Pete Nelson
@AgLaunchPete
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Over 20 years as a speaker, writer, convener, farmer, investor, coalition builder, advocate, and startup supporter for the next generation of agriculture.
Memphis, Tennessee
Joined July 2018
On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed but welcome news of freedom reaching the enslaved Black folks in Galveston, Texas. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope — and a reason to keep building a country that lives up to its
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Excited I had the opportunity to attend @AgLaunch’s Demo Night. Amazing entrepreneurship and innovation in agriculture! Great opportunities for future student engagement here!
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In their own words: Young Black farmers share what it takes to succeed
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There are many ways to be a farmer in America. Three Black farmers tell why they have dedicated their lives to cultivating the land.
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Jade Clark, Director of Talent @AgLaunch discusses agtech use cases for drones and opportunities for women to create new companies @_CodeCrew @CSforALL
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Day 2 of #RowCropChallenge feels like fall 🍁 and what better way to start than hearing from farmers? #agtech #innovation
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WINNER @US_EDA announced today @AgLaunch @AgLaunchPete WON its grant request. Read more below! @LaunchTN @epimemphis @mcwhorters @janboutenjr @TNAgriculture @UTRF #TN
A good time for disruption of "value chains" in #Food + #Agriculture? @AgLaunch CEO @AgLaunchPete Nelson of Memphis seeks to fund >> disruption. See more on plans. #diversity #security @epimemphis @kenwoody @TedTownsend901 @Knox_ec @cebrock @mcwhorters
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Overcast but it doesn't look like we'll be getting rained on, so we're on the field now @NatureZap @growingacres
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More on the importance of saving endangered foods & expanding #biodiversity of our crops, foods, diet. Monocultures reveal fragility of food supplies @DanSaladinoUK
https://t.co/ZRHcJqldd4
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Farmers are leaning into regenerative ag with Mitchell from @Continuum_Ag at the @AgVenturesAllia annual meeting.
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We need more like Bishop Tutu. Nobel Prize-winning anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
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Our hearts ache for our friends in west Kentucky
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From FIRA World Ag Robotics Forum in Toulouse, France. Walt Duflock from Western Growers, California on harvest automation innovation. #WFIRA21
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And congratulations to Eric Mayberry on his appointment to President of @TNFarmBureau! We could not be more excited to see how you will lead the organization.
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The student perspectives of CCTE were so amazing today at the @MemphisChamber luncheon! @STEAMemphis sent a rockstar to represent the school! She’s already defining her #RoadmapToReadyGrad #CCTEReadyGrad
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AgLaunch 2021 Virtual Field day is on! Great opening panel just concluded! See https://t.co/BcE2vNCjm3 for startup demonstrations, new crops and sustainable cropping systems, and the @AgLaunch vision!
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