Submitted by: Madi, Director of Marketing
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Full house at the Innovation Shop for the second event in the Never Quitters series, featuring Ron Offutt.

Submitted by: Madi, Director of Marketing
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Sunset at the shop is so pretty! Featuring our new front desk sign.

Submitted by: Kaytlyn, Regional assistant Director, UGA Grand Farm
Location: UGA Grand Farm (GA)
Description: harvesting peanuts and cotton at the UGA Grand Farm!

Submitted by: Ann, Project Manager
Location: Mandan, North Dakota
Description: Learning so much about long-term agroecosystem research at a field tour and LTAR leadership workshop at USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory in Mandan, ND. Grand Farm is delighted to be invited as a stakeholder.

Submitted by: Ann, Project Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Our friends at the NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm are harvesting the last remaining soybean trials on this beautiful afternoon. We are so lucky to have them as neighbors, and are always grateful for their assistance.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Geospatial Summit, Bismarck ND
Description: At the Geospatial Summit in Bismarck, ND presenting the NDDA UAS grant project with Arjun Upadhyay from NDSU. Was a great time!

Submitted by: Liz, Director of Experience
Location: Western Growers Center for Innovation + Technology
Description: From the field to the startup hub. Western Growers showed us how growers and innovators are teaming up to solve agriculture's toughest challenges. And they brought us Diet Coke- so we’re a big fan.

Submitted by: Liz, Director of Experience
Location: Reservoir Farms
Description: Boots on the ground in the Salad Bowl of the World.
At Reservoir Farms, startups test their tech in real fields alongside real growers. This is where innovation meets the dirt, and Grand Farm partners got a front-row seat today!

Submitted by: Ann, Project Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: As the growing season winds down, the team is uninstalling sensors and other on-field equipment. Whatever goes in during the spring must come out in the fall. Vini dug up these lysimeters from Reform Bio’s trial today. Now they are all cleaned up, boxed up, and ready to ship back to Reform.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: It was a full week of installation, testing, and final adjustments but the BenchBot is ready to go. Thank you to Esleyther and Alex and the DASH team.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: The procedure to connect the controls.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Building access to BenchBot.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Initial BenchBot traversal along Y-axis. The operator controls the movement. The team evaluates the rails and the rollers.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Another milestone this morning. The BenchBot installed on the rail system.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: A milestone has been achieved! The Z-axis traversal system has been installed. This allows the camera to move closer or further away from what is being imaged. The DASH team is top notch!

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Assembly of the main X-axis structure at ground level. Every section of this structure has to line up perfectly with the adjacent section to enable seamless movement of the camera system.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: Installation of the e-chain will carry the power and internet connectivity cables to the BenchBot as it traverses the rail.

Submitted by: Madi, Director of Marketing
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: A Grand Farm tour with the TBEX Summit creators! Thank you to our partner at the FMCVB for including us.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: James K, DASH, is attaching the e-chain trough. This trough is the support for power and connectivity that is supplied via the e-chain.

Submitted by: David, Program Manager
Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus (ND)
Description: The BenchBot rail system is welded together and also welded to the mounting brackets. The process is detailed oriented as the rail is checked for inline and the welds are checked for integrity.