Farmers face a familiar challenge: it’s never just one thing holding back the crop. Nutrient stress, environmental stress, and pathogens stack up long before symptoms appear. Traditional diagnostics only show damage after it’s happened—when yield and dollars are already lost. By combining soil DNA, plant RNA, and AI, growers gain a complete above- and below-ground view of the crop. Soil DNA reveals pre-season pathogen and fertility risks, while in-season RNA shows when the plant is primed for defense, how it is metabolizing nutrients, which factors are limiting, and the invisible environmental stress that often go unnoticed. Managing the crop by following RNA signals provides control farmers have never had—improving plant balance and eliminating unnecessary crop protection passes while protecting yield and profitability.
Together, soil DNA and plant RNA move farming from reactive to predictive, providing farmers with control and confidence never before possible—improving profitability, crop performance, and decision-making confidence.
Moderator: Brandon Chi, President and CEO, Crop Diagnostix
Panelists: Rebecca Helget, VP of Agronomy, Crop Diagnostix
Ben Sauder, Director Western US, Planet Earth Agronomy
Larry Fiene, President and CEO, Planet Earth Agronomy