The Van Trump Report

Month: May 2026

Mars Rover Tech Hits the Corn Belt: TerraBlaster Brings Real-Time NPK Mapping to Tractor Speed

For most corn, soybean, or wheat growers, soil sampling is one of those necessary evils: you pay good money, wait days or weeks for lab results, and still end up with 2.5-acre grid maps that smooth over real variability and leave money on the table, or worse, in the wrong spot.  TerraBlaster, a startup led …

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How “Questr Automation” Plans to Turn Agtech Into Local Jobs

Farmers have more technology at their fingertips than ever. Yet, adoption of precision ag and other high-tech solutions remains a lot slower than industry expectations. Some of that may be down to a lack of skilled technicians where they are needed most – rural America. “Questr Automation” wants to change that by training local technicians …

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The Invisible Crisis: Why the Hormuz Shock is Reshaping Crop Protection

I wanted to share a perspective from Matt Crisp, a friend, entrepreneur, and veteran in the biological crop protection space. Matt, who cofounded Querecus, explains why the current petrochemical crisis is creating a massive strategic premium for the next generation of crop protection tools. His analysis is worth considering for anyone looking to separate short-term …

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