About Us
AgSci uses decades of experience in research, consulting, and business to translate ideas into working solutions for agricultural industry and academic partners.
Since 2015
Agricultural industry Experts
agricultural studies
Research analysis for publication
instrumentation and hardware
sensor and controls background
integrated management
team leadership and outreach
What We Do
software integration
We find solutions for customer needs using an extensive set of software tools. Our engineers and developers have deep experience with relational and document databases, web frameworks, geographic systems. We have developed back-end and front-end frameworks for startups and multi-million dollar companies. We have used all kinds of reporting techniques to display customer and public data in user friendly ways.
research and development
Years of experience with university and private research allows us to leverage skills and knowledge for new projects, principally in ag industry. We are able to transition ideas from research to development, having participated in multiple startup companies that launched innovative technologies to the public,
CUstom Solutions
We translate experience into practical and informative support, fully customizing our service to create the solutions you need.
Meet Our Team
Kaustubh Bhalerao, Ph.D.
President, Agricultural Engineer
Kaustubh has supported agricultural and environmental businesses using customized software solutions for almost a decade. He has developed an agricultural industry ERP system that is licensed to multiple businesses, including technical support. Kaustubh has served as an embedded chief technology officer services for robotics startups, soil laboratories and agronomy services. Prior to founding the startup Soil Diagnostics, he was an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois, with an award winning teaching and research program. He was a founding faculty member in the engineering-focused Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
Jessica Prenger Bhalerao
Agricultural engineer
Jessie has led the multi-state FIRST variety trials research program for over 5 years. She developed customized software solutions for data management, information products, online reports and newsletters, and data-driven website experiences for FIRST. She has extensive data analysis and visualization skills including GIS systems, full-stack web development, and custom reporting tools. Prior to establishing AgSci, she was a software engineer with the startup Agrible, and consulting engineer with Waterborne Environmental. Her research interests include instrumentation and controls systems in controlled environments and field agriculture.
Emanuel Ortiz
Development Operations
Emanuel handles information technology systems for cloud computing and devops tools for the AgSci and Soil Diagnostics businesses. He manages AWS systems, security, and accounts, as well as custom IT support services. Prior to joining AgSci, Emanuel served in the US Marines and the US Army for over 15 years including deployment and multiple leadership roles.
Ivan Flores, Ph.D. candidate
Agricultural Economist and Researcher
Ivan is a graduate student at the University of Illinois concentrating on the intersecting dimensions of Agricultural Economics, including market dynamics, land valuation, and conservation strategies in US farming. He supports AgSci research projects and publications using his extensive experience with advanced data analysis including machine learning systems. Read more…
EC Info Solutions Team
Full Stack Development
Offering product development including strategy, UI/UX, cloud architecture, web and mobile app development. Team of 55 developers who include AWS Certified Solution Architects and Google Cloud Partners.
Agsci historical associations
FIRST trials research
AgSci thanks the founder of Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST), Kevin Coey, for allowing us to do business with the name AgSci. Coey used the name when publishing FIRST variety trials results for many years. AgSci included a winter nursery breeding program, and when that wound down, the business name was retired. While collaborating with the current AgSci team on FIRST trials research, Coey allowed the name to be revived as here.