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Agriculture & Food · 2019
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Keynote: Wegner Group, Elizabethtown, PA : 75th Anniversary Luncheon - The future of Food and Agriculture
This company has been in the feed business for quite some time, supporting major producers of poultry, dairy, and other aspects of the local agricultural industry. For their 75th…
Daily Inspiration: “Fitbits for cows. Solar cells from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. ..... It’s not your grandad’s farm anymore!”
“Fitbits for cows. Solar cells grown from plants. Weed zapping laserbots. Spatially oriented autonomous tilling. Smart pesticide dust. It’s certainly not grandad’s farm anymore!”…
Video: Innovation? Think Like a Farmer!
The optimistic ones .... not the other ones.
Daily Inspiration: "The era of 24-hour, continuous, non-stop farming is soon upon us!
“The era of 24-hour, continuous, non-stop farming is soon upon us!” - #Futurist Jim Carroll I was in Orlando yesterday for a talk for AgFirst - a group in the Eastern US that…
Keynote: AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Orlando, Florida - Agriculture 2025 and the Future of the World's Oldest Profession
This organization is involved in agricultural lending in the eastern US, and this particular event brings together individuals from a vast number of the leading agencies involved…
"We Used To ...." - A Look Back at How Primitive Our World Was in 2019
Part of the art of figuring out the future comes not from looking forward, but by looking back. What that idea in mind, here's a list of things we used to do back in 2019 that we…
Keynote: American Cotton Shippers Association, Laguna Beach, California - The Future of The Agricultural Supply Chain
When do you align yourself to the future? How do you determine when certain key trends which will have a profound impact on your industry become real? What do you do when…
Daily Inspiration: “Don’t define yourself by what you are against, but rather, what you stand for!”
“Don’t define yourself by what you are against, but rather, what you stand for!” -#Futurist Jim Carroll Soybeans, farmers, tariffs, China. It’s kind of a weird time to be a…
Your Future in 120 Seconds or Less: "Hang Out with Different People!"
Do you want to understand leading edge trends? Hang out with different people!
Keynote: Northwest Farm Credit Coop, Spokane, Washington: Agriculture 2025
A room full of farmers and agricultural producers - and a focus on the future of the industry! My opening keynote examined genomic science, intelligent packaging, the acceleration…
19 Trends for 2019: #8 - You Are What You Eat. Soon, You'll Eat Who You Are
When four industries come together to pursue a trend, you’ve got something big happening. And that’s what’s going on as healthcare, the food industry, the agricultural and…
19 Trends for 2019: #5 - The Impact of Massive Urbanization
Simply put, megacities are the future. This results in new careers, new infrastructure, new innovation, new trends! Cities own the future, and the impact will be everywhere. One…
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