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How We Began TerraClear founder Brent Frei spent decades founding and leading successful technology companies, like Smartsheet (NYSE: SMAR), Onyx Software, and HarvestWest Investment fund. But like others born into a close-knit farming community, his heart never left Grangeville, ID. When he returned to his hometown, his prior successes counted little to his standing on […]

The TerraClear Rock Picker is designed to fill a gap in what is available today for farmers to pick rock from fields. Eliminate handpicking for good! The days of having young, readily accessible labor to help pick rock by walking along side ATV’s or tractors picking rock is no more. Therefore, finding ways to work […]

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“That would have taken me 5-10 times longer…” Conrad Arnzen, North Idaho farmer – “At one point it took them 8 minutes to pick a complete skid steer bucket full. That would have taken me at least 5-10 times longer and I would have climbed on and off the tractor 25+ times. TerraClear did all […]

Rock Picker Comparison & Analysis Which Rock Picker (Stone Picker) is the best option for your operation? Rocks (or stones as they are referred to in Europe) are a perennial problem in farm fields. Tillage, frost heave, and erosion contribute to their annual arrival. Some crops enable farmers to simply farm through, but many crops […]

TerraClear Rock Picking Solution TerraClear is proud to be a finalist in the 2021 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is a national business competition that showcases U.S. startups developing innovative solutions that address challenges facing America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. See the Rock Picker in Action! The End-To-End […]

As Brent Frei worked alongside his 81-year-old father picking rocks in the summer of 2017, the wheels began to turn in the serial tech entrepreneur’s head. “Despite owning multiple types of mechanical rock pickers, we were still picking rocks by hand in the summer heat,” Frei recalls. Combining his technology-driven problem solving with the drudgery […]

Automation has become an increasingly critical factor in agriculture and smart farming over the last decade. By utilizing advanced technologies such as smart sensing, machine learning, and robotics, farming processes can be optimized in many innovative ways. With a true mission to make farming easier and increase productivity, TerraClear is developing an end-to-end automation system […]

As I finish up my final week at TerraClear, I’m reflecting on my time and what made these last three months such an enjoyable experience. My internship at TerraClear stood out among my previous internships, not just from the novel nature of the project, but from my daily experience as an employee. I’ve worked at […]

A previously analog industry is using technology to sprout fresh problem-solving ideas and harvest new entrepreneurial talent. It’s easy to think of the agriculture industry as very low-tech and “1.0” when it comes to developing and adopting new technologies. On the Eastside, however, two companies have embraced agricultural innovation from very different angles.  In Bellevue, […]

TerraClear continues testing the end-to-end, 24-hour rock picking solution – from flying the fields, producing detailed digital rock maps, and picking the rocks using the semi-autonomous picker. We even had some time for some good ol’ fashioned hand picking…or as we like to call it, rock picker appreciation! Hard to beat a week when we […]

GRANGEVILLE – Farming work can be good for the mind, body and soul. It also offers a good time to think. “I was helping my dad pick rocks in a field a couple of years back, and I thought, ‘there has to be a better way to do this,’” said Brent Frei. Frei, the son […]