A jam packed episode this week. Kit Franklin takes us on a trip down memory lane with his musings on the evolution of farming in the 1930s. Ray talks about some good news in the UK Agtech funding scene with Crowdfunding announcements from Muddy Machines and Foamstream and their current funding rounds on Crowdcube. We discuss a viral Tesla crash video and the implications it could have in agtech automation and sensor fusion. We discuss the sad demise of FarmWise in the USA and what it could tell us about start-ups in Agtech and what the future could hold for new innovations.
We welcome the new CEO of Innovate UK and discuss our thoughts about what Innovate UK has done to support Agriculture and Agtech in recent years.
Finally we discuss getmeloose.com, a new service starting April 1st from AgXeed…
Farming in the 1930s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcyzAIkMwrg
Tesla vs fake wall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U1MigIJXJx8
AgXeed jolly japes: www.getmeloose.com
Foamstream: https://www.weedingtech.com/foamstream/
Muddy Machines: https://www.muddymachines.com/