FSS Ventures

06/18/2025

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) AgResearch, in partnership with the Enterprise Sensor Systems LLC (EnSenSys) of Alamo, Tennessee, has been awarded a grant through the AI TechX Seed Fund to collaborate on “Rapid Identification of Cattle with Infectious Diseases Using AI and Hyperspectral Imaging.” The award, announced on June 11, 2025, will run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

AI TechX is an initiative of AI Tennessee, which aims to accelerate the development and real-world application of artificial intelligence through academic-industry collaboration. The AI TechX Seed Fund specifically supports efforts to build high-impact, interdisciplinary research teams that tackle industrial challenges through innovative AI-driven solutions.

The funded project will expand EnSenSys’s ESS Protect patented technology—originally developed to detect viral signatures in human breath—to detect viral signatures in animals. ESS Protect – Animal, will offer rapid, non-invasive, and contactless screening for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) using hyperspectral imaging and advanced machine learning.

The research team includes UT faculty members and EnSenSys leadership and subject matter experts. Leveraging hyperspectral data from a 2024 field study at the UTIA Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and from other collaborations with UT and private industry, they will train AI models capable of detecting disease-specific spectral signatures in bovine breath.

Key outcomes include preliminary design of a field-deployable hyperspectral sensing unit, machine learning models for cattle health status, and a strategy to scale the technology for other livestock and farming environments. Long-term partnership aims to support the establishment of an AgriAI Center of Excellence at UTIA, an innovation hub for integrating AI and data-driven tools into modern farming. The center would equip producers with predictive analytics, automation, and precision technologies to improve productivity, sustainability, and economic resilience across Tennessee agriculture.

06/16/2025

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1087709
Proud to have partnered with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture AgResearch on an AI TechX grant to advance cattle disease detection. More at the link.

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) AgResearch, in partnership with the Enterprise Sensor Systems LLC (EnSenSys) of Alamo, Tennessee, has been awarded a grant through the AI TechX Seed Fund to collaborate on “Rapid Identification of Cattle with Infectious Diseases Using...

11/14/2023

Great day in Tennessee Ridge, TN at K&M Veterinary Services working with K&M, Cambridge Technologies, and our sister company, Enterprise Sensor Systems, capturing images of potential diseases in cattle. Special thanks to Dr. Mark Turney for providing the cattle, his cattle handling team, and his state of the art facility. And also to James Buck from Cambridge Technologies for coordinating the entire event. We imaged a total of 31 head as we develop ESS Protect to provide rapid, non-invasive disease scanning for animals.

08/03/2023

Congratulations to our own Ginger Terry, Public and Government Relations Director of Farmspace Systems LLC, recently named as a Trustee for the Tennessee State Museum Foundation! The Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation that supports the programs and activities planned and supervised by the Tennessee State Museum with oversight by the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has twenty-two members, eighteen of them from the general public, plus the Museum’s Executive Director and three appointees by State Government. The Foundation administers funds from donations to the museum that support purchasing artifacts, creating and maintaining exhibits, and other needs. The annual “A Tennessee Waltz” hosted by the Governor and First Lady at the State Capitol raises funds for the Museum; the Foundation also serves as a conduit for other private fund raising efforts.

Ms. Terry’s leadership abilities and excellence in promoting humanitarian-centered economic growth and tourism in her community make her highly qualified for this appointment. She has worked closely with multiple organizations across the state to include, among many others: the Exchange Club—Carl Perkins Centers in Lexington and Jackson; Habitat for Humanity; the Tennessee Arts Commission; Tennesseans for the Arts; Girlfriends of the Heart; the Sue Shelton White Committee; the 917 Society; the Lexington Civic League; the Festival of the Lakes Committee; Caywood School Relay for Life; the Circles of Hope Telethon; the American Heart Association Circle of Red; and the Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group in Nashville. Ms. Terry’s leadership has been recognized by many other organizations. She was nominated for the Jefferson Award. She received the C.P. Boyd Leadership Award from the WestStar Class of 2006; the 2017 Sterling Award of “20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee”; Leadership Henderson County; and the West Star Alumni Council. Terry has also been recognized for the U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award for her commitment to strengthening our nation and communities through her volunteer service.

Ms. Terry represents Farmspace at events with regional policy makers and leaders as well as in informational and educational presentations to groups such as farmers, professional clubs, universities, and STEAM courses across the state.

05/20/2023

Chance Weldon (center), who serves both as Chief UAS Pilot for Farmspace Systems (FSS) https://www.facebook.com/fss.ventures/ and Chief Sensor Operator for Enterprise Sensor Systems (EnSenSys) https://www.ensensys.com/ stands between Dr. Jerry Dunlap on the left and Al League on the right as they take a break from talking with visitors to the booth during DHS Demo Week https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/svip-demo-week-2023 about "ESS Protect". Al is Chief Technology Officer and Jerry is Senior Vice President and Business Manager for EnSenSys.

05/20/2023

JD Logan, the Legislative Assistant for Rep Mark Green who represents Tennessee's 7th Congressional District and is Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, is given the rundown on "ESS Protect" by (L to R), Damien Kerr, Al League, and Ted Moore. Ted, from Alamo, TN, supports both Farmspace Systems (FSS) https://www.fss.ventures/ and Enterprise Sensor Systems (EnSenSys) https://www.ensensys.com/ as Technology Manager. ESS Protect, which can identify disease threats in aerosolized emissions (breath) was on display at the Department of Homeland Security's Demo Week in Washington, DC. https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/svip-demo-week-2023 .

05/15/2023

https://tnhomeandfarm.com/agriculture/tennessee-farmers-are-using-top-technology/
Thanks Tennessee Home & Farm Magazine and Farm Bureau for highlighting Farmspace Systems in an article in this month's magazine. Appreciate your service to rural Tennesseans and particularly to the agriculture sector so vital to America's and the world's food security.

Tennessee farmers are creating and utilizing new technology to be more efficient, productive and environmentally-friendly.

04/27/2023

Lt.Gen. John “Glad” Castellaw, CEO of Farmspace Systems spoke to West Star about Advanced Technology: Building Farmspace and Situational Awareness. Also pictured, team members Ted Moore, Ginger Terry, Chance Weldon.

03/30/2023

Farmspace enjoyed celebrating National Ag Day held at Discovery Park of America. National Ag Day began in 1973 and is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the vital role that agriculture has in daily society. Everything, that is consumed, used, or worn comes from agriculture. Happy National Ag Day from the Farmspace team!

02/03/2023