Awọn drones smart ti o pin kaakiri awọn kokoro anfani lori awọn irugbin, awọn ohun elo iṣakojọpọ lati fa igbesi aye selifu ti akara, ati imọ-ẹrọ lati yi egbin ounjẹ pada si awọn ounjẹ fun ogbin hydroponic - iwọnyi ni diẹ ninu awọn imotuntun lati ṣe ifihan ni foju fojuhan ti ọdun yii Dagba-NY Food ati Ag Summit, Oṣu kọkanla 17-18.
“Ipinlẹ New York ti pinnu lati ṣe atilẹyin ounjẹ olokiki agbaye ati ile-iṣẹ ogbin,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sọ ninu ikede kan laipẹ ti 20 finalists ti o kopa ninu idije naa, eyiti o dojukọ lori okun ounje ati isọdọtun ogbin ni agbegbe Grow-NY (aringbungbun New York, Finger Lakes, South Tier).
"Lẹẹkansi, idije Grow-NY ti ṣe ifamọra ẹgbẹ kan ti Oniruuru, awọn alakoso iṣowo ti o ṣetan lati dojukọ lori wiwa tuntun, awọn ọna imotuntun lati tun yi ile-iṣẹ pataki yii pada, ”Cuomo sọ. “O jẹ nipasẹ awọn akitiyan ifọkansi bii Grow-NY pe a yoo tẹsiwaju lati ṣe atilẹyin awọn eto-ọrọ agbegbe wọnyi, ni idagbasoke idagbasoke ni gbogbo ipinlẹ.”
Lakoko apejọ ọdọọdun keji, ounjẹ ti a yan ati awọn ibẹrẹ ag yoo dije fun $ 3 million ni awọn ẹbun - ẹbun oke $ 1 million, awọn ẹbun $ 500,000 meji ati awọn ẹbun $ 250,000 mẹrin. Ni afikun, ounjẹ ati awọn oludari ero ogbin lati College of Agriculture ati Life Sciences (CALS) ati Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) yoo ṣe itọsọna lẹsẹsẹ ti awọn panẹli ati awọn ijiroro ti n ṣafihan awọn amoye ile-iṣẹ.
Ni ọdun to koja, Grow-NY Food ati Ag Summit ṣe ifamọra diẹ sii ju awọn olukopa 900; ni ifaramọ si awọn ilana aabo COVID-19, apejọ ọdun yii yoo jẹ foju patapata. Iforukọsilẹ ọfẹ fun ipade naa ti wa ni sisi bayi, bi iforukọsilẹ fun awọn ayeye Awards, seto fun Oṣu kọkanla ọjọ 23.
Awọn ipari 20 - ti a yan lati awọn olubẹwẹ 264 lati kakiri agbaye - ti n ṣiṣẹ ni pẹkipẹki pẹlu awọn alamọran ti a yàn lati ni oye daradara bi wọn ṣe le ṣe ipa ti o tobi julọ ni agbegbe Grow-NY ati mura lati gbe awọn iṣowo wọn si igbimọ ti awọn onidajọ onimọran.
Mefa ninu awọn ti o kẹhin ti ọdun yii ni awọn asopọ Cornell:
Halomine (Ithaca): CEO Ted Eveleth '90 ati CTO Mingyu Qiao, oniwadi postdoctoral, jẹ ọmọ ẹgbẹ ti incubator imọ-ẹrọ ogba ile-iwe Ile-iṣẹ Praxis fun Idagbasoke Iṣowo, ati pe o ti ṣe akojọpọ lati ṣẹda awọn ojutu antimicrobial - ti ni iwe-aṣẹ nipasẹ Cornell's Center fun Technology asẹ - lati rii daju aabo ounje. Halomine ti tun partnered pẹlu awọn Ile-iṣẹ McGovern fun Idagbasoke Iṣowo ni Awọn sáyẹnsì Igbesi aye lati ṣe iwadii imọ-jinlẹ ati idanwo lodi si awọn coronaviruses.
