PAG | March 2022

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Introducing Verdova
The founding team at Verdova is comprised
of farmers, entrepreneurs, and technologists
with a combined goal to maximize the value
and availability of precision agricultural data.
The company connects, combines, cleans, and
aggregates growers’ data, transforming the
data from its crude state into a valuable asset.
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High-clearance robotics irrigation
system in the works
The project in Iowa aligns nutrient application
timing to a crop’s nutrient needs to improve
efficiency and reduce nutrient loss.
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New biological breaks down
residue, releases more nutrients
As fertilizer prices hit record highs, one
company is helping farmers claw back
nutrients they already bought with a new
patent-pending, fast-acting biological that
breaks down residue and releases more
nutrients for next season’s crop.
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Earth Observation Tech
Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft (NASA Harvest Deputy
Director) speaks to the importance of Earth
observation technology in service of the
public good, improved agricultural monitoring
for food security applications, and farming
resilience.
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First multi-action autonomous
farm robot for specialty crops
To meet farmers’ demands for more
sustainable and profitable growing practices,
Verdant Robotics announced the expansion of
its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) model to ensure
access for more specialty crop farmers.
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