Peter Young is the President of Belkorp Ag, a John Deere dealership that offers a complete line of John Deere agricultural, golf, and turf equipment. Belkorp Ag serves the Central Valley and the North Coast of California from eight locations. Belkorp Ag is a member of the Belkorp Group of Companies. The Belkorp Group of Companies is a 2nd generation family-owned business located in Vancouver, BC. Belkorp’s origins date back to the 1940s. The Belkorp Group has grown over the past decades and has ...
Jan 09, 2024•34 min
Joe Mosher is the Founder and Principal of Mosher Consulting Group and host of The Pacesetter Pod. Mosher Consulting Group helps food and agribusiness companies grow their businesses, deliver profitable results, and set their people up for future success. For more than 15 years, Joe has supported executives in executing their strategies and realizing value from their M&A activities. He is focused on the small to middle market food and agribusiness sector. Links: Joe on LinkedIn Mosher Consul...
Jan 02, 2024•49 min
Matt Nicoletti is the Director of Business Development at Penny Newman Grain Company. From its beginning in 1878 as a mercantile store in Fresno, CA, Penny Newman Grain has grown to become a leading merchant in the international market for grain and feed by-products. They are supply chain experts and develop unique logistical solutions to deliver a maximum return for producers whilst minimizing input costs for end-users. Their newest division, Farm Products, offers a portfolio of innovative crop...
Dec 28, 2023•44 min
Tune in for our end of year award, recap, and predictions show! Part 2: Biggest Change for 2024 Podcast Recap and Goals Nuss Farms Recap and Goals Boring Business of the Year 2023 Obsession 2024 Predictions Ag Business Ideas Links: Edward Silva on Future of Ag podcast Seana Day and Mark Brooks on AgTech investing Sponsor: This episode is presented by Local Line. Learn more HERE . Check out our interview with Cole ....
Dec 22, 2023•26 min
Tune in for our end of year award, recap, and predictions show! Part 1: Favorite Episode of the Year Business We'd Invest $10,000 In Ag Person of the Year Favorite Business Person Craziest Person We're Following Favorite Content Links: Kevin Schwartz on the podcast The Climate Corporation Agtonomy Maui Nui Ohalo Brent Beshore Andrew Wilkinson David Senra Founders Podcast Reg Zeller Jesse Itzler Jeremy Giffon on Invest Like the Best Sponsor: This episode is presented by Local Line. Learn more HER...
Dec 22, 2023•21 min
Lundberg Family Farms is a leading grower of organic rice and maker of best-selling packaged rice and rice snacks. We talk with Brita Lundberg, Communications Manager and Bryce Lundberg, VP of Agriculture regarding the company’s origin story, regenerative ag efforts, approach to marketing, and how they continue to innovate and grow the family business. Links: Lundberg Website Join the Co-op Sponsor: This episode is presented by Local Line. Learn more HERE . Check out our interview with Cole ....
Dec 19, 2023•43 min
Dan White is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clean Crop Technologies, an agtech startup that uses electricity to fight food waste and food safety risk. Clean Crop's proprietary 'Clean Current' technology combines electricity and food-grade gasses to remove contaminants from seeds and foods to increase crop yields, reduce food waste, and increase food safety. Links: Dan on LinkedIn Clean Crop Website Join the Co-op Sponsor: This episode is presented by Local Line. Learn more HERE . Check out our interv...
Dec 12, 2023•44 min
Tim Bucher is the CEO and Founder of Agtonomy , a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform for agriculture vehicles. They partner with established equipment manufacturers to transform tractors and agriculture machines into autonomous and remote-controlled equipment that is accessible to local farmers. Tim is a lifelong farmer who also spent the bulk of his career in the tech industry in Silicon Valley. He worked for a number of successful startups and founders, including Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, ...
Dec 05, 2023•49 min
This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Farming is a team sport - A framework for roles on the farm." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help farmers manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva and currently, Mineral. Links: Jo...
Dec 01, 2023•24 min
Bill Camarillo is the President and CEO of Agromin. Agromin, with facilities throughout California, manufactures earth-friendly soil products for farmers, government entities, landscapers and gardeners. Agromin is the organics recycler for over 200 California communities, making it one of the largest organics recyclers in the state. Bill shares his story of getting into the compost industry, growing Agromin, leaning into the regenerative ag and climate smart ag movements, and much more! Links: B...
