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Data experts tap their farming backgrounds to lead new Washington state agriculture tech startup
Geekwire
12/27/2020
Lisa Stiffler
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The Loftus Labs data analytics startup includes Patrick Smith, CEO of Loftus Ranches, a century-old hop farming operation pictured here. (Loftus Ranches Photo)
As a fourth-generation Yakima hop farmer running a century-old family business, Patrick Smith has deep roots in Washington state’s agriculture sector. He also has a master’s degree in business analytics.
In nearby Prosser, Wash., Dan Maycock grew up in the farming town of 6,000 where his dad was a pastor and his mother was a teacher. Maycock now has his own 10 acres in Tieton, Wash. after earning a software management degree from Carnegie Mellon University and working some 14 years for Boeing, Amazon and tech startups. ....

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