Advanced Growing Resources Inc. is a generational company led by father-and-son growers Robert and Francis Pellegrino, with CTO Andrew Thankson bringing an artificial-intelligence background to the team. Based in Rochester, the company helps farmers identify crop problems early and turn those findings into more targeted field decisions through satellite monitoring and agronomic software.
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Cloud and Field IncBuffalo-based Cloud and Field Inc. retrofits the heavy machinery farmers already own into autonomous vehicles using software, sensors, positioning systems, and artificial intelligence. Founded by data scientist Greg Everhart, the company is developing patent-pending tools aimed at helping family farms address labor shortages without replacing their existing equipment or requiring broadband. Its retrofit approach is being pilot-tested with Upstate New York farms.KENMORE, NY
Teralytic Holdings, IncTeralytic Holdings is a Tempe-based team of soil scientists, engineers, and data scientists building tools for farmers who need a clearer view of field conditions. The company makes wireless soil probes that send continuous readings from below the surface to help growers manage their fields with timely data. Its regional footprint includes engineering in Berkeley, hardware operations in Tempe, and agronomy field testing in Cropsey, Illinois.TEMPE, AZ
GardynGardyn makes compact indoor vertical gardens that use hydroponics, sensors, and an AI gardener named Kelby to grow fresh produce at home year-round. Founded by CEO FX Rouxel, the company designs systems that fit in two square feet while automating lighting, watering, and plant monitoring, with options growing up to 30 plants at once. Its yCubes include more than 100 non-GMO, pesticide-free varieties, and Gardyn says more than 100,000 households are already growing with its systems.BETHESDA, MD
UgMO TechnologiesFrom its Pennsylvania headquarters and manufacturing operation, UgMO Technologies develops wireless soil sensors and intelligent irrigation controls that measure root-zone conditions and water landscapes by need. The U.S.-based company has controlled the solution end to end since it began developing soil-based irrigation control in 2007, combining hardware, software, installation and ongoing agronomic support. Its UgMO Knows platform turns continuous soil data into remote monitoring, alerts and adaptive irrigation decisions.WAYNE, PA