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in Advice, Latest Articles, News, Start Ups, Tech7 Reasons You Need To Care Why Plug And Play May Come To North Dakota
The number one innovation platform and accelerator in the world is anticipating its next new location may be in an unlikely place: Fargo, North Dakota. So why should you care? More
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How Bobcat Company Has Led The Way For Ag Tech In North Dakota
For 60 years, Bobcat Company has been the leading innovator in the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of compact equipment for construction, rental, landscaping, agriculture, grounds maintenance, government, utility, industry and mining. However, the question is, how does the company continue that success? That’s where Joel Honeyman, VP of Global Innovation for Doosan Bobcat North America, comes in. More
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in Featured, Latest Articles, News, Start Ups, TechWhat Howard Dahl Thinks Adoption Of Automation In Agriculture
Howard Dahl – the founder of Amity Technology and the grandson of E. G. Melroe – has some thoughts on how automation will be adopted. More
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Why A Strong Downtown Is Good For A City’s Business Community
By Adrienne Olson, Kilbourne Group A strong downtown business community concentrates talent, culture, art and innovation in a way that can turn a walk down the sidewalk into an unexpected exchange of ideas. Downtown and Main Street businesses tend to support each other and reinvest in a big way into their communities. Early development patterns […] More
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What Some Of The Most Important People In The Country Think About Grand Farm
What more can be said about the Grand Farm? Nearly every one of the major ag tech innovators is behind it. It’s got the backing of some of the most important people in the state. From billion-dollar international corporate entities to the state government’s most important politicians to the most important businessmen and women, almost […] More
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North Dakota’s Number One Export: Agricultural Methods
Former North Dakota governor and Secretary of Agriculture, Ed Schafer has served North Dakota and agriculture his entire life. While offcially out of the political spotlight, he remains actively involved in promoting business and agriculture. We caught up with him to discuss the drastic shift in agriculture technology that’s happening in his state. Q: Being […] More
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How Ag Tech Can Make North Dakota Stronger
If you look at the state’s economic pie, the two biggest pieces are agriculture and energy. Any state that’s dependent on two industries is at risk because if one of those industries takes a dive, it can have a drastic effect on the state. However, what if we made a whole new piece of pie […] More
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How Automation Will Affect Fargo
Cities across the country are preparing for the inevitable shift that will come from automation. From the way traffic is run to improved effciencies with garbage disposal, it will affect day-to-day life on a dramatic scale. We talked with Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney on what they are doing to prepare for the arrival of automation. […] More
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How Education Is Changing To Market Demands
There is a well-reported stat that says that 85 percent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t been invented yet. Because of the rapidly changing nature of technology and the impact it will have on almost every industry, it’s important to educate today’s kids and workforce for these future jobs. There’s also a […] More
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How Microsoft Is Enabling Ag Tech
Since Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software in 2001, the tech giant has had a major presence in North Dakota. Now one of the largest employers in Fargo is working with farmers on how its technologies can be a platform for agriculture. We caught up with Taya Spelhaug, Microsoft’s Tech Spark North Dakota Manager, about the […] More
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How The Grand Farm Was Designed
First of all, how exciting! When I think of the Grand Farm from an architectural perspective, I think about how this concept sources? Is there a sustainability component? What does it mean to be state-of-the art? How does it highlight the people that are creating things in a shop/lab format? How does it showcase this […] More
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How Automation Has Come To Fargo
It’s impossible to create a fully autonomous farm without having any farmland. Well, thanks to Kevin Biffert, President of Fargo Automation, there are 40 acres right off I-29 to create the farm of the future. He is donating the land to make the Grand Farm a possibility. However, Biffert’s involvement with automation in Fargo doesn’t […] More
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What Lanny Faleide Has Learned From Almost Three Decades In Ag Tech
Satshot has become a leader in the remote sensing industry and has a presence on every continent and now hosts well over 20 million acres worth of field boundaries in its system. After being in the ag tech industry for almost three decades, Faleide answered some questions on what he’s learned. More
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How Giants Snacks Is Improving Employees Lives And ROI With Automation
Headquartered in Wahpeton, N.D., Giants Snacks might seem like an unlikely candidate for automation but the company is proving to be a pioneer. We talked with Tom Spiekermeier, the Operations Manager at Giants, about how automation is actually making their company and their employees’ lives better. More
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in Business Profile, Featured, News, Start Ups, Tech
Where Are We At Right Now With Automation?
Intelligent Ag is joint venture between AGCO Corporation and Appareo has quickly been growing over the last couple years. With automation rapidly becoming mainstream, we talked with General Manager Joe Heilman about the current status of automation in agriculture and why North Dakota is the right spot for Grand Farm. More
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in Business Profile, Featured, News, Start Ups, TechHow DOT Is Leading The Way In Automation In Agriculture
Dot might be the best real-life example of automation in agriculture today. Leah Olson, the CEO of SeedMaster and Dot, along with her companies are playing a crucial role in the future of automation in agriculture. Headquartered in Saskatchewan, Canada, Olson took some time to answer some questions about what Dot means for the industry. More
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How The Gig Economy Has Arrived To Drones
The gig economy is having a massive effect on almost every industry. Now AegisFlow is taking that business model to drones. AegisFlow is an online marketplace for drone pilots to upload, stream, share and sell photos, videos and 3D modeling content. Drones are being used in agriculture, but they are close to becoming even more impactful and CEO Anthony Molzahn has some thoughts on where the industry is going. More
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in Business Profile, Featured, News, Start Ups, Tech
How Technology Is Being Accepted
As the founder of Harvest Profit, Nick Horob’s out to help farmers run their farm as a successful business. We chatted with him about how farmers are adopting new technology and what this means for their ROI. More
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How Tech Startups Are Changing Farming
While Bushel is about 1,800 miles from Silicon Valley, the work they’re doing to bring new and exciting technology to the agriculture space is helping make the Red River Valley the new Silicon Prairie. More
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How UND’s Work With Unmanned Aviation Is Shaping Agriculture
While UND is not an agricultural school like NDSU, through their aviation program and research in unmanned aerial systems, they are playing an important role with Grand Farm. We talked with outgoing UND President Mark Kennedy about how Grand Sky and Grand Farm are more similar than just in name, the role of higher education in 21st-century jobs and why North Dakota’s economy needs this ag tech innovation. More
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