Farming By The Numbers

The latest tech start-up boom is not coming from Silicon Valley. It's in the Midwest. And it involves an industry that's ancient. Investment in food and agriculture technology startups reached into the billions in 2015, a huge jump from previous years. What's going on?

From the Here & Now contributor network, Peggy Lowe of Harvest Public Media reports Big Ag has found Big Data.

• Harvest Public Media: Ag tech start-ups show explosive growth in the billions

Guest

• Peggy Lowe, Harvest Public Media’s investigations editor. She tweets @peggyllowe.

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