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The Future of Farming is Not Farming

The Future of Farming is Not Farming

  Sarah Mock

Wyoming Farmkid | Space Nerd. Working for farmers at the intersection of collaboration, technology, and sustainability. Writer @FBNFarmers. Views are my own.

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The Future of Farming is Not Farming

From driverless tractors and robotic pickers to technologies that preserve fresh produce 5x longer, we are obsessed with using technology to solve the many, many challenges in our…

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Defend the Farm

Medium Defend the Farm A declaration of agricultural independence

People say that farming is an old-fashioned business. That its legacy, its traditions, and its relationships run deep, and that there’s absolutely no way around that. People say that the whole American food system is broken, that it needs to be fundamentally disrupted, that we need to start over from scratch. People say a lot of…

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To My Mentor Who Thinks I Should Be More of an Asshole

To My Mentor Who Thinks I Should Be More of an Asshole

To My Mentor Who Thinks I Should Be More of an Asshole

Sarah Mock

AgTechnologist | Wyoming Farmkid | Space Nerd. Working for farmers at the intersection of collaboration, technology, and sustainability. Writer @FBNFarmers

First of all, thank you for the advice. I appreciate that you’re looking out for me- that you’re looking for ways that I can grow and succeed. I value your opinion very highly,…

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How the Ag Industry Got to Now

How the Ag Industry Got to Now

How the Ag Industry Got to Now A Brief Look at the Workings of Agribusiness

Sarah Mock

I firmly believe in two things; empathy and agriculture. Believing in them simultaneously isn’t easy, because the industry that fulfills one of our most basic needs has also been, at times, one of the most complex, convoluted, and corrupt. The US agribusiness world, populated by those companies that serve…

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What Farming Isn’t

What Farming Isn’t The Food Movement Has Nothing To Do With Farming

  Sarah Mock AgTechnologist, writer, sustaina-believer.

This past May, I spent more days in a Ram 1500 pickup on dirt roads than in my apartment. I had the incredible opportunity to traverse the American heartland for just over two weeks, seeking out interesting stories from some of America’s most progressive farmers. Since I…

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The Food Label We Really Need

The Food Label We Really Need

The Food Label We Really Need

Sarah Mock

  Farmers, farmworkers, and an alliance for the future of American agriculture.

  Sometime in the next few weeks, a bill on whether states can require GMO labeling will reach the US Senate. Should American’s have a right to know what’s in their food? Absolutely. Is labeling the most effective path to this information? It’s hard to say. Agribusiness…

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The Startup That’s Already Disrupted US Agriculture

The Startup That’s Already Disrupted US Agriculture

The Startup That’s Already Disrupted US Agriculture And you’ve probably never heard of it.

Farmers Business Network, the newest Google Ventures darling, is changing the way farmers source fertilizers and pesticides with their recently announced procurement service, which dramatically reduces costs to farmers and uses data (rather than the recommendation of a local salesman) to guide application…

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