Kristin Demoranville

I do think that there are some things that farmers will gravitate towards once they trust the process of it, like drones, for example, for monitoring pests or various other types of activities, IoT fire sensors and soil erosion sensors, those kind of things I could see being added without much fuss. But the problem becomes is,

I do think that there are some things that farmers will gravitate towards once they trust the process of it, like drones, for example, for monitoring pests or various other types of activities, IoT fire sensors and soil erosion sensors, those kind of things I could see being added without much fuss. But the problem becomes is,

How do you teach a farmer to be a cybersecurity expert and information technology expert? They're not going to do that. That's not right. That's not for them to know either. So there needs to be better systems put into place that help them stay resilient without adding more problem to their life.

How do you teach a farmer to be a cybersecurity expert and information technology expert? They're not going to do that. That's not right. That's not for them to know either. So there needs to be better systems put into place that help them stay resilient without adding more problem to their life.

That's something that I often struggle with, especially having conversations with various practitioners and people in the industry is everybody wants to throw tech at it. And I don't always think that's the answer either, Kyle.

That's something that I often struggle with, especially having conversations with various practitioners and people in the industry is everybody wants to throw tech at it. And I don't always think that's the answer either, Kyle.

I think that we need to take a long look at the ramifications of throwing tech at certain environments that it doesn't need to be there necessarily, or come up with a better plan of attack, actually have a strategy. And what does the next 10 years look like? Are we going to need this type of support? Is it common practice? Is it trusted in the area? Is it well-documented?

I think that we need to take a long look at the ramifications of throwing tech at certain environments that it doesn't need to be there necessarily, or come up with a better plan of attack, actually have a strategy. And what does the next 10 years look like? Are we going to need this type of support? Is it common practice? Is it trusted in the area? Is it well-documented?

Have people done peer-reviewed studies on it? Those kinds of things, rather than I just want the new shiny and I want to spend so much money when we all know that parts of agriculture are very touch and go in terms of finances. So I think something like the tractors will probably be more technology as a start in some of these places first since

Have people done peer-reviewed studies on it? Those kinds of things, rather than I just want the new shiny and I want to spend so much money when we all know that parts of agriculture are very touch and go in terms of finances. So I think something like the tractors will probably be more technology as a start in some of these places first since

I'm assuming at some point they're going to just not make analog tractors anymore and it will all be some type of computer situation, just like cars of past to present. I think that's going to be interesting, especially since the whole situation with John Deere a couple of years back and how farmers had to hack their own tractors, which I still think is incredible.

I'm assuming at some point they're going to just not make analog tractors anymore and it will all be some type of computer situation, just like cars of past to present. I think that's going to be interesting, especially since the whole situation with John Deere a couple of years back and how farmers had to hack their own tractors, which I still think is incredible.

Thank God they don't have to do that anymore.

Thank God they don't have to do that anymore.

Yeah, my houseplants and I have an interesting relationship for sure. Absolutely. The tribal knowledge is so important. And I'm sure a lot of people will hear this, especially in OT and ICS security. We all know that the people that have been in those facilities for 30, 40 years are your most critical assets, ultimately, because they're the ones carrying the most knowledge.

Yeah, my houseplants and I have an interesting relationship for sure. Absolutely. The tribal knowledge is so important. And I'm sure a lot of people will hear this, especially in OT and ICS security. We all know that the people that have been in those facilities for 30, 40 years are your most critical assets, ultimately, because they're the ones carrying the most knowledge.

Same goes true with the generation of farming families that are now dwindling, unfortunately. But you're right. Technology will actually make a difference when it comes to that vertical farming. It's all run on IoT. I think that the greenhouse companies are doing quite well. I know that the indoor ag space is becoming quite large, especially in the U.S.

Same goes true with the generation of farming families that are now dwindling, unfortunately. But you're right. Technology will actually make a difference when it comes to that vertical farming. It's all run on IoT. I think that the greenhouse companies are doing quite well. I know that the indoor ag space is becoming quite large, especially in the U.S.

And it's also solving some other problems like E. coli contamination runoff isn't a problem in a greenhouse setting, right? Because there's no cattle there or any other livestock that could contaminate the said lettuce. It's also, like you said, making it local. So transportation takes less time. There's less, there's just less faff, right? It's easy to get things around.

And it's also solving some other problems like E. coli contamination runoff isn't a problem in a greenhouse setting, right? Because there's no cattle there or any other livestock that could contaminate the said lettuce. It's also, like you said, making it local. So transportation takes less time. There's less, there's just less faff, right? It's easy to get things around.