From the article:
- "I'm hooked on a drug of information and productivity." Farmers are aggressively thinking in terms of their farms as computer networks. The modern barn has a server room.
- "Mr. Tom is as much a chief technology officer as he is a farmer."
- The modern farm is a collection of sensors, GPS data from satellites, cellular modems on tractors, and iPhone apps for the irrigation system.
- The modern tractor and combine is covered with sensors, computers, and communication equipment.
- The investment in technology is producing growth in productivity. Not just the work of computer and networks - - the world of biology and genetically modified crops is having an impact on productivity also.
- Farmers want to incorporate drone technology into their toolboxes.
- Farmers are thinking in terms of real-time data - - soil moisture, market prices, yield, crop stress areas, etc.
- Look for self-driving tractors to be the first of the autonomous vehicles.
- Tom thinks better uses of data analysis raised his ROI to 21.2%.
- 4-H is still important - - but so is the local elementary school's robotics club.
- Tom quote of the day - - "We're a business, and if you don't keep up, you get left behind for good."
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