10 most innovative arable farmers wanted

Are you into precision arable farming? Are you farming ahead of your colleagues or maybe consider yourself a pioneer? Then Future Farming wants to invite you to become part of the 10 most innovative arable farmers worldwide!

The challenges are massive, but so are the opportunities. Global food production has to increase by 70% in 2050, in order to feed the ever growing population. A daunting task, but if there’s one thing that farmers have proven throughout history, it is their capability to adapt and innovate. And now it seems innovation is needed more than ever!

Precision farming a vital tool

Precision farming is considered and has proven to be a vital tool to increase yields and efficiency. To apply the right amounts of inputs at the right place and at the right time. Lowering input costs and environmental impacts. A whole new way of farming, where exciting and state of the art technologies such as drones, GPS, big data, Artificial Intelligence and robotics place the farmer in an unmatched hi-tech environment.

Not surprisingly, major non-agricultural global players like Amazon, Bosch, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Tencent have started to focus on and invest in precision agriculture.

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More and more farmers worldwide are embracing precision farming and the technology that comes with it. – Photo: Case IH

Pioneers

More and more farmers worldwide are embracing precision farming and the technology that comes with it. But who are the forerunners, the pioneers that are willing to take a big leap forward? Who are the arable farmers that do not fear the unknown, and who are willing to lead the way into the future of farming?

Future Farming is looking for the arable farmers who:

Believe in precision farming and new technology

• Are innovative in their way of applying precision farming technology and services
• Are persevering in applying new technology and not afraid to adapt or finetune it
• Are considered a pioneer in precision farming

With your help, we aim to find and visit the top 10 most innovative arable farmers worldwide. Those top 10 precision farmers and their stories in turn will inspire and encourage farmers worldwide to follow in their footsteps, adapt precision farming and make tomorrow’s way of farming today’s reality.