Episodes
Dec. 14, 2021
202: Innovations in Aerial Imaging with Ashwin Madgavkar, CEO and Founder of Ceres Imaging
is the CEO and founder of Ceres Imaging, an agtech startup that is creating irrigation management solutions that help farmers improve profitability. Their high-resolution aerial imagery and expert support help their customers detect issues quickly,...
Dec. 7, 2021
201: Developing Collaborative Farm Robots Built for Autonomy with Charlie Anderson, CEO and Founder of Burro
is the CEO and Founder of Burro, a robotics startup looking to solve the labor problem facing farmers by making robots like Wall-E a reality. To do this, they are starting first with a collaborative robotic platform called Burro, that helps people...
Nov. 30, 2021
200: Our Dad (!!!) on Nuss Farms, California Ag, and Regenerative Agriculture
Episode 200! For this milestone, we had to do something special. This week we sit down with our dad, , to learn more about the history and evolution of Nuss Farms. We dive into his journey as well as his perspective on the changes within California ag...
Nov. 23, 2021
199: Innovation in Food and CPG with Sarah Sha and Isha Joshi of KitchenTown
Sarah Sha is the Director of Strategy and is the Director of Product Development for KitchenTown, a scale-up facility in San Mateo, CA that gives food startups access to a commercial kitchen, product innovation lab, direct to consumer warehouse,...
Nov. 16, 2021
198: Helping Consumers Make Better Food Decisions through Nutrient Density with Greg Shewmaker, Co-Founder of TeakOrigin
is the co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of TeakOrigin, 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 business...
Nov. 11, 2021
197: Acre Insights - Tim Interviews Tyler on NFT's and Web3, Entrepreneurship, and Lessons from Tech and EV Startups
On this installment of Acre Insights, Tim interviews Tyler on a variety of topics, including his thoughts on Web3 and NFT's, college entrepreneurial pursuits, his career from Apple to Rivian, and finally more on Nuss Farms. Tune in! Show Notes:...
Nov. 2, 2021
196: Rethinking Controlled Environment Agriculture with Craig Hurlbert, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Local Bounti
is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Local Bounty, a premier controlled environment agriculture company redefining conversion efficiency and ESG standards for indoor ag. Craig joins the podcast to share more about his background in the energy sector and...
Oct. 26, 2021
195: Direct-to-Consumer Strategy with the Farmer’s Dog Co-Founder, Brett Podolsky
Interested in direct-to-consumer business? We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes to-date featuring the Farmer’s Dog. joins The Modern Acre podcast to talk about how he helped create The Farmer’s Dog, a dog food company focused on...
Oct. 19, 2021
194: Building a Successful Biologicals Company with Co-CEO's, Scott Uknes and Eric Ward
Scott Uknes and Eric Ward are the co-founders and co-CEO's of AgBiome, a biotechnology company that is focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative biological and trait products for crop protection. Scott and Eric join the...
Oct. 12, 2021
193: Acre Insights - Produce Trends and the Latest on the Farm and Our CPG Journey
Another edition of Acre Insights! Tyler provides a quick update on Rivian, then Tim and Tyler discuss the latest at Nuss Farms and their journey developing a product to go direct-to-consumer. Plus, they discuss a about the US importing tomatoes from...
Oct. 5, 2021
192: Successful CPG Exit and Bridging the Gap Between Ag and CPG with Jennifer Barney
is the founder of Barney Butter Almond Butter and previously led Innovation for a $700mm CPG category leader. She is an advisor and mentor to startup CPG brands and ag leaders entering the value added space. Jennifer joins us to share more about her...
Sept. 28, 2021
191: Healthy Snacks and a Transparent, Regenerative Supply Chain with Kristy Lewis, Founder of Quinn Snacks
Sign up for our produce box: https://fruitstand.com is the founder and CEO of Quinn Snacks, a CPG company reimagining classic snacks by bringing real ingredients and transparency back to the snacks you love. Kristy joins the podcast to tell us about...
