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Agriculture Doesn’t Have a Technology Problem: with Paul Windemuller | Ep. 128
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- AgCulture Podcast
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- Jun 18, 2026
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Summary
Agriculture is surrounded by technology. We have sensors, software, robots, satellites, AI, genetics, automation systems, sustainability platforms, traceability tools, and more data than ever before. Yet across every conference, farm visit, boardroom discussion, and industry conversation, the same challenges continue to surface. In this solo episode, Paul shares observations from dozens of conversations across the agricultural value chain—from farmers and processors to technology companies, researchers, co-ops, and industry leaders. The conclusion may be surprising: agriculture’s biggest challenge isn’t a lack of technology. The real challenge is coordination. Why are farms drowning in data but struggling to find actionable insights? Why do so many promising technologies fail to gain adoption? Why is trust becoming one of the most important forms of infrastructure in agriculture? And why do so many sustainability and technology initiatives struggle to create value for the people actually producing food? This episode explores eight themes that are emerging across global agriculture and argues that the future will belong not to those with the most technology, but to those who can simplify complexity, build trust, align incentives, and create systems that actually work for farmers. Listen to the episode now! MEET THE HOST Paul Windemuller is a dairy farmer, entrepreneur, Nuffield International Farming Scholar, and host of the AgCulture Podcast. His work focuses on the intersection of agriculture, technology, artificial intelligence, and farm business strategy.Over the past several years, Paul has traveled extensively throughout North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and beyond studying how technology is reshaping livestock agriculture. Through his Nuffield researc…