Agricultural data firm FarmRaise has partnered with AI-powered crop evolution company Avalo to scale its cotton innovation program in the United States.

Avalo’s “Farmer First” Rapid Evolution Platform aims to create efficiencies that drive value at the beginning of the supply chain rather than just the end. The firm’s cotton initiative focuses on improving grower yields and resilience through advanced seed development and data-informed agronomic practices. Then Avalo continuously refines its models using field-level feedback and performance data.

FarmRaise works with Avalo to provide the infrastructure that enables this program to operate at scale. FarmRaise’s infrastructure allows for structured field-level data capture across distributed operations and streamlined grower workflows that reduce administrative burden. The platform also supports real-time visibility into program performance and outcomes, as well as standardized data systems that translate field activity into usable insights.

“We are excited to partner with FarmRaise for our grower program administration, making it easier and more straightforward for our farmers to enroll while streamlining our data collection processes and reporting,” said Rebecca White, chief product officer of Avalo. “For a small team like ours, this is high impact; it allows us to stay focused on the relationship with each of our growers, and not their paperwork.”

FarmRaise’s platform allows Avalo to focus on crop innovation and model development while ensuring the field data is consistent, auditable and immediately actionable.

“Avalo represents a new wave of agricultural innovation where AI, agronomy, and real-world field data come together to drive measurable outcomes,” said Jayce Hafner, CEO of FarmRaise. “Our role is to make that model operational by enabling teams to run complex programs without adding friction for growers or staff.”

Avalo’s Rapid Evolution Platform uses interpretable machine learning to commercialize impactful crop traits faster and more affordably than conventional methods or GMOs. The North Carolina-based plant biotechnology startup has worked with farmers in the Texas region that produces 30-50 percent of the U.S.’s cotton crop to create data to train its machine-learning platform. The operation is part of Avalo’s work to develop climate-resilient cotton crops that are rain-fed and require less fertilizer and pesticide use.

FarmRaise works with more than 20,000 farmers across the U.S. to connect producers, program operators and downstream stakeholders to convert fragmented field activity into structured systems. Then the farmers can use those systems to support decision-making, reporting and long-term program design.

Along with cotton, Avalo is currently working with food crop producers. The firm has plans to add more material and product producers to its network in the future.