Farmers Edge Launches Managed Technology Services to Solve Most Pressing Digital Challenges for Large-Scale Agribusinesses and Crop Insurers

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 25, 2024--

Farmers Edge™, a leader in digital agriculture, announces the launch of its Managed Technology Services focused on addressing agriculture’s toughest technology challenges like rising tech costs, siloed systems, and complex digital transitions. This comprehensive offering is a first for the industry, meeting the growing complexity of digital needs for global insurers, agribusinesses, and financial institutions seeking to scale their technology capabilities.

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Farmers Edge Managed Technology Services encompass technology consulting, outsourcing, data licensing, and custom development catered to key verticals in agriculture:

- Farm Productivity
- Agribusiness Operations and Sales Enablement
- Crop Insurance and Risk Management
- Agriculture-Supply Chain Optimization and Traceability
- Sustainability Reporting and Scope 3 Insets

“Our Managed Services redefine how agribusinesses adopt and integrate technology,” said Vibhore Arora, Farmers Edge CEO. “As a strategic partner, we deliver end-to-end lifecycle support—simplifying processes, resolving challenges, and empowering clients to harness technology into a catalyst of growth and innovation.”

Farmers Edge Managed Technology Services addresses three critical challenges:

Cost Management: Agribusiness leaders face pressure to amplify business value without additional overhead –Managed Services enable a 30-50% reduction in technology spend. With in-house technology, insurance, agronomy and sustainability experts, Farmers Edge becomes an extension of its clients’ technology teams, providing specialized knowledge and solutions to improve financial visibility.

Disconnected Tech Stacks: Application bloat and data silos can lead to complex integrations, making it difficult to optimize tech infrastructures, and weaken performance. From system integrations to custom builds, Farmers Edge develops end-to-end solutions encompassing proprietary tools, such as robust AI/ML models, licensed SaaS products, Carbon Intensity (CI) Scoring, ESG data and reports, and more. This tailored approach converts fragmented technology stacks into a cohesive, strategic asset to enhance business capabilities and customer experience.

Change Management: With deep expertise in agriculture technology and an elite ecosystem of strategic partnerships with the world’s leading advisory firms, including Fairfax Digital Services, TEKSystems, Tata Consultancy Services, Coforge, and LTIMindtree, Farmers Edge goes beyond the basic SaaS model to ensure a smooth digital transformation.

Farmers Edge has received significant interest within the enterprise market, establishing strategic partnerships with leading organizations. National Sorghum Producers leverages Farmers Edge Technology to support climate-smart crop production, helping their growers qualify for government grants. GEVO, a leader in renewable fuels, benefits from tailored solutions for Carbon Intensity Scoring, providing transparency from field to bin. Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance, one of Canada’s largest crop insurers, is using advanced analytics to support hail claims and improve customer experience.

These flagship collaborations demonstrate the innovation that Farmers Edge will drive across the agricultural supply chain.

To learn more about Farmers Edge Managed Technology Services, visit https://farmersedge.ca.

About Farmers Edge

Farmers Edge is a global leader in digital agriculture operating in North America, Brazil, and India. With best-in-class technologies, state-of-the-art soil and tissue testing laboratories, and robust datasets from over 20 million acres, Farmers Edge delivers Managed Technology Services and tailored solutions to stakeholders across the agricultural ecosystem. Spanning from farmers to ag-retail, fuel, food, insurance, and financial services, Farmers Edge is accelerating digital adoption, creating a more unified, sustainable, and transparent value chain. For more information on Farmers Edge, please visit www.farmersedge.ca.

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The New York Jets are turning to one of their former general managers to help them find their next GM and head coach.

The franchise announced Monday that The 33rd Team, a football media, analytics and consulting group founded by former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, will assist team owner Woody Johnson in the searches.

Tannenbaum and Rick Spielman, former GM of the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings, will be The 33rd Team's primary representatives in helping find replacements for former coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas.

The 33rd Team was founded in 2019 by Tannenbaum as a media and technology company. In their announcement, the Jets said The 33rd Team will help identify and vet GM and coach candidates and coordinate interviews.

Douglas was fired last Tuesday, the latest shakeup for a franchise that had Super Bowl aspirations with a healthy Aaron Rodgers at quarterback but has limped to a 3-8 start and appears likely to miss the playoffs for a 14th consecutive year.

Phil Savage, a senior football adviser with the Jets since 2019, will serve as the interim general manager for the rest of the season.

The firing of Douglas came exactly six weeks after Johnson fired Saleh as coach on Oct. 8 after the Jets were 2-3 to open the season. New York has since gone 1-5 under defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who was tabbed as the interim coach.

The Jets are coming off their bye-week break and will host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

The franchise has plenty of questions to answer over the next several months, including decisions on their next general manager and coach — and the future of Rodgers. The four-time NFL MVP turns 41 next week, has dealt with leg issues all season and is off to the worst statistical start of his career.

Tannenbaum and Spielman will help the Jets find the people to help Johnson and brother Christopher make those key decisions.

Johnson took a similar approach in 2015, the last time the Jets hired a general manager and coach in the offseason. Former NFL GMs Charley Casserly and Ron Wolf worked as consultants for the team, which hired Mike Maccagnan as GM and Todd Bowles as coach.

Tannenbaum, currently an analyst for ESPN, has first-hand familiarity with Johnson and the franchise. He worked in the Jets' front office for nine years before being promoted to general manager and serving in that role from 2006 to 2012. Tannenbaum helped build the 2009 and 2010 Jets teams that went to the AFC championship game in consecutive seasons under coach Rex Ryan.

Ryan, who last coached the Jets in 2014 and also is currently an analyst for ESPN, recently has been lobbying on air for a return to New York's sideline.

Tannenbaum also was Miami’s executive vice president of football operations from 2015 to 2018.

Spielman served as the Vikings’ general manager from 2012 to 2021 after working as the team’s vice president of player personnel for six years. He was also the Dolphins’ GM in 2004 and served as an adviser last year for the Washington Commanders in their GM and coaching searches.

This story has been corrected to show that Spielman was formerly GM of the Minnesota Vikings instead of the Detroit Lions.

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FILE - Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, on Jan. 9, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

FILE - Miami Dolphins executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum looks on prior to an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins on December 17, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Rich Barnes, File)