As labour shortages intensify and production demands rise, agriculture is rapidly transitioning toward an automated and data-driven future. Robotics, autonomous drones and advanced sensing technologies are no longer on the horizon, they are reshaping daily operations on farms today, improving precision, reducing labour pressure and unlocking new levels of productivity across crop systems and growing environments.
This closing keynote brings together industry innovators, investors and startups working at the forefront of ag-automation to discuss where automation delivers the highest value right now, how growers are adopting these tools in practice, and what the next generation of autonomous farm operations will look like. A forward-looking conversation to close F&A Next on a high note.
Moderated by Rens de Jong
Stage 1 – Podium
Rens de Jong, Rik Plantjes I Invest-NL