Awọn ounjẹ Leep (Rochester, Niu Yoki): Igbẹhin si dagba awọn olu Organic nipa lilo awọn ọna ile isọdọtun lori awọn igi lile ti o ni ijẹẹmu, ibẹrẹ naa ṣiṣẹ pẹlu awọn Ile-iṣẹ Didara fun Ounje ati Ogbin ni Cornell AgriTech lati se agbekale kan ti idapọmọra olu Boga.
Norwhey (Ithaca): Àjọ-oludasile ati CEO Samuel Alcaine, MS '07, oluranlọwọ ọjọgbọn ni Cornell's Sakaani ti Imọ Ounje, ti wa ni upcycling New York ipinle ká yogurt whey sinu ọti-lile ohun mimu.
Candidus (Hull, Georgia): Candidus n ṣe agbekalẹ awọn ilana itanna afikun iye owo ati awọn eto iṣakoso fun awọn iṣẹ eefin ti iṣowo. Co-oludasile Eric Mattos jẹ tun awọn executive director ti awọn Greenhouse Lighting & Systems Engineering Consortium, mu ni ajọṣepọ nipasẹ Cornell ati Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, New York.
Asarasi (Katonah, Niu Yoki): Nipa atunda omi ti o jẹ ida 97% ti maple sap, ibẹrẹ ohun mimu yii n ṣẹda yiyan alagbero si omi didan igo. Ẹka ti Imọ-jinlẹ Ounjẹ ti ṣe ajọṣepọ pẹlu Asarasi lati fọwọsi awọn ilana aabo ounjẹ rẹ.
Ripe.io (Ilu Niu Yoki): COO Rachel Gabato '90 ati awọn iyokù ti ẹgbẹ rẹ n pese aaye kan lati wọle si sihin ati alaye igbẹkẹle lori ipilẹṣẹ, irin-ajo ati didara ounjẹ ẹnikan.
Ipade naa tun pẹlu apejọ apejọ kan, ti a ṣejade nipasẹ eCornell, ti o nfihan awọn olukọni CALS ati oṣiṣẹ Cornell miiran ti o yori awọn ijiroro nronu lori ounjẹ tuntun ati awọn italaya ile-iṣẹ ogbin ati awọn aye, pẹlu:
- Ṣiṣe ilana ọna-ọna fun Awọn irugbin ti o nwaye: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Gary Bergstrom, professor ti ọgbin Ẹkọ aisan ara ati ọgbin-microbe isedale (CALS);
- Ala-ilẹ Regulatory Hemp: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Larry Smart, professor ti horticulture (CALS) ati awọn láti director ti Cornell AgriTech ni Geneva, New York.
- Ṣiṣatunṣe Eto Ounjẹ Pipa wa: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Christine Mehta, oluṣakoso iwadii fun awọn Center fun Regional Economic Ilọsiwaju.
- Iyipada oju-ọjọ, Awọn oko Iyipada: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Julie Suarez, Dean ẹlẹgbẹ fun awọn ọran ifunni ilẹ (CALS) ati ifihan Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Iranlọwọ professor ni Dyson School of Applied Economics ati Management.
- Ase lati Crumbs – Igbala Food Egbin: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Samuel Alcaine, Iranlọwọ professor ti ounje Imọ (CALS).
- Awọn ewu ati Awọn ẹsan - Ifilọlẹ CPG Innovative: Iwiregbe Fireside pẹlu Aishwarya Iyer, oludasile ati Alakoso ti Brightland, nipasẹ Catharine Young, oludari oludari ti Ile-iṣẹ Didara fun Ounje ati Ogbin ni Cornell AgriTech.
- Titẹ, Ko Kikan - Ounjẹ ati Resilience Ibẹrẹ Bev ati Imudaramu: ti ṣabojuto nipasẹ Chris Gerling, ẹlẹgbẹ itẹsiwaju agba ni Cornell AgriTech.
Fun iforukọsilẹ ati alaye diẹ sii lori Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit ati ayeye awọn ẹbun, ṣabẹwo dagba-ny.com.
- Sara Baier jẹ titaja ati alamọja ibaraẹnisọrọ fun Ile-iṣẹ fun Ilọsiwaju Iṣowo Agbegbe.