The power of genetics and environment in indoor agriculture
August 31, 2022
How can a crop’s biology be manipulated through breeding for higher profits in the fast-growing indoor agriculture market? Vonnie Estes digs in.
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Vonnie Estes
Vonnie Estes is VP of Technology at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and a regular contributor to AFN. She is a prominent figure in the agriculture biotech scene, having held technology leadership roles at prominent companies including DuPont, Monsanto and Syngenta, as well as for small startups and venture funds. Most recently, she was vice president of business development for Caribou Biosciences, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing startup. She's also been an independent business consultant since 2015.
5G made waves at CES but has long road to relevance on-farm
January 27, 2020
5G loomed large at CES 2020. “5G” was written in the sky Tuesday morning in Las Vegas as the show kicked off. The technology now has real-world applications and the nation’s carriers are building out their 5G networks as we speak. But how relevant is this development for farming?
5 things being talked about in Brazil
September 19, 2019
The PMA Science and Technology team visited Brazil last month for Fresh Connections: Brazil with 900 participants from the fruit and vegetable industry. They also convened a Science and Technology Dinner, conducted member visits and visited the AgTech Garage in Piracicaba. Here’s 5 things Vonnie Estes heard.
5 Key Quotes from Crop Innovation in Business in Amsterdam
April 24, 2019
Consumers and digitization were at the forefront at the Crop Innovation in Business Conference hosted in Amsterdam this week. The conference is conducted every other
5 Things Vonnie Estes Saw at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit This Week in San Francisco
March 22, 2019
With the growth of the event, we are hearing different voices, including changing corporate cultures and new business models.
Food & Ag Was Noticeably Absent from CES, But the Leaders Know It’s Coming
January 17, 2019
“Last week I attended my first Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with 185,000 other tech seekers. My head continues to spin from the flying taxis and autonomous bread makers,” writes Vonnie Estes.
Vonnie Estes Joins Produce Marketing Association to Advance Commercialization and Adoption of Agtech
September 27, 2018
Estes is a prominent figure in the agriculture biotech scene, having held technology leadership roles at prominent companies including DuPont, Monsanto and Syngenta, as well as for small startups and venture funds.
Should You Be Using CRISPR for Your Ag Business?
May 10, 2018
Management teams in plant genetics companies have likely been asked by at least one well-intending board member: “Are we using CRISPR? I sat next to this guy on the plane and he said that CRISPR will change everything,” writes Vonnie Estes.
How Big Data is Disrupting Agriculture from Biological Discovery to Farming Practices
June 9, 2016
Vonnie Estes is an agtech consultant with a particular focus on building biotech-focused startups. Here she drills down into the disruption taking place in the industry through innovations in big data.
Innovation and Investment in AgTech
February 21, 2015
Editors note: Vonnie Estes is an executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles commercializing biotechnologies. This article originally appeared in BioFuels Digest. Having spent
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