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Perfecting Crops With AI-Powered Indoor Farms – WSJ

An MIT initiative is using artificial intelligence and innovative hardware to optimize flavor and growing conditions. The goal: make agriculture as easy as downloading an app. Source: Perfecting Crops With AI-Powered Indoor Farms – WSJ

With community markets, Hungry Harvest looks to expand affordable produce access in food-insecure areas 

Produce in a SNAP offers an in-person option for residents to pick up healthy food. The Baltimore startup is expanding the concept to new cities. Source: With community markets, Hungry Harvest looks to expand affordable produce access in food-insecure areas – Technical.ly Baltimore

Infographic: Innovation in Transportation

How could this impact food logistics? 3D printing, autonomous vehicles, the gig economy (and more) are impacting innovation in the transportation in the industry. See examples and top trends. Source: Infographic: Innovation in Transportation – IdeaScale

Ag can’t afford to ignore science

Source: Ag can’t afford to ignore science (Editorial) | American Farm Publications

DSU school helping farmers fill in knowledge gaps 

Source: DSU school helping farmers fill in knowledge gaps | American Farm Publications

Canada’s Logistec expands in Baltimore with water technology center – Technical.ly Baltimore

With the new center at UMBC’s Columbus Center, Logistec Corporation will conduct research focused on infrastructure and the environment. Source: Canada’s Logistec expands in Baltimore with water technology center – Technical.ly Baltimore

Dare to Be ‘Boring’: The Best Businesses Are the Ones No One Talks About

A story about Farmer Business Network The era of billion-dollar valuations for shiny, sexy startups — factors that used to attract VC money — may be over. Source: Dare to Be ‘Boring’: The Best Businesses Are the Ones No One Talks About

Applications to AgPitch 2018 Now Open

Register today! AgPitch18 will be held December 6th at the Grow & Fortify annual conference at the Chesapeake Beach Bay Club.   Apply for AgPitch 18! Get ready for a year of agricultural… Source: AgPitch | MidAtlantic Farm Credit

SBIR Application Workshops Available

TEDCO’s team (including ESEC/hotDesks) was awarded the Small Business Administration’s FAST Grant to: *   Focus on women-owned, disadvantaged, and rural businesses *   Offer a Workshop format that guides participants to submission of a competitive SBIR proposal *   Double the win rate for businesses that have not won an SBIR before Cost for the workshops is […]

Heliponix September 2018 Recep Newsletter

Heliponix, an early-stage startup in Indiana is making progress towards commercialization. Source: Heliponix September 2018 Recep Newsletter