Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Regions Research Triangle, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Tyler got his start working on his family’s farm in Northeast Montana, 2 miles south of the Canadian border, where he learned the ins and outs of farming and agriculture. From working on equipment, to mending fence, to scouting fields and everything in between, Tyler developed a passion for farming and also for improvement.
Through undergraduate
studies at the University of Montana and graduate school at Texas A&M University, Tyler developed the initial concept for Shepherd® and ways to use powerful new technology put directly into the hands of growers to give them valuable tools to improve their farm operations.
During graduate school, Tyler was recruited by Syngenta to work in their IT and R&D departments, developing methods to apply cutting edge technologies to seed product development and agricultural architecture.
Tyler created the first prototype of Shepherd® and began testing with farmers in Montana in 2017. Shepherd® was accepted into the AgLaunch accelerator in 2018 where it received more widespread in-field testing and further development based on direct feedback from farmers.