Nov 28, 2023•35 min
Kevin Wolz formerly led the Savanna Institute as its Co-Executive Director. In 2022, he joined Canopy Farm Management as its Chief Executive Officer. Canopy is a business launched by the Savanna Institute and Grantham Environmental Trust to expand agroforestry services in the Midwest. While CEO of Canopy, Kevin continues his contributions to Savanna Institute’s mission as a lead scientist. Kevin’s academic background has blended biology, agroecology, and engineering, with a focus spanning a wide...
Nov 21, 2023•35 min
Ali Cox is an agriculture and food ingredient marketing visionary and founder of Noble West , an award-winning marketing consultancy that believes that agriculture deserves better. The company specializes in the entire agriculture ecosystem and is at the forefront of regenerative water use, upcycling, zero waste greenhouses as well as hydroponic and organic farming. Ali and the team of brilliant changemakers are considered the industry leaders when it comes to strategic and creative services inc...
Nov 14, 2023•42 min
On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler discuss some of their latest learnings in business and investing. Tim shares a recap of being full time at the farm this year and looks ahead to next year. Links: Acquired Podcast Founders Podcast All-In Podcast Become a Premium Subscriber Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag . Check out our interview with Dane ....
Nov 10, 2023•26 min
As Pivot Bio’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris is focused on increasing farmer profitability and resiliency, as well as driving a dramatic improvement of the agriculture supply chain’s environmental sustainability by replacing synthetic fertilizers with new crop nutrition technologies. Chris has invested in and helped build companies across the ag and food value chain from on-farm biological and digital solutions to midstream processing and logistics, down to the food ingredient and brand manufac...
Nov 07, 2023•35 min
Ben Gordon is the CEO of Fractal Ag , a farmland investment platform that brings investors alongside farmers to drive impact and returns. Ben previously co-created Corteva Agriscience's carbon program while also leading Business Development. His background includes experience in agriculture technology, management consulting, and private equity due diligence. Ben previously served as an Infantry Officer in the US Army. He was raised in North Dakota where the original family homestead is still far...
Oct 31, 2023•39 min
Join the Co-op for full episode! Seana Day of Culterra Capital and Mark Brooks of FMC Ventures led a Zoom call with our Co-op members discussing the latest in investing in agtech. We cover: Impact of flat and reduced valuations Need for lower middle market in ag Are OEM incumbents done acquiring? Is agtech shifting away from software solutions? Exits in agfintech Robotics having a moment Emerging geographies How AI impacts investing strategy Links: Farm Tech Landscape Map Become a Premium Subscr...
Oct 27, 2023•20 min
Nic De Castro is the Founder and CEO of LandTrust. LandTrust exists to enable the enjoyment, profitability, and sustainability of America’s undeveloped private lands. For farmers and ranchers who are looking for a practical way to add income to their operations, LandTrust is a website that connects landowners with respectful sportsmen looking to pay for access to their land. Unlike government programs, leases, or outfitters, LandTrust is a partner that helps build a valuable new income from spor...
Oct 24, 2023•34 min
Kevin Schwartz has been an investor in the food and agribusiness industry for more than two decades. Today he leads Paine Schwartz Partners as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. He is further the Chairman of Paine Schwartz Partners’ ESG Committee driving a truly differentiated approach to sustainable food chain investing with material emphasis on the development of positive impacts. Links: Kevin on LinkedIn Paine Schwartz Partners Become a Premium Subscriber Sponsor: This episode is p...
Oct 17, 2023•40 min
This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Weeds will decide the winners - A framework for weed control in agriculture." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help farmers manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva and currently, Mi...
Oct 13, 2023•29 min
On this edition of Acre Insights, Tim and Tyler break down their takeaways from attending the RFSI Forum last month in Denver focused on the investing landscape in regenerative agriculture. They also share some sound bites from Brian Dawson , Rosario Bennett , and Jack Richardson on their biggest takeaways as well. Links: RFSI Forum Become a Premium Subscriber Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag . Check out our interview with Dane ....
