has settled on the ag-tech boom, and yet we have not seen major disruption to ag supply chains. Instead, we have seen gradual evolution and improvement to long-standing models, made more efficient by digital tools and connectivity.
While the GPU and RAM shortage will likely affect precision farming tools, there’s the possibility that autonomous and precision tools shift to AI instead of this hardware.
Maximizing inputs was a big theme at the National Farm Machinery Show, which bodes well for the precision technology world in 2026. There was plenty of cutting-edge tech on display in Louisville. We got our first look at Precision Planting’s ArrowTube.
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