BY J O H N H O W L E
IT STILL TAKES FAITH
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FROM PLANTING TO HARVESTING
here was a time in Alabama agriculture following WWII where farmers began to see enough real income to purchase a truly innovative piece of equipment to replace the mules. It was the tractor. Today GPS, computerized round balers, artificial intelligence for interpreting a field’s statistical data, cell phone apps, and disease resistant plant species are all currently
available if you’re willing to pay for it. All these innovations, however, do not take into account that faith is required in any planting or animal raising enterprise. Here’s an excerpt from a magazine article I read recently on incorporating artificial intelligence into the farm. The entire article gives no regard to the faith required so that the produce or the animals will grow, and it
“Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.” - Ecclesiastes 11:4 August/September 2022
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