Will satellites and remote sensing become standard farm tools?
Yes, especially where ground infrastructure is weak. Satellites already track vegetation, soil moisture, weather, crop stress and land use from space. Combine that with GIS, drones, sensors and AI, and a farmer can see problems across thousands of hectares without walking the field. Low Earth orbit satellite networks also bring connectivity to farms that were previously offline. That matters in Africa, Latin America and other remote regions where fiber and 5G will not reach every farm soon enough. My forecast: by 2030 advanced farms increasingly combine satellite data, drones and ground sensors into one decision system. The future farmer will not only look at the field. The farmer will look at the field from space.
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