College degree to run a tractor?

Head out to the John Deere page and start looking at the latest headlines.   Very few mention the new tractors, new implements, or ground-breaking developments (pun intended).  Instead you find mentions of data to you cell phone, infinitely-variable transmission technology combined to your push button cruise control that maximizes fuel and acreage efficiency.  Want classes on how to operate the software on your computer and download data to and from your machines?  Fun downloads from the site include wallpapers of green star systems.  Boy have things changed.  Tomorrow I talk red.