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Indigo Ag is a start-up leading an agricultural revolution to help feed the planet Disruptor50

In one famous case, a team of scientists led by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium found ain the Gulf of Mexico, caused largely by the runoff of fertilizers and other waste from farms around the Mississippi River.

"Let's face it, crops face stress every year. No two years are alike. Hot, cold, wet, dry, early or late — I'll tell you what has to be the fertilizer strategy. But if you can help my plants overcome stress in the field, and help me produce the same yield with less inputs, or produce higher-value crops using something from the biome? It's better for my business and better from an environmental standpoint.

Perry and Raymond say that by bringing better forecasting, transparency and products to the market, they're out to make farming less of a commodity business and more reliably profitable.

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