AI for Farmers, what you need to know

In the first episode of the Biological Farming RoundTable for 2026, Nakala sits down with NutriSoil’s tech‑savvy Nige for a candid, sometimes confronting, and ultimately empowering conversation about the rise of AI in agriculture.What begins as a simple chat about who owns AI quickly opens into a deeper exploration of ethics, power, risk, and opportunity. Nakala and Nige unpack the major players behind today’s AI platforms, how algorithms shape the answers we receive, and why farmers need to stay alert as technology accelerates faster than policy.Nakala then switches on voice‑activated ChatGPT and interviews it as an “AI agronomist,” asking it to respond to real‑world farming scenarios. Together, they explore how AI could support farmers with soil tests, rainfall patterns, sowing windows, pest prediction, grazing management, nutrient density, and the future of on‑farm sensors.