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Agriculture & Food · 2023
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Keynote Case Study: Western Growers: Agriculture Was Entering The Age Of Automation.
For Western Growers, I explored the future of agriculture through robotics, water innovation, precision farming, labor automation and the accelerating digital transformation of…
Daily Inspiration: "Nurture an insane optimism!"
"Nurture an insane optimism!" - Futurist Jim Carroll This was a comment made on stage yesterday by the outgoing Chairman of the Western Growers Association. He was making the…
Daily Inspiration: Timing Tomorrow - "If you keep waiting around for 'it' to be ready you'll never be ready when it's actually ready!"
"If you keep waiting around for 'it' to be ready you'll never be ready when it's actually ready!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Aloha from Kauai, Hawai! It was a long travel day but…
Keynote: Western Growers Association - "AI in Agriculture & Farming" - Kawai, Hawaii
This association represents the massive agricultural producers in California, Nevada and Arizona. Jim's keynote took them into the current and future impact of AI in their…
Daily Inspiration: The Reality of Trends - "One person's skepticism is another person's gold!"
"One person's skepticism is another person's gold!" - Futurist Jim Carroll Trends are funny things - some people love them, while others hate them at the same time. Such is the…
Daily Inspiration: AI in Agriculture - "The future belongs to those who dare to go there!"
"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…
AI Megatrends - AI in Agriculture - Beyond ChatGPT: It's Not Your Granddad's Farm Anymore!
Whether it’s driverless tractors, weed-zapping robots, or data-transmitting crops, the future of farming is happening faster than you might think! We’re rapidly transitioning into…
Article: "Open for the Future" - ""Embrace the chaos. Volatility is the new normal" (Agriculture & Farming Future)
I spend a LOT of time speaking to the agricultral and farming sector. I'm on the record - I have it on video - of spekaing at conference s in other industries noting that farmers…
Video: Achieving Optimism - Learning from the Two Different Types of Farmers!
One of my favorite bits of insight I like to share from the stage concerns the story of the 'two types of framers.' Which one are you? Check the list below. And watch this short…
Daily Inspiration: "Grow your ideas, not your skepticism!"
"Grow your ideas, not your skepticism!" - Futurist Jim Carroll One of the most fascinating trends unfolding in our future involves the world's oldest profession. No - not that…
The BIG Future: Vertical Farming at Scale
One of the most fascinating trends unfolding in our future involves the world's oldest profession. No - not that one. Agriculture! Imagine skyscrapers full of plants. That's what…
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