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July 13, 2026 6:00 PM

“As AI spreads, farmers are more likely to spend time managing systems, reading data, and making decisions based on software output. This raises the value of technical skills, problem solving, and oversight.” William Hankins, Jisoo Kim, and Alexis H. Villacis, Automation or Augmentation? AI and the Future of American Farming, Choices, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2026

