Prediction: E-Commerce in Ag Will Be Big This Year

E-commerce for ag is coming. So says Todd Janzen, an ag tech attorney and previous Supply Summit speaker, in his year-in-reverse blog post.

“I think 2018 was the year ag retailers woke up to find e-commerce knocking on their door,” Janzen wrote. “While attending a Purdue School of Agribusiness seminar this fall, the various topics in other areas kept coming back to one thing—move to embrace e-commerce or be left behind. I’ve heard all the reasons why e-commerce and ag retail don’t mix—no customer support, hard to return items, etc.—but Kmart and Sears said the same thing when Amazon started selling books. E-commerce for ag is coming.”

Janzen also shared his thoughts on blockchain, ag data crop platforms, the Internet of Things, and more. See his complete post at FarmEquip.org/agtech.