{"id":82817,"date":"2026-06-23T07:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/82817\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:53:16","slug":"afbf-veteran-farmer-award-and-ai-in-ag-gaining-traction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/82817\/","title":{"rendered":"AFBF Veteran Farmer Award and AI in Ag Gaining Traction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFBF Veteran Farmer Award and AI in Ag Gaining Traction<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Bob Larson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aginfo.net\/reporter\/33\/Bob-Larson\" class=\"thumb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bob Larson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/user_5d8d38ba8b19d301566462_300_300.jpg\" class=\"img-thumbnail float-right\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the Ag Information Network, I\u2019m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.<\/p>\n<p>**The American Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its 2027 Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence. <\/p>\n<p>The award, supported by Farm Credit, recognizes military veterans and active-duty service members who have demonstrated excellence in agriculture while making a positive impact in their communities. <\/p>\n<p>The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize along with travel expenses to attend the = Farm Bureau\u2019s Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, next January. <\/p>\n<p>Applications are due Sept. 1. <\/p>\n<p>**A new survey suggests artificial intelligence is gaining traction on America&#8217;s farms and ranches, though many producers remain cautious about the technology. <\/p>\n<p>Research firm MorganMyers found 75% of farmers and ranchers have used AI tools such as ChatGPT or Gemini, with nearly half of those users turning to the technology at least weekly. <\/p>\n<p>The survey found AI adoption is highest among dairy producers, younger farmers, and larger operations. <\/p>\n<p>**Financial stress is mounting in Brazil&#8217;s farm sector as auctions of seized farmland continue to climb. <\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, rising debt troubles are forcing more Brazilian farmers into bankruptcy or loan defaults. <\/p>\n<p>Lower grain prices, high interest rates, rising input costs, and weather-related crop losses have combined to squeeze farm profitability across the country. <\/p>\n<p>Problem loans account for nearly 20% of outstanding farm credit, up from just 5.5% two years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AFBF Veteran Farmer Award and AI in Ag Gaining Traction From the Ag Information Network, I\u2019m Bob Larson&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44898,44897,44896,24,2482,1326,601,25,44900,44908,44907,10400,44905,25198,25328,8702,6067,6076,12896,17215,1024,44906,44901,206,44909,40850,984,44904,44903,35567,2654,1163,134,44902,44899],"class_list":["post-82817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-44898","tag-accepting","tag-afbf","tag-ai","tag-american","tag-applications","tag-artificial","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-award","tag-bankruptcy","tag-brazilian","tag-bureau","tag-cautious","tag-debt","tag-default","tag-excellence","tag-farm","tag-farmer","tag-farmers","tag-farms","tag-financial","tag-forcing","tag-gaining","tag-intelligence","tag-loan","tag-many","tag-new","tag-producers","tag-ranches","tag-rising","tag-stress","tag-survey","tag-technology","tag-traction","tag-veteran"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}