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READY-TO-EAT SALAD COMPANY TAYLOR FARMS ACQUIRES AG ROBOTIC DEVELOPER FARMWISE
Apr. 7, 2025
by Jennifer Strailey, Scoop magazine
Taylor Farms, a Salinas, Calif.-based ready-to-eat salad company, has acquired FarmWise, an agricultural technology robotics company specializing in precision weeding and thinning solutions, according to a news release.
Last month, FarmWise announced plans to "wind down" operations by April 1 due to lack of funding.
Best known for its Vulcan next-generation, intra-row weeder and precision cultivator that launched in 2023, FarmWise's three-in-one implement offers precision weeding, cultivation and thinning.
Taylor Farms, which had previously implemented FarmWise's Vulcan technology, said it saw a reduction in its weeding costs of nearly $550,000, eliminating the need for cultivator passes on 64% of the acres covered. Taylor Farms had also said FarmWise's technology allowed it to scale operations more efficiently, reduce labor costs and improve precision in ways that traditional methods couldn't match.
"We believe in the FarmWise technology and think we have an important role to play with industry adoption in the specialty crop space," Ted Taylor, president of Taylor Farms agricultural operations, said in a release. "This acquisition is another step forward in our mission to drive the future of agriculture with thoughtful and impactful innovation."
FarmWise's leadership echoed this enthusiasm in the future of agtech.
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