My experience as an old northcentral Missouri farmer is that farm folk will only accept anything new if dragged kicking and screaming into it.

The best way to drag farmers is economically. If they see they can make money--and spend more time drinking coffee instead of actually farming--they will come along. I don't know exactly how to do that. I'm just saying that's probably what will have to be done.

Also, about the only difference between northcentral Missouri and southeastern Nebraska (where I have a bunch of relatives) is that farming seems to be profitable in Nebraska.

--lylwik