Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Perry Agricultural Laboratory : http://www.perryaglab.com/ FoA 370: [History of Agriculture] William J Morse, the Father of the US Soybean Industry Joining me today is the Chair of the United Soybean Board, Meagan Kaiser. Meagan has an impressive background growing up in agriculture and pursuing a degree in Soil Science from the University of Missouri. This set her up to join her family’s soil laboratory business, Perry Agricultural Laboratory which ...
Aug 02, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ FieldClock : https://www.fieldclock.com/ Sometimes in agtech we get a little too focused on solutions that are still years away from reaching widespread adoption, and overlook providing practical solutions for today’s problems on the farm. Joshua Farray is the CEO of FieldClock which helps track and manage farm labor. They’re a great example that ag technology doesn’t have to mean big venture capital bets on a world that’s drastically different...
Jul 26, 2023•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Alexandre Family Farm : https://alexandrefamilyfarm.com/ The Business of Food Newsletter : https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/ Today's episode features Blake Alexandre of Alexandre Family Farm. Blake is based in Crescent City, California on the far north coast of California. He and his wife Stephanie have been dairying there for over 31 years, and has raised five children who have started coming back to the family operation full time. They have been...
Jul 19, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Soy Checkoff : https://www.unitedsoybean.org/ Soy Info Center : https://www.soyinfocenter.com/ Studying the past is one of the most important activities for not only gaining perspective on the current state of the industry, but also to zoom out and get a better vantage point on where things may go from here, and what factors may drive it in that direction. That’s why, perhaps ironically, studying the history of agriculture is essential for a podcast that claims to be about the future of agricult...
Jul 12, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com INTENT : https://intent.ag/ Randy Barker is the CEO of INTENT, an Agricultural Company focused on the use of technology to accelerate new innovations in agriculture. Randy is the co-founder of the business which draws on his vast global experience in launching agricultural technologies in over 30 countries over the past 25 years. INTENT serves a wide range of customers from startups to multinationals in their...
Jun 28, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Corteva Agriscience : https://www.corteva.com/ Replenish Nutrients : https://replenishnutrients.com/ Today’s episode features Brian Lutz. Brian leads the Farming Solutions & Digital sub-function within the Research & Development organization for Corteva Agriscience. In his role, Brian is responsible for the development of digital solutions that support the R&D pipeline and enable Corteva’s b...
Jun 21, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com AgGateway : https://aggateway.org/ Today’s episode features Jeremy Wilson of AgGateway. Jeremy has been a passionate advocate and catalyst for digital connectivity throughout his professional agriculture career, working within organizations serving farmers including crop insurance, data collection and analysis, systems development, and field agronomy as a consultant for three decades. Leading up to his curren...
Jun 14, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Subscribe to Ag Data News : https://agdatanews.substack.com/ Aaron Smith Website : https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/ Ag Data: Where Do I Find It? : https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/data/ag-data-where-do-i-find-it The Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems : https://aifs.ucdavis.edu/ Alberta Veterinary Laboratories / Solvet : https://solvet.ca/ today’s episode features Dr. Aaron Smith. Aaron’s ...
Jun 07, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Soiltech Wireless: https://www.soiltechwireless.com/ Today’s episode features Soiltech Wireless founder and CEO Ehsan Soltan. To try to summarize, Soiltech Wireless builds sensors and platforms that helps farmers and downstream partners produce more with less by optimizing inputs, organizing manpower, and collecting data from the farm and beyond more seamlessly. Ok, what does that mean? Their flagship product...
May 31, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Trusted Advisor Partnership : https://trustedadvisorpartnership.com/ General Mills' regenerative agriculture commitment : https://www.generalmills.com/how-we-make-it/healthier-planet/environmental-impact/regenerative-agriculture "Trusted Advisor Partnership with Dr. Abbey Wick" on Soil Sense : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soilsense/episodes/Trusted-Advisor-Partnership-with-Abbey-Wick--Ph-D-e1virlc/...
May 24, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Fyto : https://www.fyto.us/ It’s not every day that we get to feature a promising new crop on this show. Especially one uniquely suited to convert dairy manure into a high quality protein-rich and palatable feed. Jason Prapas is the founder and CEO of Fyto, which is pioneering the commercial production of aquatic plants that are not only nutritious for animal feed, but also highly productive. But to...
