Daily Inspiration: "The future belongs to those who dare to go there!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Farmers and growers are some of the most innovative people I know. In this photo, I'm on stage for the Northwest Farm Credit Services annual conference in Spokane, Washington, speaking to that reality.
I don't say that in a condescending way - I have it on film.
That's why it's fun to announce that in the last week, I've had two confirmations for upcoming keynotes in two locations - the island of Kauai in Hawaii for the Western Growers Association in November, and the Manitoba Ag Days event in Brandon, Canada in January.
When it comes to the future, farmers and growers are of a mindset who 'dare to go there.' Think about it - their future is always uncertain in terms of results - the path to go there and the results that might be obtained are often unclear. This group of people is regularly buffeted by the ups and downs of the agricultural cycle, the vagaries of weather, the unreliability of commodity markets, disease, and drought, and relentless geopolitical uncertainty. Essentially, the farmer and grower take a massive leap of faith every day - they stick something in the ground and hope that the science of nature works for them, not against them. But they 'dare to go there' because their hope comes from adapting to a continuous flood of new science, methodologies, treatments, technologies, and inputs.
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2023/08/daily-inspiration-ai-in-agriculture-the-future-belongs-to-those-who-dare-to-go-there/
