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At Root, we are on a mission to create the intelligent robots that will help growers build the farms of the future.

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It is exciting to think that having a super indulgent dessert and eating #healthy can be the same thing. The Omakase Berry from Oishii is just that and was made possible with the help of #indoorfarming. bit.ly/2qtKNi4

It is exciting to think that having a super indulgent dessert and eating #healthy can be the same thing. The Omakase Berry from Oishii is just that and was made possible with the help of #indoorfarming. 

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Fitbit for Cows + #AI = Results @Connecterra develops a predictive intelligence platform that can optimize a #dairy #farm. Their software, 'Ida', is proven to improve herd productivity by up to 30% which is helping to make farming more sustainable. bit.ly/2PjYI2u

Fitbit for Cows + #AI = Results

@Connecterra develops a predictive intelligence platform that can optimize a #dairy #farm. Their software, 'Ida', is proven to improve herd productivity by up to 30% which is helping to make farming more sustainable.

bit.ly/2PjYI2u
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Nicknamed Food Valley, the Wageningen area in the Netherlands is famous for #agtech. Recently, Unilever invested €85M in a new Food Innovation Center located on Wageningen U&R campus to address major food system challenges like #climatechange & #foodwaste bit.ly/2rACrFJ

Nicknamed Food Valley, the Wageningen area in the Netherlands is famous for #agtech. Recently, <a href="/Unilever/">Unilever</a> invested €85M in a new Food Innovation Center located on <a href="/WUR/">Wageningen U&R</a> campus to address major food system challenges like #climatechange &amp; #foodwaste

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Late blight is a #plant pathogen that causes $6.7B in crop loss per year. Researchers at NC State University have announced a quick & easy way to use a plants odor to detect the disease with the help of a #smartphone, paper, and simple chemical sensors. nyti.ms/2RwfQ82

Late blight is a #plant pathogen that causes $6.7B in crop loss per year. Researchers at <a href="/NCState/">NC State University</a> have announced a quick &amp; easy way to use a plants odor to detect the disease with the help of a #smartphone, paper, and simple chemical sensors.

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Food can be grown anywhere with #indoorfarming. NextOn, a startup in South Korea, has set up a high-tech farm in a closed down tunnel allowing this local grower to deal with unpredictable weather, decreasing farmland and limited access to Ag workers. bit.ly/2RAgfq3

Food can be grown anywhere with #indoorfarming. NextOn, a startup in South Korea, has set up a high-tech farm in a closed down tunnel allowing this local grower to deal with unpredictable weather, decreasing farmland and limited access to Ag workers.

bit.ly/2RAgfq3
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800M people globally rely on the calorie dense cassava crop as a main food source Food security champion @Laura_boykin is using #AI & a pocket-sized #DNA sequencer to help farmers select varieties that are resistant to local pathogens Big step forward! bit.ly/34LHd0M

800M people globally rely on the calorie dense cassava crop as a main food source

Food security champion @Laura_boykin is using #AI &amp; a pocket-sized #DNA sequencer to help farmers select varieties that are resistant to local pathogens

Big step forward!

bit.ly/34LHd0M
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Don't miss Joshua Lessing talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops at this years 🍉 FRUIT LOGISTICA 🍏 in Berlin. Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11 bit.ly/365hVvl

Don't miss <a href="/Joshua_Lessing/">Joshua Lessing</a> talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops at this years <a href="/Fruit_Logistica/">🍉 FRUIT LOGISTICA 🍏</a> in Berlin.

Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS 

Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11

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.Indigo Ag aims to capture 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 and sell carbon - sequestered by farmers - to FedEx and others aiming to support #sustainability bit.ly/38bOBos

.<a href="/Indigoag/">Indigo Ag</a> aims to capture 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 and sell carbon - sequestered by farmers - to <a href="/FedEx/">FedEx</a> and others aiming to support #sustainability 

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.PowerPollen | Preserve. Enhance. Grow. has created a #pollen preservation #technology that enables seed companies to produce a product with more purity and yield at a lower cost and gives corn #farmers a new tool to actively manage their fields under adverse weather conditions bit.ly/3aJEN6Z

.<a href="/PowerPollen/">PowerPollen | Preserve. Enhance. Grow.</a> has created a #pollen preservation #technology that enables seed companies to produce a product with more purity and yield at a lower cost and gives corn #farmers a new tool to actively manage their fields under adverse weather conditions

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Don't miss Joshua Lessing talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops tomorrow 🍉 FRUIT LOGISTICA 🍏 in Berlin. Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11 bit.ly/365hVvl

Don't miss <a href="/Joshua_Lessing/">Joshua Lessing</a> talk about the #tech revolution in fruiting crops tomorrow <a href="/Fruit_Logistica/">🍉 FRUIT LOGISTICA 🍏</a> in Berlin.

