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Growing up in North Iowa, my grandparents had a big red barn on their acreage for the horses.  My sister and I used to love going out to the barn to feed the horses and play on the big stacks of hay bales in the hayloft.  Someone would usually have to keep an eye on...

Angel investors are accredited investors that invest in startup businesses.  Most angel investors are current or previous business owners.  They make an enormous impact on the economy through the role they play in supporting new businesses; but it is not a widely accepted, mainstream investment strategy.  The largest body of research regarding average angel investor...

As investors in Ag Technology we have seen a swarm of companies developed to sell drones and drone services to farmers.  The bird’s eye view from a drone has revealed new details about fields that have been farmed for many years.  At best, this information generates new questions for a farmer to ask.  At worst,...

I got a chance to spend a half day at this year’s Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames, Iowa on April 10. I arrived at Hilton Colosseum at approximately 1:00 pm. The first thing I noticed were the number of buses in the parking lot. I was a town boy in a county seat town...