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iGrow News - 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report - https://igrownews.com/precision
What shook up the world of precision agriculture in 2025? In this exclusive deep dive, Harry Duran sits down with Sepehr Achard, fellow co-founder of iGrow News, to explore the striking trends and surprising signals from the just-released 2025 Precision Ag Intelligence Report. From the surging impact of AI on product development—and the sudden vulnerability of software-only companies—to unexpected M&A moves like food giants buying robotics startups and why a drop in patent filings could predict a seismic shift, this episode connects the industry’s hidden dots.
Discover why $600 million in funding might no longer guarantee success, the mysterious surge of patents out of China (but almost none granted), and which countries are quietly emerging as ag innovation hubs. The guests grapple with the future of metrics like "compute cost per acre," the looming prospect of AI-taxation, and whether distribution—rather than technology—could become the true differentiator.
And in a world rocked by global tensions, could fertilizer shocks and input price spikes trigger the next wave of ag innovation—or stall it in its tracks? Don't miss this detailed yet fast-paced conversation pulling back the curtain on where precision ag is heading next.
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"It's not a differentiator anymore to have fancy technology or AI you can create; the real differentiators are controlling the data, owning the hardware, and—most importantly—having the distribution."
"The cost of developing new products is dramatically decreasing, but the cost of introducing these products to market is increasing; developing technology alone doesn't mean much anymore because it can be replicated quickly and cheaply."
"China has a patent creation engine driven by universities, but once you look at actual granted patents and real technology, there are overlooked hubs like Korea, Japan, India, Israel, the Netherlands, and the U.S. producing innovations that are truly patentable and impactful."
Taylor Farms - https://www.taylorfarms.com/
FarmWise (Autonomous Weeding Business) - https://www.farmwise.io/
Climate Corporation - https://climate.com/
John Deere - https://www.deere.com/
Massey Ferguson - https://www.masseyferguson.com/
CNH Industrial - https://www.cnh.com/
Starlink (integrated by CNH Industrial) - https://www.starlink.com/
Arable - https://www.arable.com/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/
Amazon Web Services (AWS) - https://aws.amazon.com/
Yamaha Agriculture - https://global.yamaha-motor.com/business/precision_ag/
Caterpillar - https://www.caterpillar.com/
Monarch Tractor - https://monarchtractor.com/
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