Twisted Fields Opens Doors To Try Ag Technology
Tim Hammerich
News Reporter
Agricultural technology has come a long way in the past decade, but there are still some big gaps between farmers and technology developers. These barriers to communication could be helped by more time spent out in the field. Daniel Theobald is a career entrepreneur in robotics. When he decided to focus his attention on food and agriculture, he bought a farm in California. Now he’s inviting other tech entrepreneurs to use his farm to test their innovations.
Theobald… “Part of the reason I bought this ranch was to provide a location where anyone who wants to test agricultural technology can come and use this to try things out. We've got a beautiful mix of climates and terrains here. It's very unique. We have flat fields, we have hilly fields. We have all different soil types. We've got forested areas, we've got row crops and grains and animals and orchards. So we've got kind of all the things to let people come and test their technology in a wide range of environments. So I wish more people would take advantage of it. I do have people come and try out their stuff, but most of the time the people who could benefit most from getting out here in the real world are missing the opportunity.”
The ranch is called Twisted Fields, and Theobald will be commercializing his own low-cost precision farming rover next year.
