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Episodes

Jan. 14, 2020

100: Our 100th Episode and Debut of Acre Insights

We made it to 100 episodes! Thank YOU for listening and following The Modern Acre. Your support means everything to us. On this episode, we are debuting a new podcast format called Acre Insights, where we will share more of our thoughts and...
Jan. 7, 2020

99: Climate Corp's Chief Commercial Officer John Raines on Digital Farming

() is the Chief Commercial Officer for The Climate Corporation, the digital farming arm of Bayer. In this role, John serves on Climate's leadership team and is responsible for global sales, marketing, account management and customer service...
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Dec. 31, 2019

98: 2019 Recap in Global Trade with Richard Owen, PMA's VP of Global Membership and Engagement

is the Vice President of Global Membership and Engagement with the Produce Marketing Association. Richard joins us for a discussion around the latest in global trade policy affecting the ag industry. Richard's extensive background and role with PMA...
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Dec. 24, 2019

97: Venture Capital Focused on Ag IT with Seana Day of Better Food Ventures

is a Partner at Better Food Ventures, a venture capital fund looking to identify and develop companies that can improve the performance of the food and agriculture industries through the application of information and communications technology. Seana...
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Dec. 17, 2019

96: Transitioning to Regenerative on the Farm with Derek Axten

Derek Axten is the owner of Axten Farms based in Saskatchewean, Canada. He joins us to discuss how his farm transitioned to regenerative practices, including what's worked and challenges they've faced along the way. This is the perfect conclusion to...
Dec. 10, 2019

95: Verifying Regenerative with Nutrient-Density Testing with Dr. Jill Clapperton, Founder of Rhizoterra

Jill Clapperton is the principal scientist, owner, and founder of Rhizoterra, an international company that creates information and knowledge pertaining to soil health, so we can all make informed decisions based on science. Jill is also a well-known...
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Dec. 3, 2019

94: Outcome-Based Approach to Regenerative Agriculture with Sara Harper, Founder of Grounded Growth

is the founder of Grounded Growth, a membership-based company that provides the resources needed for food companies and farmers to research, develop and build regenerative supply chains together. Sara was previously on the podcast (episode ) to...
Nov. 26, 2019

93: Cousin Brad Back on the Podcast! Building an Ag Experience 2.0

Cousin Brad () comes back on the podcast to update us on his suburban family 10-acre farm that he started a few years ago (check out his ). Brad shares some key business insights on what's worked on the farm, including their go-to-market approach for...
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Nov. 19, 2019

92: Scaling an Ecommerce Business in Ag with Chiles Wilson, Founder of Branch to Box

is the founder and general manager of Branch to Box, a business-to-business ecommerce business that provides fresh fruit and snack delivery to company offices. This is Chiles' second time on the podcast, because his was so good! This time we dig in...
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Nov. 12, 2019

91: Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Farm Business through Branding with Dave Kohl, Founder of Joolies

is the founder of Joolies, a California based farm and CPG brand producing Medjool date products. Dave and his family founded the original date farm two decades ago and recently launched Joolies. He shares more about the company's origin and how they...
Nov. 5, 2019

90: How to Execute a Marketing Rebrand in Ag with John Bourne, VP of Marketing at Ceres Imaging

is the VP of Marketing at Ceres Imaging, a venture-backed company delivering solutions for irrigation and nutrient management, pest and disease prevention, and more. Tune in to learn how John and the Ceres team recently launched an updated product...
Oct. 29, 2019

89: How to Gain Quick Traction Through Collaboration with the Co-Founder of Global Women Fresh, Julie Escobar

Julie Escobar is the co-founder of Global Women Fresh, a community focused on connecting, inspiring, and empowering women in the fresh produce industry. She has over 20 years experience in the fresh produce industry, achieving growth in domestic and...
Oct. 22, 2019

88: An Inside Scoop Into Ag Media with Paul Schrimpf of Meister Media

is an award-winning journalist who has covered the agriculture market since 1998. He is Group Editor of the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide, with full editorial responsibility for , CropLife IRON, and . Paul shares his story of...
Oct. 15, 2019

87: Building an Innovative Venture Fund and Accelerator with the CEO and Founder of SVG Ventures, John Hartnett

This is the last episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! is the founder and CEO of and the accelerator. SVG Ventures-THRIVE is a leading agri-food innovation ecosystem, comprised of top agriculture, food & technology corporations,...
Oct. 8, 2019

86: Horizontally Integrated Farming with the CEO of ZZ2, Tommie Van Zyl

This is the third episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Tommie Van Zyl is the CEO of , a South African produce grower, packer, and shipper. Tommie has helped develop and scale the business, which supports both the South African and global markets....
Oct. 1, 2019

85: Growing and Developing Next-Generation Talent in Agriculture with Alicia Calhoun

This is the second episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Alicia Calhoun is the Vice President of Talent Portfolio at the Center for Growing Talent by PMA. She joins the podcast to give us her perspective on building and sustaining talent within...
Sept. 24, 2019

84: Technology and Food Safety in the Produce Industry with PMA’s Chief Science & Technology Officer, Bob Whitaker

This is the first episode in a 4-part series sponsored by ! Bob Whitaker is the Chief Science & Technology Officer of the Produce Marketing Association. Bob has has a incredibly successful career, starting in the biotechnology plant space. He then...
Sept. 17, 2019

83: Insight into the Digital Farming Revolution with Chris Paterson of Xarvio and BASF

is the North America Lead for Xarvio, the digital farming arm of BASF. Chris has been involved with agronomy and agribusiness across North America for 25 years, and for the past ten years has been directly involved with the development of new business...
Sept. 10, 2019

82: Regenerative Ag, Direct-to-Consumer, Social Media & Food Labeling with Primal Pastures Founder and Pasturebird CEO, Paul Greive

is founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm that delivers high-quality, fresh meat direct to consumer. Paul shares his amazing story of founding the company to feed his family healthy, real food and how it grew to become a successful...