Guest post by Nate Taylor on the evolution of technology in society, particularly in agriculture. He writes about the exciting opportunities for farm equipment and data collection to enable food producers continue to be innovative, such as data sets for better decision making and databases to capture it all.
The Vance family farm grows some of the pumpkins that become our pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving.
Darin Grimm uses his passion for technology and data combined with his passion for farming and family as grows wheat and other crops on his farm in Kansas.
This California mom lives in the San Joaquin Valley with her husband of 26 years and enjoys shopping, wine tasting, and pedicures, but she LOVES cows.
When you think high-tech, what comes to mind? Silicon Valley? Tiny microchips? Fancy smart phones? How about potatoes? Most people aren’t thinking technology when digging into their mashed potatoes, but you might be surprised to learn that although spuds are simple, growing them isn’t. Eric Halverson is the VP of Technology for Black Gold Farms.…
Michele’s family grows their own vegetables, herbs and raspberries – and enjoy cooking with many local foods. As a mom, nutrition is a top priority. Yet, she believes her family has a responsibility to look beyond the locavore food movement and consider the needs of an increasingly hungry society. She points that the efficiencies of food production that allow Americans to clamor about issues that are relatively minor in the face of malnourishment and food insecurity in honor of World Food Day.
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