When I meet Chase Crandall, he’s putting up a barbed wire fence. Even on Zoom, the Wyoming sky is clearly in the background, with an expanse of ranch land stretching out into the distance. Crandall is a sixth-generation rancher, who’s tending to land that was originally settled by his ancestors in the 1850s—but is thinking proactively about technology in 2025. “Typically, ranchers are fairly cheap and careful about spending money,” said Crandall. “And we try to be the same. We try to be as low-c...