Andrew Rose (US)
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That the availability, at least in the first world, maybe the second world, we just go to the store and get it. There's a complete disconnect of all the different pieces that it takes to get it from the farm to your plate and all the intermediary steps in there. And if you just take that for granted and you remove the foundational piece, there's going to be we're on demand.
That the availability, at least in the first world, maybe the second world, we just go to the store and get it. There's a complete disconnect of all the different pieces that it takes to get it from the farm to your plate and all the intermediary steps in there. And if you just take that for granted and you remove the foundational piece, there's going to be we're on demand.
You know, this is there's not like there is a warehouse full of bread that's going to be shipped if you're unable to produce more to go with that. And then and just
You know, this is there's not like there is a warehouse full of bread that's going to be shipped if you're unable to produce more to go with that. And then and just
From the existential risk, you know, we talked about bugs and other things that, I mean, the one that really took us by surprise was the solar flare knocking out all the GPS systems, all the John Deere tractors in Canada right before planting.
From the existential risk, you know, we talked about bugs and other things that, I mean, the one that really took us by surprise was the solar flare knocking out all the GPS systems, all the John Deere tractors in Canada right before planting.
You know, you get a short window for planting, you disrupt that, and all of a sudden, if you lose a crop, you can't plant it tomorrow and hope that it comes back in a day or two. I mean, it's like trying to raise a teenager. It's going to take 18 years to get that person to adulthood.
You know, you get a short window for planting, you disrupt that, and all of a sudden, if you lose a crop, you can't plant it tomorrow and hope that it comes back in a day or two. I mean, it's like trying to raise a teenager. It's going to take 18 years to get that person to adulthood.
You do. Agronomy is so advanced right now that we are planting seeds at depths. within millimeter calibrations, spacings of the same. These plants are engineered to grow at a certain rate. Their leaves will shade out the weeds. Their spacing, everything is down to the nth degree. And that's not even taking into account the soil moisture, any kind of inputs that need to be done like that.
You do. Agronomy is so advanced right now that we are planting seeds at depths. within millimeter calibrations, spacings of the same. These plants are engineered to grow at a certain rate. Their leaves will shade out the weeds. Their spacing, everything is down to the nth degree. And that's not even taking into account the soil moisture, any kind of inputs that need to be done like that.
But it's incredibly precise. And if you think about all the money being poured into ag technology, it's all about that data. The more granular you can get on that data, you did mention data and data is a huge concern. Obviously, we're mutual friends with Pablo.
But it's incredibly precise. And if you think about all the money being poured into ag technology, it's all about that data. The more granular you can get on that data, you did mention data and data is a huge concern. Obviously, we're mutual friends with Pablo.
And I love Pablo's idea of creating an ag data lake that some sort of oversight will administer and can then take parts of that data, share it with somebody, but make sure that the farmer gets some sort of reimbursement for that data. Because there's so much that's being put on farmers these days. I mean, forget about environmental regulations.
And I love Pablo's idea of creating an ag data lake that some sort of oversight will administer and can then take parts of that data, share it with somebody, but make sure that the farmer gets some sort of reimbursement for that data. Because there's so much that's being put on farmers these days. I mean, forget about environmental regulations.
I was at an event recently, a very large event, and someone made the suggestion that we should blame farmers if there's a cybersecurity attack on They're far. No. Exactly. And I said, I stood on stage. I said, no, stop. Do not even go down that line of things.
I was at an event recently, a very large event, and someone made the suggestion that we should blame farmers if there's a cybersecurity attack on They're far. No. Exactly. And I said, I stood on stage. I said, no, stop. Do not even go down that line of things.
One question I do have for the two of you. So Kristen, what's the longest you've gone without food for?
One question I do have for the two of you. So Kristen, what's the longest you've gone without food for?
My record was five days. And I did it as a dare because a friend of mine told me he did 10. And I thought that I could maybe do 10 too. I got to five days and it was so painful. I mean, physically painful. It felt like there was somebody inside my stomach with razor blades just slashing at me night and day. You couldn't sleep with that kind of pain.
My record was five days. And I did it as a dare because a friend of mine told me he did 10. And I thought that I could maybe do 10 too. I got to five days and it was so painful. I mean, physically painful. It felt like there was somebody inside my stomach with razor blades just slashing at me night and day. You couldn't sleep with that kind of pain.