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ARSX2021 - Harvest for a Healthier Future 
 **Congratulations to the Winners of the ARSX2021 Competition!** In case you missed it, the recording of the final event is available for viewing on YouTube. **Getting D​own to BiNIS** *Team Members:* *Florence Sessoms, Ryan Hayes, Rod Venterea, Bryan Emmett, Claire Phillips* **Harvesting Agriculture's "Natural" Insect Farms** *Team Members: Alexandra Chaskopoulou, Lee Cohnstaedt, Kiki Zinoviadou, Annie Donoghue, Brenda Oppert, Komala Arsi* **Enhancing Rainfall with Charged Water Droplets** *Team Members: Dan Martin, Arquimedes Ruiz-Columbie, Jonathan Jennings, Craig Funke, George Bomar, Tony Vaz* Alongside these well-deserving winners were the other incredi​bly innovative and insightful teams that participated. One team that stood out to our panel as worthy of an honorable mention is ... **Healthy Floral Microbes = Healthy Crops and Bees** *Team Members: Caitlin Rering, Natalia Peres, Patricio Muñoz*  **Announcing the Top 10 ARSX Finalists** The ten finalist teams will now have several weeks to participate in an innovation forum, refine their ideas, and build out their pitches. On August 31st, 2021, all teams will present their pitches to a panel of judges and an audience of their peers and colleagues. The day will culminate in a live, public virtual event where the judges will award $100,000 each to the top three teams. Enhancing Rainfall with Charged Water Droplets
Expanding GHG Measurements Anytime, Everywhere
Phenotyping Cover Crops for Carbon Sequestration
Getting Down to BiNIS
Nematode Early Warning System for Crops
Improving Resilience & GHG Emissions through AI/ML
Degassing Landfills by Upcycling Vegetable Waste
Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer
Harvesting Agriculture's "Natural" Insect Farms
Healthy Floral Microbes = Healthy Crops and Bees​  **About ARSX2021** ARSX2021 is the first step to developing healthy harvests. We are looking for transformative ideas that will help achieve a resilient and healthy food system - one that provides affordable access to safe and nutritious foods while being environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. In particular, we are interested in ideas that will result in an ultimate reduction of greenhouse gases arising from agricultural activities. This two-phase challenge will award up to three teams submitting the most compelling proposals $100,000 each to demonstrate proof of concept for their ideas. As in ARSX2020, the 10 teams who submitted the most compelling ideas were selected as Phase 1 winners (finalists) on July 20, 2021. These teams will have several weeks to participate in an innovation forum, to refine their ideas, and to build out their pitches. On August 31st, 2021, all teams will present their pitches to a panel of judges and an audience of their peers and colleagues. The day will culminate in a live, public virtual event where judges will award $100,000 each to the top three teams. In addition to the three $100,000 prizes, this challenge offers participants a chance to build new relationships across disciplines and geographies, and Phase 1 winners will have access to both group and individual pitch coaching. Learn more on the challenge page.*


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