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March 30, 2021

165: Bringing Farming In-House with Loren Booth, President of Booth R…

Loren Booth is the President of Booth Ranches, a premium citrus grower located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Their Navel oranges, Valencia oranges, Cara-Caras, Minneolas and W. Murcotts are distributed worldwide. Loren joins us to talk...

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March 23, 2021

164: Funding Regenerative Ag Transitions with Dan Miller, Founder and…

is the founder and CEO of Steward, a private lender providing regenerative farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and producers the capital they need to expand and sustain their businesses. And through our innovative online platform, qualified lenders have the...

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March 16, 2021

163: Lessons in Suburban, Community-Centric Farming with Cousin Brad …

Cousin Brad () joins us again on the podcast to give an update on his farm, Heirloom Acres Farms, and orchard, Orangevale Fruit Co. We talk through how the farm business has involved, the focus on community building, regenerative practices, and much...

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March 9, 2021

162: Making Produce Better and Faster Through Gene-Editing Technology…

is the Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder of Pairwise, an agtech company that has developed the world’s most sophisticated genome editing platform. Haven is the former Senior Vice President / General Manager of Simplot Plant Sciences, where he...

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March 2, 2021

161: Acre Insights - Tyler's Regenerative Rant and Some Thoughts on P…

Tyler reveals the details behind his mini Twitter fight about . Tune in to hear Tyler and Tim talk through their thoughts on the evolving carbon market and companies, certifications, and marketplaces focused on regenerative agriculture. Tim and Tyler...

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Feb. 23, 2021

160: From Investing in AgTech to Founding an AgTech Startup with Mich…

is the founder and CEO of Rantizo, an agtech startup that addresses both the field needs of farmers and the business needs of custom applicators with the platform’s combination of autonomous hardware and user-friendly software. Rantizo leverages...

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Feb. 16, 2021

159: The Digital Distributed Agriculture of the Future with Sonia Lo,…

is the CEO of Sensei Ag, a market-changing agtech company transforming health by using data to redesign how food is grown. Sensei Ag was founded by Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus. Sensei Ag helps growers make informed decisions that set new...

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Feb. 9, 2021

158: Acre Insights - Tyler Interviews Tim on the Produce Industry, Ag…

We are switching it up this week! Tyler interviews Tim for an in-depth conversation about Tim's background, childhood misconduct, early career in the produce industry, transition to agtech, founding The Modern Acre, and his evolving involvement with...

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Feb. 2, 2021

157: Bootstrapping an AgTech Company with Steven Dodge, CEO and Co-Fo…

is the CEO and Co-Founder of Acuity Agriculture, a technology company that builds smart, wireless sensor networks for farms. Equipped with our real-time soil data, farms can optimize irrigation schedules, lower supply costs, and save hundreds of...

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Jan. 26, 2021

156: Next-Gen Grain Marketing with Mark Johnson, CEO of GrainBridge

is the CEO of GrainBridge, a joint venture between ADM and Cargill with the goal of helping farmers make better grain marketing decisions. Mark joins the podcast to talk about his background in tech, the history and story of GrainBridge, and how...

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Jan. 19, 2021

155: Sustainable, Plant-Based Crop Protection with Damian Hajduk, CTO…

, is the CTO and COO of Crop Enhancement, a San Jose-based startup that works at the intersection of materials science and biology to bring new and effective solutions to agriculture that help growers protect their crops and the environment, while...

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Jan. 12, 2021

154: Standardizing Sustainable Farmland Management with Kenny Fahey, …

is the Executive Director of Leading Harvest, a newly formed nonprofit organization at the vanguard of advancing sustainable agriculture, providing assurance programs comprised of standards, audit procedures, training and education, and reporting and...

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Jan. 5, 2021

153: Navigating the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture with Nuss …

Tim and Tyler are on the other side of this episode! They share more about ' transition to regenerative ag on the , hosted by . Tune in to hear their latest thoughts on their farm and where regenerative ag is going. Show Notes:...

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Dec. 29, 2020

152: Acre Insights - Our 2020 Takeaways and Lessons Learned

Tim and Tyler are back with the final episode of The Modern Acre podcast of 2020. We talk through our biggest takeaways and lessons learned from this year, including our thoughts on the ag industry, our farm, and personal takeaways. Tune in and have a...

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Dec. 22, 2020

151: Helping Consumers Make Better Food Decisions through Nutrient De…

is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Teak Origin, a food data company that collects actionable data to help consumers make better food decisions. Greg joins us to talk about his background in ecommerce, founding and developing the...

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Dec. 15, 2020

150: Enabling Direct-to-Consumer for Farmers with Alison DiFiore, Dir…

is the Director of Small Farm Initiatives at FruitStand, which is a division of . FruitStand is an online platform that enables farmers to sell directly to customers with an emphasis on exotic fruit and unique crop varieties. Alison joins us to share...

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Dec. 8, 2020

149: Bringing Context to Regenerative Agriculture with Gabe Brown

Get 20% off the ! Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of our resources. Gabe, along with his wife Shelly, and son Paul, own and operate Brown's Ranch, a diversified 5,000 acre farm...

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Dec. 1, 2020

148: Founding and Branding a CPG Company with WTRMLN WTR Co-Founder J…

is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of WTRMLN WTR, the pioneer in deliciously hydrating, super healthy watermelon water. Jody joins us to share the story of founding and scaling the business, covering areas of branding, supply chain, and sales....

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Nov. 24, 2020

147: Smart Farming - Automated and Connected Agriculture with Kit Bar…

is the Head of Automation and Artificial Intelligence at FarmTogether, a technology-enabled farmland investment platform that provides accredited investors with direct access to farmland as an asset class. Kit has over 10 years of experience...

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Nov. 17, 2020

146: Investing In and Operating Regenerative Companies with Lew Moorm…

is the Co-Founder of Soilworks, a Public Benefit Company on a mission to accelerate the Regenerative Food Movement by helping launch scalable, repeatable businesses that fuel the Regenerative economy. Lew's background is in the tech industry and he...

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Nov. 10, 2020

145: Founding the World's First Autonomous and Electric Tractor Compa…

is the founder and CEO of Ztractor, a startup that develops Autonomous Electric Tractors (AETs) to increase farming efficiency, productivity, safety on the field while reducing production cost and environmental footprint. Ztractor has 3 models under...

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Nov. 3, 2020

144: How to Commercialize Ag Business with David Nothmann, Chief Reve…

is the Chief Revenue Officer of Terramera, a cleantech leader focused on fusing AI, science and nature to create revolutionary technologies that transform how we grow food and solve other world-scale challenges. David joins the podcast to share more...

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Oct. 27, 2020

143: Decades of Farming - Still Innovating and Passing to the Next-Ge…

Mike Machado is a California farmer, veteran, and former State Senator. He continues to own and operate his family's walnut farm in Linden, California. Mike joins us to share more about his decades-long journey in agriculture, lessons along the way,...

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Oct. 20, 2020

142: Acre Insights - Nuss Farms Goes Direct-to-Consumer, Driscoll's/P…

Tim and Tyler are back and feeling fiery. Tune in to learn why we think there should be more action and less complaining about how much farmers make for every dollar spent and why we're trying to do something about it with our . We also share our...

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