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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Fertilizer, Ag Tech,

11/06/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

The History of Poop Is Really the History of Technology

Sure it's gross, but human mastery over its chemistry allowed the success of agriculture—and the rise of civilization.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Weather,

Broadband Connectivity Advancements for Rural America | AgAmerica

Learn more about the digital divide that exists within rural communities and why closing this gap is critical for the future of American agriculture.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Jobs, Fruit, Economics, Drones UAV, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Fresh fruit picked from the tree by Israeli robots

10 percent of fruit worldwide rots on the trees. Tevel Aerobotics combines aeronautics, robotics and artificial intelligence to pick it

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

10/30/2020 SOURCE: www.neste.us

Fueling a city’s fleet with low emission renewable fuels made from locally sourced waste

Fueling a city's fleet with renewbale fuels made from locally sourced waste

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Ag Europe, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Regenerative Agriculture,

French start-up Ynsect set to build world’s largest insect farm

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com

These biological batteries generate renewable energy from the ground

Bioo uses microorganisms in the soil to power lights—and maybe one day, your whole house.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Young Farmers, Environment, Ag Tech, Weather,

10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.edf.org

This new approach to farming is transforming agriculture while protecting the environment

The pollution from fertilizer runoff hurts farmers as well as the environment. New technology and partnerships promise to help them both.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Pollinators, Education,

What’s that Buzz? Project aims to use computer vision to identify bumble bee species

The recently launched website, BeeMachine.AI, will help to relieve a backlog of information needed to help track trends in bee populations across the world.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Ag Tech, Coronavirus/COVID,

10/13/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Agtech’s Moment To Shine

Agriculture and innovation reaches new heights, in part fueled by Covid AppHarvest’s impending IPO is a good sign not only for the agtech sector, but for the growing number of women entrepreneurs in this space Agtech, the marriage of agriculture and technology, recently hit headlines with word of...

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TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Tech,

10/08/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Behind China’s ‘pork miracle’: how technology is transforming rural hog farming

The long read: As Chinese demand for pork grows and grows, traditional small-scale farms are being replaced by vast, AI-assisted operations that feel more like smartphone factories than bucolic countryside havens

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