179 - 2023 World Ag Expo

Tune into OTC's first mobile episode!! Scott Hanson attended the 2023 World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA and interviewed multiple vendors in attendance.   Scott Hanson interviews Russell Taylor, a Certified Crop Advisor with Live Earth. Live Earth Products, Inc. mines and manufactures humic acid and fulvic acid based products. The humic based ingredients manufactured by Live Earth are used in the following industries: agriculture, animal feeds, cosmetics, dietary supplements, balneotherapy, bioremediation, organic gardening, and lawn care. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIVE EARTH: Website: www.livearth.com/ Phone: 435-286-2222 Instagram: @livearthproducts Facebook: Live_Earth_Products LinkedIn: LiveEarthProductsInc Scott Hanson Interviews Joaquin Orellana an Agricultural Engineer with Afrikelp USA. Afrikelp USA, is based here in California, and offers a liquid seaweed treatment that is sustainably extracted from the unique South African giant kelp, Ecklonia maxima. Each batch goes through a rigorous internal quality laboratory test and Afrikelp USA is regularly quality checked by independent labs. Their products can be applied to a range of crops from fruit and nuts to grains, seeds and vegetables. Using this product will help farmers stay on the forefront of agricultural performance. LEARN MORE ABOUT AFRIKELP USA: Website: https://afrikelp-usa.com/ Phone: 559-515-6177 or 760-625-4871 Email: [email protected] Instagram: @afrikelpusa LinkedIn: Afrikelp Scott Hanson interviews Greg Willems the owner of CA Berry Genetics. California Berry Genetics offers new patented varieties to evolve their crop portfolios. To keep up with the significant increase in demand they provide farmers access to the most innovative, flavorful, efficient and emerging blueberry cultivars available. LEARN MORE ABOUT CA BERRY GENETICS: Website: http://californiaberrygenetics.com/ Phone: 559-859-9661 or 559-724-9169 Email: [email protected] Facebook: @CaliforniaBerryGenetics Scott Hanson interviews Gary Thompson with Guss Automation as he explains how they are the first and only autonomous herbicide orchard sprayer on the market. This high-tech herbicide sprayer removes the driver from the tractor to save labor and eliminate exposure to the chemicals being sprayed. Nine sensors on the sprayer detect, target and spot spray weeds on the orchard floor, which reduces material usage and drift during application. Reducing the amount of material being sprayed increases safety for the operator, environment, and food produced. LEARN MORE ABOUT GUSS AUTOMATION: Website: https://gussag.com/ Phone: 559-897-0245 Email: [email protected] Scott Hanson interviews Danielle Efargan Hager the marketing and communications manager for Tevel. Tevel Aerobotics is an Israeli-based startup founded in 2017 with the mission to solve the global shortage in harvesting labor using Flying Autonomous Robots™ (FARs). Their fruit-picking robots are driven by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and computer vision algorithms to gently pick fruit. Tevel's technology is automating today's farms to reduce harvesting costs, improve fruit quality, increase yield, simplify operations and reduce the amount of wasted fruit left on the trees due to unavailable labor. After operating in Israel and Italy, they set up their U.S. operations in early 2022 and already harvested a variety of fruit in California and Washington. LEARN MORE ABOUT TEVEL AEROBOTICS: Website: www.tevel-tech.com/ Email: [email protected] YouTube: Tevel_Aerobotics LinkedIn: Tevel