Earlier this year, I went to a small farming community in Croatia to help train a group of farmers in sustainable practices. Most of them were in their 60s and had spent their whole lives using traditional farming methods that were passed down through generations. It was going to be a challenge to persuade them to use technology. On my first day, I met Josip, a 63-year-old farmer who manages close to 50 hectares of land. He looked at me doubtfully and said, "You think a machine can tell me more about my crops than I already know?" I realized then that gaining their trust would need more than just showing how it works-it would need real results. We started off with walking through his fields. I brought along Cropler's AI-driven agronomy assistant and showed him how to take pictures of his plants and rapidly check their health. Initially, Josip had quite a time using the smartphone app and would say things like, "My hands are better suited for shovels than screens." I went through it with him step by step. The platform indicated a nutrient deficiency he had never seen. Josip was intrigued but still had his doubts. To prove that the system works well, we tried a few rows where we found problems by using the right nutrients like Cropler suggested. A few weeks later, those crops grew much better than the untreated ones. Josip was very surprised. "I didn't think this could really help," he said. It was training that went beyond just working in the fields. We met with other farmers in the village to talk about ways to reduce waste and work better. Many of them were loath to change, especially when I said that Cropler could help reduce scouting costs by 40%. One farmer quipped, "I've been scouting these fields longer than you've been alive!" We even looked at how they were using inputs-fertilizers, pesticides-and showed them, by using such inputs only where Cropler prescribed them, that they could be frugal in other areas of crop management. Several farmers had started to use the platform on their own by week's end. Josip later confided in me, saying, "It doesn't replace my experience; it builds on it. Now, I have a new tool in the toolbox".