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[Sign Up]( SmartBrief, Inc. | 555 11th St. NW | Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004 | [Unsubscribe]( September 19, 2019 [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] AgTech Industry News [] [Precision Makers aims to drive autonomous tractor growth]( Dutch robotics company Precision Makers has a partnership with John Deere to develop and sell small autonomous tractors. The machines will play a growing role on farms in the future after overcoming legislative hurdles and winning acceptance from farmers, Precision Makers executive Marien van Breugel said. [Future Farming (The Netherlands)]( (9/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [U of Mo. teams with Climate Corp. on precision agtech project]( U of Mo. teams with Climate Corp. on precision agtech project (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) The Climate Corp. has joined with the University of Missouri's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources to expand the school's access to data and precision agriculture technology with a certificate program. "Precision agriculture allows us to manage our inputs and get the most out of the data we receive," said Bo Young, a climate activation specialist with The Climate Corp. [Southeast Farm Press]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Other News - [Glencore enters tech initiative to drive grain trading efficiencies]( Reuters (9/19) [] - [Tech innovation to produce 2.1M agriculture jobs in India]( Future Farming (The Netherlands) (9/18) [] Startups & Venture Capital [] [Rockstart agrifood accelerator focuses on sustainability]( Rockstart agrifood accelerator focuses on sustainability (Pixabay) Denmark-based Rockstart has selected 10 startups from Chile, India and Europe for the accelerator's first program focusing solely on agrifood projects. The startups will share a roughly $16.6 million investment to develop a range of different agtech projects, all of which are focused on driving sustainability improvements in the food chain. [Ag Funder News]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Robotic weeding startup FarmWise wins $14.5M in new funding]( Agtech startup FarmWise has raised $14.5 million in a funding round led by Calibrate Ventures to further develop its robotic weeding vehicle prototype. The autonomous machine identifies and pulls invasive weeds without damaging crops, the company said. [TechCrunch]( (9/17) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Trends & Innovations [] [Tech startups fly over Calif. fields to gauge water needs]( Growers in California's Central Valley are getting help from techies in nearby Silicon Valley in their efforts to more precisely target irrigation in an age of dwindling water supplies. Some startups send planes flying over fields with sophisticated camera equipment that can precisely document conditions and determine where watering is needed and where it isn't, Lauren Smiley writes. [The New York Times (tiered subscription model)]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why agtech needs clearly defined digital boundaries]( The lack of accurate, universal digital field boundaries could hinder the development of precision agtech, consultant Steve Cubbage writes. "The sobering truth is someone must take ownership of making sure there's a template for all parties to work from instead of everyone making up boundaries as they go," he writes. [AgWeb]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartBrief Originals [] Read the latest food and travel coverage in [SmartBrief Originals](: [] - [CBD use at spas reaching new heights]( [] - [Focus on fresh is key when courting today's grocery shopper]( [] - [Here's what healthy means now]( [] Sustainability & Environmental Efforts [] [Fish is the new crop for some of Pakistan's farmers]( Fish is the new crop for some of Pakistan's farmers (Pixabay) A growing number of farmers in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan are trading traditional crop cultivation for fish farming to cope with the changing climate, Peer Muhammad writes. Rising temperatures and more frequent heavy rains are taking a growing toll and pose a threat to the future of traditional farming in the region, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. [Reuters]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Government & Regulatory Affairs [] [Group of agriculture professionals endorses Green New Deal]( A coalition of farmers and ranchers from around the US endorsed the Green New Deal at a press conference on Wednesday. "This is where progressive agriculture is tuned in ... and the Green New Deal for agriculture is a framework to approach it," said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. [The Hill]( (9/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness. 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