Does Agriculture Have a “Technical Debt?”
03/10/2023
In a recent posting on Farm Journal’s Ag Web site, Sara Shafer wrote concerning the status of technology in agriculture. She compared the technological meltdown that Southwest Airlines experienced earlier this year due to their legacy software systems, to the systems that most farms rely on today. Could the same debacle happen to many farmers? Southwest had a “technology debt” which is defined as a gap between what the technology needs to be and what it is today.
Sara shared the insights of some technology leaders in agriculture and their concerns for this situation.
The full article can be found at: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/technology/do-risk-assessment-gauge-your-farms-technical-debt
What do you think? Is this a concern for agriculture in general and your clients specifically?
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This article and the information provided are the personal opinion and perspective of the author and may or may not be consistent with those of other ASAC Members. ASAC as an organization does not endorse any products nor advocate positions on issues.
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Don Tyler
ASAC Board Member
Tyler & Associates
In a recent posting on Farm Journal’s Ag Web site, Sara Shafer wrote concerning the status of technology in agriculture. She compared the technological meltdown that Southwest Airlines experienced earlier this year due to their legacy software systems, to the systems that most farms rely on today. Could the same debacle happen to many farmers? Southwest had a “technology debt” which is defined as a gap between what the technology needs to be and what it is today.
Sara shared the insights of some technology leaders in agriculture and their concerns for this situation.
The full article can be found at: https://www.agweb.com/news/business/technology/do-risk-assessment-gauge-your-farms-technical-debt
What do you think? Is this a concern for agriculture in general and your clients specifically?
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This article and the information provided are the personal opinion and perspective of the author and may or may not be consistent with those of other ASAC Members. ASAC as an organization does not endorse any products nor advocate positions on issues.
= = = = =
Don Tyler
ASAC Board Member
Tyler & Associates
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