Kate Withers Hess
Precision Ag and Decentralized Cloud Technology Specialist
+ 10 y
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< 24 h
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About
Kate Withers Hess is a precision agriculture and AgTech consultant with a PhD background in agronomy, bioenergy cropping systems, and agricultural innovation. She works at the intersection of AI, drone technology, GIS, robotics, decentralized storage, and sustainable farming systems. Her experience spans precision agriculture consulting, agricultural research, project management, environmental consulting, technical writing, and innovation strategy for AgTech startups and agricultural organizations. She is also involved in AI-powered drone solutions for weed detection and crop monitoring through Saiwa.ai/Sairone initiatives. She is additionally a co-founder of Functionland, where she leads go-to-market strategy and business development for the FULA decentralized storage network and FxBlox hardware ecosystem — bringing hands-on expertise in token economics, DePIN infrastructure, and Web3-native data storage and compute integrations to enterprise and developer audiences.
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Why Choose This Consultant?
Bridges research and real-world agriculture
Turns complex data into actionable insights
Expert in AI, drones, and precision farming
Improves farm productivity with data-driven methods
Strong cross-industry AgTech experience
Builds scalable, sustainable farming systems
Leads innovative agricultural technology projects
Combines precision agriculture AI expertise with decentralized cloud and Web3 infrastructure knowledge — rare cross-domain fluency for agri-data sovereignty and traceability use cases.