Global futurist Jack Uldrich offers practical advice for farmers on how to navigate the rapid pace of change.

Global futurist Jack Uldrich believes the most significant challenge facing Iowa’s farmers today is the accelerating rate of change itself. The global landscape is rapidly advancing, and the impact of technological change is profound — perhaps nowhere more evident than in agriculture.

“As a futurist, I’m advising you to step away and see how the world is changing,” Uldrich noted in an address to more than...