Section: State of #HORTITECH industry in FRUITY CROPS 

Feb 6th at 10am - Halle 9, Stand B-11

bit.ly/365hVvl
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Wildfires destroy ecosystems and are a force for good. Case in point in PNASNews scientist from the @Chicagobotanic show that on the prairies of Minnesota coneflowers produced more seeds and are more genetically diverse when burned every few years. nyti.ms/2O2t6Ph

Wildfires destroy ecosystems and are a force for good. Case in point in <a href="/PNASNews/">PNASNews</a> scientist from the @Chicagobotanic show that on the prairies of Minnesota coneflowers produced more seeds and are more genetically diverse when burned every few years.

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Thank you Chris Higgins at Hort Americas for a great article highlighting the role that #AI & #robotics companies, like Root, play in transforming #agriculture in 2020 and beyond bit.ly/3a7wZuV

Thank you Chris Higgins at <a href="/HortAmericas/">Hort Americas</a> for a great article highlighting the role that #AI &amp; #robotics companies, like Root, play in transforming #agriculture in 2020 and beyond

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Tracking packages of chicken at a production facility has traditionally been a manual and inaccurate process until now. See how Tyson Foods is using #ComputerVision to do the job, cutting costs and reducing waste while improving food safety. on.wsj.com/37mIGvZ|

Tracking packages of chicken at a production facility has traditionally been a manual and inaccurate process until now.  See how <a href="/TysonFoods/">Tyson Foods</a> is using #ComputerVision to do the job, cutting costs and reducing waste while improving food safety.

on.wsj.com/37mIGvZ|
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"Automation has always been a big part of agriculture, from the first seed drills to modern combine harvesters. Lately, smaller, more dexterous robots have emerged in droves." nyti.ms/37mSeag

"Automation has always been a big part of agriculture, from the first seed drills to modern combine harvesters. Lately, smaller, more dexterous robots have emerged in droves."

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Light is a necessity for both #plants and #solarpanels. Researchers @NCstate have shown that semi-transparent #solarcells built into the roof panels of greenhouses can offset a facility’s energy needs making it cheaper to #growlocal & #growsustainably. bit.ly/37FFN9z

Light is a necessity for both #plants and #solarpanels. Researchers @NCstate have shown that semi-transparent #solarcells built into the roof panels of greenhouses can offset a facility’s energy needs making it cheaper to #growlocal &amp; #growsustainably.

bit.ly/37FFN9z
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#COVID19 is a powerful reminder of the fragility in our global food system and the importance of leveraging tech to empower us to grow local tinyurl.com/tw7n2cl

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Want 3x bigger #corn? Try harnessing the power of microbes. Researchers @GCCR2 discovered that the #microbiome that helps sugarcane grow under stress works for other crops too, ensuring a successful harvest for farmers faced with inconsistent climates. bit.ly/32dxIIc

Want 3x bigger #corn? Try harnessing the power of microbes.

Researchers @GCCR2 discovered that the #microbiome that helps sugarcane grow under stress works for other crops too, ensuring a successful harvest for farmers faced with inconsistent climates.

bit.ly/32dxIIc
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US Secretary of Agriculture @SecretarySonny traveled to Wageningen U&R in the Netherlands to officially open demo-greenhouse KAS2030 where they are answering the question "how do you build a climate-neutral urban farm” .... Spoiler alert you got to go high-tech bit.ly/3b57xHs

US Secretary of Agriculture @SecretarySonny traveled to <a href="/WUR/">Wageningen U&R</a> in the Netherlands to officially open demo-greenhouse KAS2030 where they are answering the question "how do you build a climate-neutral urban farm” .... 
Spoiler alert you got to go high-tech

bit.ly/3b57xHs
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The future of #farming just got a bit closer! Root is thrilled to announce its latest #funding round, which provides the fuel to expand our team and launch commercial deployments. tcrn.ch/2PQ0pW4

The future of #farming just got a bit closer! 

Root is thrilled to announce its latest #funding round, which provides the fuel to expand our team and launch commercial deployments.

tcrn.ch/2PQ0pW4
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Thank you to Abate De Mey at Robohub for a great podcast on Root AI and its approach to deliver value to growers by leveraging the latest in #Robotics and #AI technology bit.ly/3o8E2es

Thank you to <a href="/AbateDeMey/">Abate De Mey</a> at <a href="/Robohub/">Robohub</a> for a great podcast on Root AI and its approach to deliver value to growers by leveraging the latest in #Robotics and #AI technology

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