Politicians, business leaders and academics all say that the agriculture of the future will be digital. But even a thousand sensors, a hundred apps and ten platforms do not in themselves make for “Agriculture 4.0”. Farmers on the ground use whatever they actually need on their farms.
The DLG Winter Conference 2026 places Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the centre. In this interview for the DLG Member Newsletter, Paetow encourages the agricultural and food sectors to integrate artificial intelligence into everyday operations.
Digitalisation has a growing influence on the development of new agricultural machinery. The more expensive a product is, the more important professional service and maintenance become.
