From ChatGPT to Hay Balers: Technology and Ag Education

In this episode of Food, Farms & Forests, Don Johnson, a University Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology, joins us to discuss the intersection of agriculture, technology and education. Johnson addresses the importance of agricultural education, the challenges and successes in the field, and how ag education is evolving to include concepts like artificial intelligence and microcontrollers.

Johnson also highlights a recent USDA grant project aimed at integrating microcontrollers into high school agricultural education curricula, emphasizing the need to attract more students to the field and prepare them for technological advancements in agriculture.

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