May 17, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Feedlot Health by TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods: https://www.feedlothealth.com TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods : https://www.telus.com/agcg Over the past five years or so, a Canadian telecommunications company has established themselves as a major player in agtech. Telus Agriculture has acquired a number of agricultural technology companies including Feedlot Health Management Services. Tye P...
May 10, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Norm : https://www.fbn.com/norm Farmers Business Network : https://www.fbn.com/ Today's episode features Kit Barron and Charles Baron of Farmers Business Network. However, today's episode is not about Kit or Charles as much as it is about Norm, FBN's AI-powered Ag advisor tool that they launched just weeks ago, but already has me fascinated about the potential impact on the future of agriculture. Charles has ...
May 03, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com Bibamba: https://bibamba.com/ The Business of Food Newsletter: https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/ Mara and Patrick Tcheunou live in Denver, Colorado. In 2015, they decided to buy a farm in Cameroon where Patrick is originally from to grow cacao. Their first harvest was ready to go in 2020 - the year the pandemic started and the world changed. Circumstances pushed Mara and Patrick into creating their own uni...
Apr 26, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : www.CalgaryAgbusiness.com TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture: https://www.truleaf.ca/ Goodleaf Farms : https://www.goodleaffarms.com/ Today’s episode features Jeff McKinnon of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture. Jeff and I have a really frank conversation about the current state of controlled environment agriculture. He holds nothing back in talking about the industry’s struggles, but also about why he is still more bullish than ever about ...
Apr 19, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : http://www.calgaryagbusiness.com Edgar's Feed and Seed : https://www.edgarsfeedandseed.ca/ I know many of you are entrepreneurial. Maybe you’ve dreamed about starting a company. But there are many established companies that are looking for their next owner. In 2013, at the age of 23, Elliott and Rebecca Miller acquired Edgar’s Feed and Seed in Ontario, Canada. Through a good relationship with the previous owner, Elliott and Rebecca we...
Apr 12, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find out how Calgary is leading the agribusiness revolution : http://www.calgaryagbusiness.com Elevate Agronomics : https://www.elevateagronomics.com/ Today’s episode features Trent Kubik of Elevate Agronomics. In 2020, Trent and his brother Troy purchased a long-standing seed business in Winner, SD named Winner Seed. From this purchase, their new company Elevate Agronomics was born. Along with the robust offering of seed and seed cleaning that the business already had, they added on...
Apr 05, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for Free: https://www.acres.co/ FoA 334: Cybersecurity in Agribusiness with Mike Moore of Ever.Ag FoA 310: Investment Models with Hannah Senior of Innovating Agtech FoA 351: Agritourism and Adding Value on the Farm with Allan Robinette FoA 355: Tule Technologies Acquired by CropX with Tom Shapland and John Gates FoA 301: Funding Innovation for Agriculture, People, and Planet with Suma Reddy of Future Acres Seven business opportunity ideas i've been thinking about lately: Security: Data...
Mar 29, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ Tule Technologies: https://tule.ag/ CropX: Today’s episode features Tom Shapland of Tule Technologies and John Gates of CropX. We have a great episode for you talking about Tule’s technology, Tom’s entrepreneurial journey, The decision on both sides for Cropx to acquire Tule, M&A in agtech and integration lesson, and the future of artificial intelligence in agtech. Tom is the co-founder and CEO of Tule Technologies, which is now part of CropX. ...
Mar 22, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ AGvisorPRO: https://getagvisorpro.com/ Today’s episode features AGvisorPRO CEO Robert Saik. Rob is a well-known outspoken champion of agriculture, a Distinguished Agrologist, Professional Agriculture Consultant, and a veteran entrepreneur who has been on this show twice before in episodes 095 and 166. He has leveraged these strengths to found over 15 companies in the areas of Farming, Agri-Retail, Distribution, Media and Ag Tech. He was the founder...
Mar 15, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ IFPA's Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator: https://www.freshproduce.com/resources/technology/fresh-field-catalyst/ "Taste is King" on the Fresh Takes on Tech podcast: https://www.freshproduce.com/resources/technology/takes-on-tech-podcast/episode-56-taste-is-king/ "Locally Grown Through Vertical Farming on the Fresh Takes on Tech podcast: https://www.freshproduce.com/resources/technology/takes-on-tech-podcast/episode-59-locally-grown-through-vertical-farmi...
