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Innovator Spotlight: Biome Makers Creates Ag Solutions with Micoorganisms
Biome Makers is a biotech company that recently relocated from the Bay Area to West Sacramento. Biome Makers specializes in understanding the microbiome – the microlife – around agriculture, in order to improve agricultural production…
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Innovator Spotlight: Pheronym – Directed Plant Protection
Pheronym is an ag biotech startup that uses nematode pheromones to control beneficial and parasitic nematodes. The firm is located in Alachua, Florida and at the UC Davis HM.CLAUSE Life Sciences Innovation Center in Davis,…
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Innovator Spotlight: PowWow, Water Management Made Easy
The technology developed by PowWow in collaboration with the University of California was deployed at an almond orchard near Davis part of a 6,000 acre deployment in 2018. Names from left to right: Stanley Knutson, Director of Software Development at PowWow,…
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Pharm Robotics
Pharm Robotics is an agtech startup that is developing a robotic injection system for the dairy business. Its goal is to help dairy farmers deal with labor shortages and become more economically sustainable…
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Innovation Institute for Food and Health 2019 Innovator Summit Hosts a Lively Panel Discussion on Indoor Agriculture
Michael Rose of The Mixing Bowl and Better Food Ventures moderated a fascinating discussion on indoor agriculture at the Innovation Institute for Food and Health…
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Innovation Institute for Food and Health 2019 Innovator Summit Serves up a Compelling Panel Discussion on Food Waste & Innovative Solutions to this Global Problem
The Innovation Institute for Food and Health at UC Davis develops and deploys breakthrough solutions to global issues across the food system through industry-academic collaborations and experiential learning programs.
The…
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InSight Labs – From Quality Control for Breweries to Tomato Processors This Non-invasive, Real-time Food Analysis Solution is Ready to Shake Up the Food System
InSight Labs uses a combination of spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to identify and measure food quality characteristics. InSight Labs’ technology can replace more expensive, time-consuming and destructive analysis methods with real-time, actionable information at multiple levels of the…
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From Drones and Mining to Tractors and Farming, Persistence Data Mining (PDM) Applies Their Hyperspectral Imaging and Data Technology to Solving Soil Health Issues
Persistence Data Mining (PDM) is a software analytics firm that uses hyperspectral imaging to measure soil nutrients.
PDM’s technology can increase producer profits while reducing fertilizer overuse, which is a major cause…
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There are Ag Tech Providers Around the World
By Patrick Cavanaugh on California Ag Today
Adrian Percy, formerly with Bayer Crop Science and now the owner of Nomad Technology Consulting, is looking beyond the borders to help find technology for agriculture. He is excited to bring new…
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UCCE research seeks biological solutions for the agriculture industry
By Jeannette E. Warnert, Originally published in Green Blog by UCANR
UC Cooperative Extension plays an active and ongoing role in the effort to increase agricultural sustainability and minimize the industry’s environmental impact, a role that was showcased…
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