Where is Agriculture Headed in 2026 and Beyond? Insights From Seven Ag Podcasts

Podcast episodes featured:

1. Where Will Demand Come From? | Damian Mason Podcast
2. Will China’s cheaper tractors disrupt ag equipment? With Lachlan Monsbourgh | Agtech - So What?
3. Reducing Weeds and Pests with Regenerative Mulching Systems with Erwin Westers | The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
4. Field Intelligence: Elliott Grant on AI in Agriculture | Fresh Takes on Tech
5. Ag's Efficiency Preoccupation Problem with Andrew Hoelscher of Farm Strategy | The PaceSetter Podcast
6. Rethinking Food and Ag Investments - The Quiet Trends Reshaping The Industry | The Modern Acre
7. Genetic Progress Made Simple: Feed Intake, IVF, and AI Tools for Cattle | Farm4Profit

For the third year in a row, I contacted the hosts of seven different ag podcasts to see if they would identify one of their episodes from this past year that they think is most indicative of where the agriculture industry is headed in the future.

Once again, they all came through and I’m excited to share clips with you from these seven podcasters. Some of the themes are similar to last year like genetics and AI. Which I think is a good sign. If the themes changed every year it would probably be an indication that were wrong. Haha. But there are new themes that I think you will definitely find interesting. Themes we will be discussing today include the struggling farm economy, the growth of foreign agriculture equipment, the rise of systems-based thinking and regenerative approaches on farm, where artificial intelligence is making an impact in agtech, Food as health and what that means for agriculture and how genetics is changing the game in cattle and really every area of agriculture.

Other Episodes Referenced:

1. Where is Agriculture Headed in 2025 and Beyond? Insights from 7 Different Ag Podcasts
2. FoA 395: Where is Agriculture Headed? Insights From Six Different Ag Podcasts
3. Trade Wars and the Farm Economy With Bill Ridley
4. How China is Changing Global Ag Trade With Ian Lahiffe
5. Tractor Wars with Rhishi Pethe
6. AI For Regenerative Agriculture With John Kempf
7. Going All-In on Customers and AI WIth Devon Wright of Lumo
8. Better Food For More People With Clayton Mooney of Clayton Farms
9. Business Model Innovation in Cattle Feeding With Kee Jim