The Billion-Dollar Problem Big Ag Ignores
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"Anna Karenina" LLM'ed! LOL!
Analysis of Land O'Lakes Oz, Syngenta's Open Platform, and a comparison of GenAI product positioning
Steve Sprieser: An old model to fund AgTech Innovation
What are the alternatives to the VC funding model?
Andrew Nelson: Balancing the clock speeds of code and crops
SFTW Convo with a farmer who is a software engineer
Farming the Microbiome: How Soil Management Shapes Life Underground
Tuesdays with Dr. Tuesday
When you need $ 200 million, instead of $ 50 million
What can we learn from the recent shutdown of Guardian Agriculture?
Why did it take so long to find a cure for scurvy?
A historical lesson from the 1700s
Ag Economics and Solar flares with the Space Plowboy
SFTW Convo with Dr. Terry Griffin, Kansas State University
Showing up with a knife to a gunfight
California's archaic laws on farm autonomous equipment are hurting the farm economy
The Vital Signs of Soil: How We Measure Soil Health
Tuesdays with Dr. Tuesday
Barking up the right tree?
Analysis of AgFunder's call-to-arms for incumbents
Reducing friction to get to the market of ideas
Another evolutionary turn for SFTW
Tuesdays with Tuesday
Rooted Partnerships: How Plants Cultivate Microbial Allies
Tuesdays with Dr. Tuesday Simmons
Are we reaching "peak combine-harvester"?
Almost 80% of the productivity improvements in combine-harvesters have come from increase in size and speed. Are we reaching an upper limit?
SFTW Convos
Dr. Channa Prakash: A masterclass in Ag BioTech and Communications
On Ag BioTech, communications, learning from tradition, and learning mindsets
Right to Repair: An inflection point?
Is the right-to-repair movement reaching an inflection point with Deere's recent introduction of PRO Service to Operations Center?
SFTW Convos
Mackenzie Burnett: On Agriculture and American Progress
Mackenzie Burnett is a patriot. She is the CEO and co-founder of Ambrook, whose mission is to build a more prosperous and resilient future for America's family-run businesses. She believes in American values and wants to support independent businesses thrive and be resilient in the face of a
Buy or Lease? Rescue or Breeder? DTF or Channel?
What are some key criteria for AgTech companies to consider when choosing a go-to-market strategy and business model for robotics?
Roombas and Rough Edges
Humans have to smooth out the rough edges of technology
Tuesdays with Tuesday
Soil Microbes are Feeding the World
I am so excited to welcome Dr. Tuesday Simmons to Metal Dog Labs and SFTW for a new monthly series focused on the soil microbiome. The series will run for a few months. Please do not hesitate to send me your feedback -Rhishi Over the next few months, Dr. Tuesday
Amara's Law and Right Benchmarks
Is AI different than previous technology shifts?
SFTW Convos
Bridging Science and Policy with Emma Kovak
Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst at The Breakthrough Institute joins SFTW Convo
The "T" shape model for Generative AI
What kind of skill sets do individuals, teams, and organizations need in the era of AI?
SFTW Convos
Christine Gould: Agricultural Transformation through Collaboration
Founder of GIGA and Thought for Food joins SFTW Convo