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3 stories exploring ag-tech across the city.
A Brandon ag‑tech startup is merging low-cost sensor systems, local training, and farmer collaboration to boost yields, cut inputs, and create downtown jobs — offering a model of pragmatic innovation for Westman communities.
In the Westman region, broadband expansion, telemedicine, and ag-tech reshape daily life. Yet adoption is uneven — seniors, remote hamlets and small retailers face barriers even as community-led solutions and federal funding accelerate change.
In Brandon and surrounding Westman towns, entrepreneurs are combining technology, communal resources and habit-busting business models to keep jobs local, attract youth, and create resilience amid shifting markets and climate pressures.