Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp

The Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp is a partnership between @LexingtonKyGov, @kentuckyag, @UKAgriculture and @Alltech.

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Good week at the @SOAR_EKY Summit in Corbin. We connected with innovators and entrepreneur supporters across eastern KY and took home ideas on AI for community leaders, local business accelerators and regional storytelling.

#BluegrassAgTech #AgInnovation #SOARSummit

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Tech at the Track is October 22 at Keeneland. This year features intentional networking—TAB curates your connection list before you arrive. BADC will share updates on our Challenge Grant program. Register now: https://t.co/Q5S8Lw3bH9

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Happy National Farmers Day to Kentucky's 69,425 farms. Our portfolio companies now engage 99 Kentucky farms and have paid Kentucky farmers $1.57M. Thank you for feeding us.

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg #NationalFarmersDay

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Tomorrow. 🎉

We announce the Round 3 Challenge Grant awardees on July 29.

Last call to RSVP: https://t.co/pR8z8W1Cs1

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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3 days out. ⏳

July 29: we reveal the Round 3 Challenge Grant awardees, Kentucky companies building the future of ag, from animal protein to food as health.

RSVP: https://t.co/pR8z8W1Cs1

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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7 days out. 🌱

On July 29 we announce our newest Challenge Grant awardees.

Round 3 is next. RSVP: https://t.co/pR8z8W1Cs1

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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Bluegrass AgTech will be exhibiting and presenting at the Bluegrass Greensource Green Business Innovation Forum, July 24 at Transylvania University.

Registration open until noon the day before: https://t.co/QOuu9Cbc88

#BluegrassAgTech #GreenBusinessInnovationForum

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BADC's founding years impact report is live.

$925K deployed. $7.4M leveraged. 8:1 ratio. 59 KY farms. 67 jobs.

Built with founding partners: LFUCG, @KyAgDept, UK Martin-Gatton, and Alltech.

See the full report + updated site: https://t.co/zs0jiurOPB

#KentuckyAg #AgTech

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Happy Kentucky statehood day.

Agriculture has been central to KY. 69,425 farms, $8.3B economy, rural communities built on the land.

The next generation of farmers will need innovation to compete and thrive. That's why BADC builds KY's agtech ecosystem.

Grateful to serve KY.

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67 Kentucky jobs. 20 new positions. Portfolio companies from Paducah to Perry County.

AgTech is a statewide economic opportunity. BADC is here to help KY capture it.

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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BADC backs Kentucky agtech companies through capital, connections, and ecosystem support.

Mission: make Kentucky the agricultural technology capital of the United States.

More: https://t.co/CJxVWhU2aY

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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KALP Session 3 wrapped in Louisville for our Executive Director Jacob Ball. Theme: civil discourse and advocacy in agriculture. Highlights: Farm Credit Mid-America, Dr. Tim Shaffer on dialogue, Kentucky Venues CEO David Beck, Purnell Sausage tour, KFB advocacy at every level.

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UAccel AgTech I-Corps from LaunchBlue closes April 30.

Customer discovery support for early-stage ag tech founders in Kentucky.

BADC supports this program. If you're building in AgTech, apply before the deadline.

https://t.co/LhBXifRydb

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Recap from the DARE-KY AgTech Symposium at Ky State University. Key takeaway: Kentucky's research capacity in soilless ag is strong. The gap is commercialization, moving innovations from the lab to working farms. That's the work BADC is here to support.

#BluegrassAgTech #DAREKY

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AgTech 101: Soilless agriculture grows crops using water, nutrients, or mist instead of soil.

Hydroponics. Aquaponics. Aeroponics.

Up to 90% less water. Year-round production. New opportunities for Kentucky producers.

#BluegrassAgTech #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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Good week for BADC across Lexington.

Sustainability Summit. Startup Breakfast. Tech at the Track.

Three events. One consistent theme: Kentucky's innovation ecosystem is growing and the people building it are serious.

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech

[Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp @BluegrassAgTech]

59 Kentucky farms. 880+ acres. $622K paid directly to producers.

That's our Challenge Grant portfolio's reach into Kentucky agriculture.

Innovation counts when it gets to the field.

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

[Bluegrass AgTech Development Corp @BluegrassAgTech]

$925K invested. $7.4M catalyzed. 8:1 leverage ratio.

Two rounds of the BADC Challenge Grant Program.

#BluegrassAgTech #KentuckyAgriculture #AgInnovation #AgTech #KentuckyAg

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Honored to keynote the DARE-KY AgTech Symposium on April 21 @ Kentucky State University.

Topic: How BADC supports AgTech innovators across Kentucky

Focus: Soilless ag, aquaponics, hydroponics, innovation

Register: https://t.co/pkmQDbdhP8

#BluegrassAgTech

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🌱 Applications OPEN for Summer 2026 UAccel: AgTech I-Corps by @LaunchBlueKY & Bluegrass AgTech! 6-week virtual program for early-stage ag founders & researchers. 📅 Apply by April 30 👉https://t.co/9c4mlZf0Zq