You Do The Growing. Let Us Handle The Technology

About

Passion. Experience. Diligence.

 
 

Our Methods:

From Farmers. For Farmers.

You won’t find many companies with as deep an understanding of technology and farming as us. It is engrained in our way of life. Being innovative and creative when solving problems is something farmers do all day long, so why should the technology you implement be any different? We back that up with a focus on four key methods when finding solutions for your farm.

1. Low Cost

Useful technology is everywhere, but not all is cost-effective for farming. That’s where we come in. Finding useful technology, at reasonable costs, to help farmers be more profitable is our top goal.

2. Reliability

Finding systems that can withstand the rigors of farm life is a key option we look for. Farmers are known for being creative with tools, so we expect that any system we install will be used uniquely in all sorts of environments.

3. Ease Of Use

It could be the best system in the world, but if you can’t use it easily, it’s not worth much. At SFI, we look for and design systems that are easy to understand and interact with.

4. Functionality

Tools and systems are touted everywhere to improve all sorts of things and often give many options to choose from. We sort through all those options, marketing lingo, and spec sheets to find the best option for each farmer’s needs.

 

Get in touch

We know it’s hard to find good help or time to do something extra. Let us help you tackle some of your daily farm struggles and goals.

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Our Team

 
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Owner & Consultant

Robert Arnold

Born and raised on one of the most well known, profitable, small organic vegetable farms in the country, Pleasant Valley Farm (Paul & Sandy Arnold, Argyle, NY), Robert spent most of his childhood and early adult life being immersed in what it takes to farm successfully. Handling everything from weeding, tractor operation, finances, to sales, Robert took his unique scope of detail-oriented small-scale farming and extensive technical training and founded Smart Farm Innovations while still at college in 2016.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

  • B.A. Networking & Systems Administration, 2017, Cum Laude

SUNY Adirondack

  • AAS IT Application Development, 2014, Magna Cum Laude

  • AAS IT Computer Networking, 2014, Magna Cum Laude

Experience

• Grew up in the daily farming life at Pleasant Valley Farm while homeschooled K-12th
• Achieved prestigious internships during college at Cisco Systems and Cisco Meraki
• Filled in as a temporary instructor of IT Networking/CyberSecurity at SUNY Adirondack for one year