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Knowing what’s in your soils is fundamental to farming. Join us on Tuesday in the Making Soils Data Actionable webinar series, where we’ll talk about democratizing soils data & precision ag - to improve farm outcomes! Dani Gelardi Washington Soil Health Initiative Linda Neunzig Snohomish County, WA Nate Krause SoilOptix Inc Skagit Farmers Supply & Country Store

Our founder Steve Mantle recently interviewed with Vonnie Estes, VP Innovation at International Fresh Produce Association - where they discussed transformation of ag/food industry using data. Have a listen, and tune into the longer discussion on the March 4 “Fresh Takes on Tech” podcast on your favorite platform. #empowergrowers

It’s the time of year where US growers are finalizing fertility plans for their fields. Farms are looking for differentiated quality in their yields, and tuning inputs (irrigation & fertility) based on a SoilOptix Inc scan provides digital maps with answers. We work with your preferred agronomist, or can refer you to an independent agronomist that will customize a prescription based on what’s available in your soil. Join our many customers that have mapped thousands of acres using our systems; we have a handful of reservations still available for the Spring. Reach out today at www.innov8.ag

"My plan was to learn from different sectors, and go back to my background - agriculture. And try to combine all my knowledge and see how I can collaborate with anyone that needs help. ... With all this technology around, we all need to be prepared." - Salvador Ayala, a 2025 Computer Science graduate of Heritage University. Merging his roots in agriculture, with his passion for innovation, Salvador Ayala is featured in episode 6 of Washington Grown. We were fortunate to have Salvador as one of our 2024 summer interns through AgAID Institute - a NSF/USDA-funded program bringing AI to agriculture in collab with WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Merced, Wenatchee Valley College, and innov8.ag. https://lnkd.in/gcYP8Pww The program is also broadcast throughout February on your PNW PBS stations: KSPS (Spokane) - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Saturdays at 4:30 pm KWSU (Pullman) - Fridays at 6:00 pm KTNW (Richland) - Saturdays at 1:00 pm KBTC (Seattle/Tacoma) -Saturdays at 6:30 am and 3:00 pm KIMA (Yakima)/KEPR (Pasco)/KLEW (Lewiston) - Saturdays at 5:00 pm KIRO (Seattle) - Mondays at 2:30 pm or livestream Saturdays @ 2:30pm on kiro7.com NCW Life Channel (Wenatchee) - Check local listings @ ncwlife.com RFD-TV - Thursdays at 12:30 pm and Fridays at 9:00 pm rfdtv.com Thank you to Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission for funding the Smart Orchard program, a showcase for innovation in the apple industry - learn more at https://lnkd.in/gQ86w3bJ . Check out some of the tech that was featured in the video backdrop from Smart Apply?, Inc., Robotics Plus, & 2nd Sight. #empowergrowers

Know a college student that would like to apply their tech experience to making a difference in #food, #farming & the #environment? This 8-week paid summer #internship experience by AgAID Institute is the answer! Applications due by end of Feb! One of last year's interns highlighted here - https://lnkd.in/gc3iUY29

Effective AI requires insights from human intelligence - and our summer 2024 AgAID Institute intern Salvador Ayala put his experience & skills to work on our ag datasets. As a first-gen college student studying Computer Science at Heritage University, he's the perfect example of putting data to work to improve our food supply - in collab with AgAID Institute - a NSF/USDA-funded program bringing AI to agriculture in collab with WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Merced, Wenatchee Valley College, and innov8.ag. Watch a snip from the broadcast about Salvador's experience, which will be broadcast on the Tuesday 6pm PST broadcast of Washington Grown - thru YouTube at https://lnkd.in/gzRMYn-b The program will subsequently broadcast throughout February on your PNW PBS stations: KSPS (Spokane) - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Saturdays at 4:30 pm KWSU (Pullman) - Fridays at 6:00 pm KTNW (Richland) - Saturdays at 1:00 pm KBTC (Seattle/Tacoma) -Saturdays at 6:30 am and 3:00 pm KIMA (Yakima)/KEPR (Pasco)/KLEW (Lewiston) - Saturdays at 5:00 pm KIRO (Seattle) - Mondays at 2:30 pm or livestream Saturdays @ 2:30pm on kiro7.com NCW Life Channel (Wenatchee) - Check local listings @ ncwlife.com RFD-TV - Thursdays at 12:30 pm and Fridays at 9:00 pm rfdtv.com #empowergrowers

Salvador Ayala is a true example of tenacity, curiosity, and intelligence. As a first-gen college student studying Computer Science at Heritage University, Salvador brought his experience to the orchards last summer, interning for innov8.ag as part of AgAID Institute - a NSF/USDA-funded program bringing AI to agriculture in collab with WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Merced, and Wenatchee Valley College. We're excited to share more about Salvador's experience in the Tuesday 6pm PST broadcast of Washington Grown - on YouTube at https://lnkd.in/gzRMYn-b The program will subsequently broadcast throughout February on your PNW PBS stations: KSPS (Spokane) - Mondays at 7:00 pm and Saturdays at 4:30 pm KWSU (Pullman) - Fridays at 6:00 pm KTNW (Richland) - Saturdays at 1:00 pm KBTC (Seattle/Tacoma) -Saturdays at 6:30 am and 3:00 pm KIMA (Yakima)/KEPR (Pasco)/KLEW (Lewiston) - Saturdays at 5:00 pm KIRO (Seattle) - Mondays at 2:30 pm or livestream Saturdays @ 2:30pm on kiro7.com NCW Life Channel (Wenatchee) - Check local listings @ ncwlife.com RFD-TV - Thursdays at 12:30 pm and Fridays at 9:00 pm rfdtv.com #empowergrowers

The theme is ‘navigating adversity’ at the 120th Washington Tree Fruit Association Meeting & NW Hort Expo in Yakima WA, attended by thousands of tree fruit growers. The mood was somber, but there are rays of hope. One of those rays is outlined in Steve Mantle’s interview of Sanchita Das, a PhD candidate at UW Foster School of Business, who’s building a model to optimize labor planning for fruit growers. Thank you to Profs Léonard Boussioux & Masha Shunko - karina gallardo Ines Hanrahan WAFLA

innov8.ag is excited to announce our distribution & data integration partnership with METOS? by Pessl Instruments, starting with the introduction of Terramapper to the United States West Coast. This capability brings real-time soil moisture mapping capabilities to farms at an affordable price, enabling growers and their agronomy partners to install and continually map changes in soil moisture - decreasing crop stress (including disease and pest risk), improving yield uniformity & crop quality, and ensuring fertilizers stay within the root zone. Visit us to learn more at - Lynden Ag Show featuring NW Potato Conference & WA Small Fruit Conference on December 4-5 https://lnkd.in/dkrDFMwP - NW Hort Expo in Yakima WA on December 9-11 https://nwhortexpo.com - Skagit Farmers Supply Customer Retreat in Leavenworth WA on December 12-13 - Oregon Blueberry Conference in Salem OR on February 4 https://lnkd.in/gHFQwfHM High level overview of the Terramapper at https://lnkd.in/dd3m7dmZ

I’m excited to moderate next week’s virtual Corporate Venture Connections panel on #agtech. If you’re part of the agtech ecosystem and want to learn more about CVC priorities, sign up for our Zoom where we’ll have #investor panelists from J.R. Simplot Company & FMC Corporation, with another guest or two to round out ag robotics. Hats off to Technology Alliance for running this series on CVCs, with an emphasis for startups in the Pacific Northwest.