Agtech Is Moving Fast

This is Tim Hammerich of the Ag Information Network with your Farm of the Future Report.

There have been tremendous advancements in the agtech industry over the past decade, but venture capital funding into new startups has slowed down. What will the future hold for farm technology? Precision ag consultant Tyler Kessler says what we’ve seen so far is just the beginning.

Kessler… “It's going to continue to build on what we have. I think a lot of these sensors are starting down that road, and they're going to make them better. Whether that is a moisture probe or see-and-spray technology, centers on drones that are looking at crop health and then making a decision on that. I think in a decade, we'ree gonna know so much more than we know now, and even ourselves having the history that we have with our growers that we've dealt with for eight years now, that have had a SWAT MAP and we've had soil samples and or we have moisture probe data.”

Kessler says this data he’s been collecting from SWAT MAPS and other sources will lay the groundwork for future capabilities.

Kessler… “I think see-and-spray technology on sprayers is gonna be very mainstream. We're just at the start of that. Some of our clients are starting to purchase that and then implementing our tools that we have now with that is gonna be really interesting. Our use and reliance on a lot of products is gonna decrease.”

That’s Tyler Kessler of Kessler Ag Ventures in Saskatchewan.