Oct 10, 2023•29 min
Robby Sansom is Co-Founder & CEO at Force of Nature , a regeneratively sourced meat company based in Austin, TX. Robby’s roots run deep in the natural food community. Previously, as CFO/COO at EPIC, Robby spent much of the last decade studying regenerative agriculture at ranches all over the world. Through this education, Force of Nature was co-founded with the intention to accelerate the creation of a global regenerative supply network. Force of Nature works in partnership with land steward...
Oct 03, 2023•44 min
Marcus Lovell Smith is the CEO of Neutral Foods , the first carbon neutral food company in the United States that debuted nationally in 2021 with organic whole and 2% milk products available in more than 2,000 grocery stores from coast to coast. An accomplished leader in sustainable agriculture, technology, and entrepreneurship, Marcus has a personal connection to the agricultural world and a passion for the urgent need to reshape its impact on the planet. Steadfast to make a difference in clima...
Sep 29, 2023•28 min
Peter Williams is the President of MyLand and has been with the company for three years, where he focuses on strategy, corporate finance, sales and marketing. Peter has over twenty-five years of experience with a career that spans engineering, sales and investment banking, prior to launching, running and exiting a diverse group of businesses. As an advisor, Peter has been involved in over $13 billion in private and public equity and debt financing transactions; and has advised on numerous merger...
Sep 26, 2023•41 min
We are excited to share the first edition of our new podcast series focused on telling the stories of ag companies. The story of The Climate Corporation spans decades, multiple name changes, acquisitions, controversy, product pivots and more. Hear about the company that David Friedberg founded and sold to Monsanto for $930 million, plus the history and future of digital agriculture. Links: Join the Co-op! David's Letter to the Company Contributors: Rhishi Pethe , Nathan Faleide , and Mark Young ...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This month, Tim and Tyler talk with Ariel about her latest Topsoil edition - "Beyond the carbon buzz - A framework for environmental sustainability in agriculture." Ariel Patton is the creator of Topsoil , a newsletter bringing you monthly frameworks to help make sense of agriculture, at just the right depth. Ariel has focused her career on driving digital transformation of agriculture to help farmers manage their businesses more profitably and sustainably at Monsanto, Granular, Corteva and curr...
Sep 15, 2023•34 min
Episode 300 is here. Check out the new look website and Co-op . Plus, we talk about why we recently made the decision to quit organic at Nuss Farms. Links: Join the Co-op! Check out the Shop Sponsor: This episode is presented by MyLand. Learn more at MyLand.ag . Check out our interview with Dane ....
Sep 12, 2023•41 min
Tom Ryan is a 23-year veteran of the Land O’Lakes, Inc. federated system. Tom has held multiple leadership roles in sales, agronomy, marketing and operations across Land O’Lakes. Prior to joining Truterra, Tom headed WinField United’s business operations team including customer experience, business analytics and data science. Tom also led WinField United’s Strategic Retail Alliance efforts executing partnerships, alliances and joint ventures across WinField United’s aligned retail network. Tom c...
Sep 05, 2023•36 min
Sarah Day Levesque is the Founder and Managing Director of RFSI – Regenerative Food Systems Investment – and has spent more than 15 years working to connect agriculture and food systems stakeholders to the information and networks they need to be successful. For the past six years, Sarah has worked closely with a community of ecological farmers in her role leading the development and execution of educational and event experiences at Acres USA. In late 2018, Sarah started Regenerative Food System...
Aug 29, 2023•35 min
Dan Schultz is an agribusiness psychotherapist that helps agtech companies design their category and commercialize products differently. Links: Dan on LinkedIn Schultz Collaborative Rate & Review the NEW Spotify Feed Join the fitness challenge on Twitter Sponsor: This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com...
Aug 22, 2023•43 min
Cassidy Johnston grew up in a suburb of Denver but has now been ranching for over a decade. She serves in the gap between the ranch and the table to build relationships and form bold partnerships to answer the question, “Where does my food come from?” Cassidy received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She was a student researcher at the Leeds School of Business Research Division, graduating early with honors. While there, she completed a thesi...
Aug 15, 2023•40 min
