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$680 million poured into precision ag last year.
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Autonomous weeding robots dominated, and John Deere made 2 acquisitions in 3
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months. A food company, not an equipment maker, bought a
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robotics startup to protect its own supply chain. The deals are
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accelerating, the money is moving, and the winners are already separating from the
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Welcome to the Vertical Farming Podcast, weekly conversations with
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fascinating CEOs, founders, and agtech visionaries.
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Join us every week as we dive deep into the world of vertical
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farming with your host, Harry Duran.
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Vertical Farming Podcast, Season 3. Welcome back, I'm your host, Harry
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Duran. This week it's just a bonus episode, it's
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just me, no guests, and it's partly because of some
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scheduling challenges and some rescheduling as well.
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So I wanted to make sure that I popped in here, said hi,
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and also work that muscle that sometimes as a podcast host I don't get to
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do because I'm having interview-based shows and
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Sometimes it's good to just talk to you as the listener. As the host of
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the show, I just want to say thank you. I want to appreciate everything
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that you've been doing to support the show, returning back week over
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week. We are wrapping up season 3, really excited. We are
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heading into season 4 and have some good news about a
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sponsor, a name you might recognize, who's confirmed,
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and I could not be happier to continue that partnership. If your
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company is interested in sponsoring the show, we do have
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additional slots available for season 4 as well. This episode is also
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VFPOD2021. And we'll make sure that's in the show notes as well. I've been using
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this time to reflect back on the conversations, and it's really
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interesting to think about how much I've learned, how much I've shared
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with you, the listener. And that's exactly the feedback that I've been getting through
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comments on LinkedIn, on Twitter, even our new chat
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destination at bunches.chat/verticalfarming.
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It's a new tool we're testing out. So if you haven't joined the conversation there,
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make sure you pop in and say hi. I'll keep this one short. It's really
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just a call out to you as the listener. I'd like to know what I
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can do as a host, what we can do as a show to make it
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even better for you. So that includes anything from specific
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topics, companies you see that are doing really interesting things that we
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should mention, or founders that have really amazing stories that we
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just need to tell. Specifically, I'm on the lookout for founders of
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color and/or female founders and CEOs. It's no
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secret that in this industry, it is heavily white male
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dominated, and that's just the nature of how things have progressed.
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But that doesn't mean there aren't lots of stories that we can tell.
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And I'm putting a call out to you as the listener, as the audience, to
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give us a hand with that. So if you do come across some suggestions,
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feel free to send them my way,
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[email protected]. Also, make sure you sign up for
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our weekly newsletter, verticalfarmingweekly.com, and you'll be
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notified of news that's been happening in the world of the
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vertical farming, controlled environment agriculture. And it's the best way to stay
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up to date and be notified when new episodes go live as well. Again, super
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excited. We've got a couple of interviews to round out season
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3, which includes Austin Webb of Fifth Season Fresh and
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David Rosenberg, CEO of Air Farms. So we're just trying to get those coordinated
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on the calendar. I'm really excited to close out season 3 with those
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2, and in the process of getting new interviews
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scheduled for season 4. So we'll probably take a break for a couple of weeks
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once that happens, but then kick the gears back into motion to get us started
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again. So you're catching me at a good time. Just had my morning
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coffee, so my energy level is particularly high. Thanks for all you
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do to support the show. It's been an amazing journey so far.
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So many new connections, so many fantastic conversations.
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And I feel like we're just getting started. One last request. If you know
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someone in the vertical farming industry who has not heard the show or think
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they would benefit from or enjoy these conversations, my one ask
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to you this week is to recommend the show to one
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person. And that can be at your next birthday party,
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night out with the guys or gals, or possibly at an upcoming
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conference, because those are going to be a thing now again. Thanks for all you
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do to support the show. Talk to you next week. Thanks for listening. To
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read the full show notes for this episode, which includes any links
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mentioned in the episode, as well as a full show transcription, visit
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published.
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$680 million poured into precision ag last year.
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Autonomous weeding robots dominated, and John Deere made 2 acquisitions in
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3 months. A food company, not an equipment maker, bought a
Speaker:
robotics startup to protect its own supply chain. The deals are
Speaker:
accelerating, the money is moving, and the winners are already separating from the
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pack. If you're investing, building, or buying in this space,
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you need the full picture before your competitors get it. The 2025
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Precision Agriculture Intelligence Report from iGrow News is
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now available. Get your copy today at
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igrownews.com/precision.