Sept. 21, 2021
190: The Acceleration of Electric Tractor Adoption with Praveen Penmetsa, Co-Founder and CEO of Monarch Tractor
Praveen Penmetsa is the co-founder and CEO of Monarch Tractor, an agtech company developing an electric, driver-optional compact tractor. Praveen has nearly two decades of hands-on experience in translating creative visions into products for startups...
Sept. 14, 2021
189: Robotic Weeder Product Development with Jon Mey, Director of Product at Carbon Robotics
is the Director of Product at Carbon Robotics, an agtech startup pioneering the next revolution in agriculture through the deployment of innovative technology and hardware. Carbon Robotics’ first product, the Autonomous Weeder, is purpose built to...
Sept. 7, 2021
188: The Story of AgWorld and Farm Management Innovation with Zach Sheely, President of AgWorld
joins us to talk about how his interest in technology started on his family farm and evolved to his current position as President of Agworld. Agworld is one of the leading farm management companies, recently acquired by Semios, helping farmers take...
Aug. 31, 2021
187: Learning from the Soil through DNA Sequencing with Rob Hranac, CEO of Pattern Ag
is the CEO of Pattern Ag, an agtech startup developing a recommendation and product discovery platform centered around a deep understanding of soil. They are leveraging advances in genomics, robotics, and high-resolution agronomic data to build this...
Aug. 24, 2021
186: Digital Innovation in the Fresh Produce Industry with Kim Bui, Global Head, FreshCloud Infrastructure and Analytics at AgroFresh
Listen on or is the Global Head of FreshCloud Infrastructure and Analytics at AgroFresh, an agtech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food loss/waste and conserve the planet’s resources by providing a range of...
Aug. 17, 2021
185: Plant-Based Meat Ingredient Breeding with Matt Crisp, CEO and Co-Founder of Benson Hill
Matt Crisp is the CEO and Co-Founder of Benson Hill, a food technology company founded in 2012 with a mission to deliver food made better from the beginning. Through our CropOS® technology platform, which combines data science, plant science and...
Aug. 10, 2021
184: AgTech M&A with Bushel and Farmlogs Founders, Jake Joraanstad and Jesse Vollmar
This week we talk to two agtech founders - , the CEO and co-founder of Bushel, and , the CEO and co-founder of FarmLogs - about the recent news of Bushel acquiring Farmlogs. Bushel is an independently owned software company and leading provider of...
Aug. 3, 2021
183: Understanding Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf
is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host and teacher. He is passionate about the potential of well managed agriculture ecosystems to reverse ecological degradation. In addition to being a grower, John is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, Crop...
July 27, 2021
182: Oatly's Head of Sustainability, Julie Kunen
Julie Kunen is the Director of Sustainability at Oatly, the world's original and largest oat drink company. Julie's background is in creating and delivering sustainability programs and motivating stakeholders to deliver results. She joins us to dig...
July 20, 2021
181: Acre Insights - The Impact of the Drought, Abundant Robotics Shuts Down, and a Major Gap in Co-Packing for Farmers
Another edition of Acre Insights! This week we are talking about the drought crisis on the West Coast and the impact on farmers there, the shutting down of Abundant Robotics and what that means for agtech startups, and finally we discuss some...
July 13, 2021
180: Solving Renewable Energy Problems in Ag with Bob Powell, Founder and CEO of Brightmark
is the founder and CEO of Brightmark, a global leader in waste solutions that takes a holistic approach to tackling the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with imagination and optimism for the future. Brightmark enables programs...
July 6, 2021
179: From Founding Team at Granular to CEO of Sound Agriculture with Adam Litle
Adam Litle is the CEO of Sound Agriculture, a plant development company that helps producers grow more efficiently and enhance food taste, nutrition and sustainability. Adam was formerly part of the founding management team at , a farm management...