The 10 ventures are looking to make an impact in Baltimore, and beyond.HiveLend: The startup founded by Dawn Musil and Nick Zajciw is bringing the two-sided marketplace model to connect beekeepers and farmers who need to pollinate their crops.@f3techMD #hivelend #bees #agritech #johnshopkins Source: Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab's latest cohort teams are...
November 22, 2019 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Annapolis, MD FREE (includes lunch) Limited Seating RVSP Here Maryland's agricultural community, the state's largest commercial sector, faces an immediate threat from the growing impacts of saltwater intrusion, in which saltwater from the Chesapeake Bay is compromising groundwater and soil, disrupting communities...
Sistema_VC recently hosted a conference on agtech and here Dmitry Filatov shares the key industry trends that emerged on the day including tailored food, AI-assistants for farmers, data-driven supply decisions, and more.@f3techMD #trends #agritech Source: 8 key industry trends in AgTech today - AgFunderNews...
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.@f3techMD #vericafarming #agritech #agtech #robotics Source: The second generation of vertical farming is approaching. Here's why it's important....
Lynne Parker, the OSTP’s assistant director for artificial intelligence (AI), referenced an upcoming memo to build both public and agency confidence in the leading-edge technology. According to Parker, the memo is directed primarily to “agencies that suggests regulatory and non-regulatory principles for how you oversee the use...
November 12th from 12-1pm ET for the latest installment of the NOAA Innovators Series with Dr. John Wood of Pisces Molecular LLC!Register using this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5863990582442113283Speaker: Dr. John Wood, Pisces Molecular LLC (presenting remotely)Abstract: We have developed plasmid DNA based qPCR positive standards for a variety...
Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are working on field trials and genetic studies that could one day double the yields of sorghum, which is one of the world's most important sources of food, animal feed and biofuel.The...
There are eight clear steps to commercialize innovation. In order to success, companies must view innovation as a journey — one that begins with ideation but goes on to feature a series of continuous, iterative steps all pointing toward the same ultimate goal: commercialization.@f3techMD #commercialization...
Maryland's agricultural community, the state's largest commercial sector, faces an immediate threat from the growing impacts of saltwater intrusion, in which saltwater from the Chesapeake Bay is compromising groundwater and soil, disrupting communities and rendering arable land useless to traditional farming.As saltwater cannot be used...
SMADC was recently awarded a grant through the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF), to create a series of videos on all aspects of Southern Maryland’s agriculture (land and water) with a focus on the farmers, producers, livelihoods, and goods and services produced by nine...
