Ep. 13 - Farming with Satellites

Tractors have been using autonomous driving for decades, but the AgTech sector is relatively new. With water becoming a scarce resource and fertilizer waste growing, precision agriculture is paving the way toward a more sustainable farm. In this episode, we talk to Anastasia Volkova, CEO of FluroSat. FluroSat uses an analytics platform that leverages satellite imagery, agronomic models, weather, and IoT data, to provide key insights to agronomists. FluroSat's Website FluroSat Scores $3.2m Seed Funding Co-Led by Microsoft's M12 (AgFunder News) AgTech: 100+ Tech Companies Changing the Farm (CB Insights) John Deere Autonomous 8370R Row Crop Tractor Hands-On at CES 2018 (Engadget)