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Startup grows a fresh crop of data:Redmond, Wash.-basedAigenistraining its autonomous, solar-powered weeding robotson AI-generated plants, cutting the time it takes them to learn a new crop from years to about a week. That speed, along with a steep rise in diesel prices, is helping the 6-year-old ag-tech company attract new customers and expand into crops…

State regulators have told PG&E to account for the risk of wires used to hold up its power lines after failures sparked both wildfires and the sudden electrocution of an ag-tech entrepreneur on a Monterey County farm.

The Ag Tech Breakfast showcased the newest in agriculture tech startups at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock.

In late 2021, things were not looking good for Agragene. The startup behind a new gene-editing technique that produces sterile flies as a form of chemical-free insect control had promising technology but was struggling to hit important milestones.