PowerPollen Unveils Autonomous Ground Fleet

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Pollination technology leader PowerPollen has launched a breakthrough fully-autonomous, AI-enabled precision pollen application system designed to transform large-scale seed and grain crop pollination. Unveiled during a field demonstration with investors, customers, government officials and growers, the new machines are built to deliver commercial-scale collection, preservation and application at lower cost, higher efficacy, and reduced input requirements. The compact design improves …

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AgGateway Revises Data Ethics and Stewardship White Paper

Cindy Zimmerman

After two years of work, AgGateway has released its revised White Paper on Data Ethics and Stewardship, accounting for the increasing reliance on data in agriculture that brings ethical, legal, and stewardship challenges. “The substantial work and commitment of volunteer members and staff to update and improve this document has been staggering, and now we are at last ready to …

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Arkion Life Sciences Announces Promotions

Cindy Zimmerman

Arkion Life Sciences announces the promotion of two executives in its EgCel® IgY Technology business unit. Both are key executives within the business unit and will drive adoption and growth of the EgCel portfolio of products (EggTek® and ActivEgg®), pipeline innovations and new services brought to market. Shawn W. Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Director of Innovation & Manufacturing, …

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Traction Ag Launches Accounting Integration with Keystone Cooperative

Cindy Zimmerman

Traction Ag Inc., a leading provider of farm accounting and operations software, has just launched its latest billing integration with Keystone Cooperative. This new workflow enables Keystone Cooperative bills to sync directly into Traction Ag’s cloud-based platform, reducing manual data entry and ensuring accounting entries remain accurate and up to date. The integration addresses a major need for farmers by …

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ZimmCast 749 – Tech Hub LIVE 2025

Cindy Zimmerman

In five short years, Tech Hub LIVE has already become the go-to meeting of the year for agricultural retailers and ag tech companies. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we hear from a couple of the CropLife Ag Tech Awards of Excellence winners this year – Aman Anand with Nutrien Ag Solutions and Iowa farmer April Hemmes, and we learn …

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Ag Retailers Face Challenges on Federal Level

Cindy Zimmerman

One of the Fireside Chats at last week’s Tech Hub LIVE focused on what’s happening inside the Beltway with Daren Coppock, president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association. Coppock says one of the bigger issues is the impact the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report released in May could have on the agricultural industry as a whole. “We’re all …

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Tech Hub LIVE Farmer Panel Hits Home Run

Cindy Zimmerman

The traditional Tech Hub LIVE closing farmer panel gave attendees the opportunity to get unfiltered and honest opinions on ag tech, AI, and retailer relationships in the real world. Moderated by Farm4Profit Podcast co-host Tanner Winterhof, the panel included three innovative Iowa farmers: April Hemmes, Hemmes Farms in Hampton, Iowa; Tanner Knupp, Knupp Farms in Southeast Iowa; and Jeremy Muff, …

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Successful Tech Hub LIVE 2025 Concludes

Cindy Zimmerman

The fifth annual Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo wrapped up another hugely successful event this week, ensuring they will be back again next year in Des Moines. The exhibit hall was packed this year with the latest and greatest in ag technology, including an impressive group of companies who were honored for being there all five years: AgVend, DTN, …

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Agri-Access Supports Tech Hub LIVE and Women in Ag Tech

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Agri-Access, part of Compeer Financial, partners with financial institutions, agri-fintechs and agricultural retailers to expand access to capital across rural America, and this year they were a major sponsor for both the Women in Ag Tech conference and Tech Hub LIVE 2025. Kelly Miller, Director of Agtech and Retail, says Women in Ag Tech is really important to them because …

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GreenPoint CEO Keynotes Tech Hub LIVE

Cindy Zimmerman

Jeff Blair has been President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenPoint Ag Holdings, a joint venture in the wholesale and retail operations of proven agronomy leaders in the southern United States. His keynote at Tech Hub LIVE Tuesday focused on how the ag tech industry can adapt and advance beyond the headwinds of today’s current tough conditions. One of his …

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