Guardian Agriculture, a developer of autonomous crop protection aircraft system, secured a multimillion-dollar partnership with Wilbur-Ellis, a marketer, distributor and manufacturer of agriculture products, specialty chemicals, and animal feed.
“This is the first new aerial technology to make a material impact on American farms. We believe it can be profitably and rapidly deployed and are looking forward to working with Guardian Ag to roll out their technology to our customers and partners,” said Mike Wilbur, CEO of Cavallo Ventures at Wilbur-Ellis.
John Buckley, president and CEO of Wilbur-Ellis, added, “As the largest commercial commitment to agriculture robotics to date, this investment and partnership signify Wilbur-Ellis’s dedication to delivering meaningful, impactful innovation and technology to growers across our footprint.”
Guardian Ag’s fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft system can safely and securely deliver prec