A good topic for Friday is the big picture outlook of what is on the horizon, the so-called “30,000-foot view” so named because that is the cruising altitude of airliners, and a particularly appropriate metaphor as much of the farm belt is often referred to as “fly over” country between the coasts. We’ve picked three broad categories to watch between now and the next farm bill. Ag technology: The building of vertical, indoor, urban and/or controlled environment grow facilities started as a coastal thing. These facilities are indoor, hydroponic, often automated with IT and robotics, and largely focused on lettuce and leafy greens (the only crops practical with the initial state of the technology). Think of the...