Mar 08, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ PYKA: https://www.flypyka.com/ Michael Norcia is CEO of Pyka, which as I mentioned earlier is an autonomous electric aircraft company. Michael has a deep technical background in autonomous flight, having contributed to a wide variety of manned/unmanned electric aviation projects at Joby, Cora, and Kittyhawk. In 2017, Michael co-founded Pyka with the goal of combining two of his lifelong passions: electric aviation and business. This is a really fas...
Mar 01, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for FREE: https://www.acres.co/ Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery: https://robinettes.com/ The Land Podcast - The Pursuit of Land Ownership and Investing https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-land-podcast-the-pursuit-of/id1572511098 Exodus Outdoor Gear: https://exodusoutdoorgear.com/ Hello fellow ag nerds! Thanks for joining me for another episode of the Future of Agriculture podcast. My name is Tim Hammerich and every week you and I get to hear from the farmers, founders, innova...
Feb 22, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for FREE: https://www.acres.co/ Magnetic Ag Newsletter: https://magnetic-ag.com/ "Farm and Other F Words" https://bookshop.org/p/books/farm-and-other-f-words-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-small-family-farm-sarah-k-mock/16922376 Imagine Content and Consulting: https://newsletter.imagine-content.com/ "AEI.Ag Presents" podcast: https://aei.ag/podcast/ "Agtech - So What?" podcast: https://www.agtechsowhat.com/ One important change to agriculture that we probably don’t talk about enough is the c...
Feb 15, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ advance.farm website: https://advanced.farm/ Today’s episode features Kyle Cobb, president and co-founder of advanced.farm. They describe themselves as a 21st-century ag equipment company centered around robotics, with a current focus on automating harvest and postharvest in fresh fruit. advanced.farm is based in Davis, California and has raised over $35M of venture investment led by Kubota, Yamaha, Catapult Ventures and Impact Ventures. Before advanced....
Feb 08, 2023•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ Agtech - So What? Podcast: https://www.agtechsowhat.com/ Tenacious Ventures: https://tenacious.ventures/ Today’s episode features a conversation on the future of fertilizer with Sarah Nolet. Both of us have been exploring the future of fertilizer on our respective podcasts, and we thought it would be fun to do a joint episode to talk about what we’ve learned. So you’re going to get not only Sarah and I’s thoughts, but also some highlights from episodes t...
Feb 01, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres: https://www.acres.co/ The Ugly Company: https://www.theugly.company/ The Business of Food Newsletter: https://jenniferbarney.substack.com/ Today's episode features Ben Moore, founder of The Ugly Company, an upcycled dried fruit snack company. Ben is a 4th generation California farmer tackling the complex problem of food waste. Through Ugly Fruit, Ben is on a mission to achieve zero waste at farms by upcycling unmarketable fruit directly from farms to consumers. Ben had an ...
Jan 25, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Visit Acres: https://www.acres.co/ "How to Grow and Sell Carbon Credits in US Agriculture" https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-76.html Dr. Alejandro Plastina is an Associate Professor/Extension Economist in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University (ISU). His area of specialization is agricultural production and technology, with an emphasis on farm business and financial management. His research focuses on the socioeconomic drivers of conservation practices, voluntary...
Jan 18, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Visit our quarterly presenting sponsor, Acres: https://www.acres.co/ Mineral website: https://mineral.ai/ Dr. Elliott Grant is the CEO of Mineral, which is Alphabet's bet in sustainable agriculture. Mineral is applying the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) to the existential challenge of sustainably doubling the planet’s crop productivity. Elliott and I really get past the buzzwords here and into the details of what exactly this technology is enabling on a practica...
Jan 11, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Try Acres for free: https://www.acres.co/ Today we hear from AcreTrader with data science director Dr. Aaron Shew. Aaron is unique in that he has an extensive background in agriculture, economics, remote sensing and GIS and of course, data. In his current capacity, Aaron works with a team of software engineers, data scientists, and land experts to build advanced land analytics tools. He has master’s degrees in geography and agricultural economics and a doctorate in environmental dynamics from th...
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