"The old paradigm of software in ag equipment was that software was used to enable your machine. That paradigm is dead. The new paradigm is that your machine is the hardware that enables the intelligence of software," says Chris Hunsaker, who breaks down the forces, paths, challenges and opportunities surrounding autonomy in ag.
Chris Hunsaker grew up on an 8,000-acre sugarbeet and wheat farm in southern Idaho. After 18 years as CEO of Double L — a potato equipment manufacturing company — Hunsaker left the machinery industry when he grew frustrated with the way things were going.
Our team recently caught up with Chris Hunsaker at the FEMA Supply Summit and Showcase. He’s the co-founder of Acuitus Ag, a company providing software-related tools to OEMs and farmers. We asked him for his “crystal ball take” on what autonomy might look like 5 years from now in the ag industry.
"There’s going to be something that happens here. I don’t know exactly what that will be, but being an implement manufacturer, having some control over what your machine is doing, and knowing you can tell some other system that you need input from what it’s doing is important."
Continuing with the autonomy theme, the topic came up during a technology panel at the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Fall Convention in Dallas.
This engaging panel discussion delves into the promising innovations and cutting-edge technologies poised to transform the ag and farm equipment manufacturing industry.
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