186. Jean Francois Cloutier. AgTech For The Underserved Small Farms.

AgTech loves scale. But agriculture runs on small, family farms. In this episode, I sit down with Jean Francois Cloutier to unpack the massive disconnect between cutting-edge technology and the reality on the ground. If nearly 90% of farms in North America are small or family-run, why are they still overlooked, and what’s broken in the way we build for them? From the “invisible frictions” of daily ranch life to the real stakes for food security, we explore what happens if these operators remain under-digitized, and where AI, robotics, and fintech can actually make a difference. Most importantly, we get into what good technology really looks like for small farmers, and how JF is building with them, not just for them, but also shaped by his own family’s ranching story and a vision for the next generation.