FOA 186: 5 Trends for the Future of Agriculture

<p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>Happy New Year, and welcome to everyone listening to the very first episode of the year for the Future of Agriculture podcast. 2019 was such a good year for the show and was rife with amazing guests bearing their trade secrets and intelligent insights into the world of agriculture. To commemorate the year we had, I decided to categorize the overarching themes that summarize what 2019 was like for the Future of Agriculture podcast.</p> <p> </p> <p>In today’s episode, I discuss the five trends that governed much of the events in 2019. I share a few clips of the most well-received episodes that relate to the trends we had. I discuss some of the trends that we’ll be doing a deeper dive this year and some of the changes that will happen. I also share some of your wonderful ideas and suggestions.</p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p>“Technology takes away gatekeepers in the food industry, just as it had done so in other industries.”</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>The five themes we discussed in the show throughout 2019.</li> <li>What it means to quantitatively prove farm sustainability</li> <li>The importance of farmer profitability when it comes to innovation</li> <li>Why we should be worried about the future of water for the ag industry</li> <li>Changing Five Minute Farmer to Farmer's Spotlight</li> <li>What's coming for 2020 on the Future of Ag Podcast</li> <li>Ideas to improve the show and audience suggestions.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Resources Mentioned:</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "http://www.farmruralag.com/future-of-agriculture-managing-the-modern-farm-business-with-farmers-justin-dahlgren-and-eric-thalken/"> Managing the Modern Farm Business with Farmers Justin Dahlgren and Eric Thalken</a></li> <li><