Episodes
52: Reinventing Grain Marketing with FarmLead's CEO, Brennan Turner
Join our Closed Facebook Group Brennan Turner is the CEO and co-founder of FarmLead, North America's largest grain marketplace. He joins us for a wide-ranging conversation that you won't want to miss. Learn how he left Wall Street to come back home...
51: Transforming Planting through Microbial Genetics for Agriculture …
Join our Closed Facebook Group Pivot Bio is one of the hottest new startups out there today, but they are no flash in the pan. Pivot Bio has developed a first-of-its-kind, nitrogen-producing microbe that is changing the way nitrogen is applied to...
50: Top 6 Takeaways from the Podcast + Epic Giveaway!
We made it! We could not be more thrilled to reach this milestone and can't thank YOU enough for tuning in. For this episode, Tim and Tyler talk through the top takeaways from a year of the podcast. 1) Ag businesses that are successful focus on the...
49: Building The Largest Ag Exposition with Jennifer Fawkes of the Wo…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We're so excited to partner with the International Agri-Center, which is set to hold the 52nd World Ag Expo February 12-14, 2019. The largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo boasts more than...
48: The New Way to Analyze Soil DNA with Trace Genomics Co-Founder, P…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Whether you're interested in building an ag business or want to know more about advancements made in agronomic testing, this episode is FIRE. This interview was the perfect way to kick off 2019. We interview the...
47: How to Disrupt a Niche in Agriculture Using Deep Learning with Aq…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We loved this episode. You won’t want to miss how Bryton Shang and Aquabyte are disrupting a very specific niche of agriculture, aquaculture. Tune in to learn about what Aquabyte is up to, how they are building and...
46: Software for the Farm of the Future with Eamon Flood of Granular
Join our Closed Facebook Group We had a little break and are so excited to release a brand new episode! This week we sit down with Eamon Flood of Granular, a popular suite of farm management software. We discuss Eamon's background and what makes...
45: AgTech Startups with HarvestPort CEO, Brian Dawson
Join our Closed Facebook Group This is a must-listen episode with HarvestPort CEO, Brian Dawson. Not only do we dive deep on Brian's latest venture with HarvestPort, but we also talk about the agtech industry landscape as a whole. Brian shares how...
44: Helping Farmers Maximize Profits with FarmLogs CEO, Jesse Vollmar
Re-airing one of our most popular episodes, Episode 4 with Jesse Vollmar. Tim and Tyler also share some details of a recent wine project from Gary Vee. Tune in! On this episode we have a hugely valuable conversation with Jesse Vollmar, Founder and CEO...
43: Using Social Media to Build Your Business with Jay Hill
Join our Closed Facebook Group We are re-airing one of our most popular episodes ever! Well worth a second listen as there's so much good stuff packed in this one. In this episode, we talk to Jay Hill, who grew his family's 10 acre hobby farm into a...
42: Blockchain for Food and Agriculture with Ripe.io CEO and Co-Found…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We've all been waiting for it... (right?!) It only took 42 episodes for us to finally discuss blockchain! We couldn't have had a better guest on to discuss the application of blockchain technology in food and ag. Raja...
41: Next-Generation Farming with Owyhee Produce General Manager and O…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Shay Myers is the owner and general manager of Owyhee Produce, a Oregon-based, multi-generational, vertically-integrated farm. Shay exemplifies what The Modern Acre is all about. We talk about how he and the team at...
40: The Farm Operating System of the Future with Bowery Farming's Hea…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Bowery Farming is rethinking farming and we had the great pleasure to talk with the person who is helping bring the future to life there. Henry Sztul is the Head of R&D and BoweryOS. We discuss Bowery's vision and...
39: Helping Innovators Build the Future of Food with AgThentic's Foun…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Sarah Nolet knows the AgTech space and works with both startups, corporates, and farmers in the industry to help create and build the future of food and agriculture. We dive into her company, AgThentic, which provides...
38: Addressing the (Bee) Labor Shortage with Drones with Plan Bee Fou…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Anna Haldewang's class project in college has turned into her full time job with the help of some viral media coverage highlighting her unique idea. Tune in to learn more about Plan Bee, Anna's company that is...
37: Empowering Next-Gen Leaders in Urban Farming with Square Roots Fo…
We had the great honor to interview the co-founder and CEO of Square Roots, Tobias Peggs. Tobias has an incredibly successful career as the CEO of multiple companies, acquired by Adobe and Walmart, not to mention a background in Artificial...
36: From Brewing to Malting Beer with Admiral Maltings Founder, Ron S…
Join our Closed Facebook Group We have finally made it around to one of our favorite topics -- beer! We had the great pleasure to talk to an industry veteran, Ron Silberstein, who has founded one of the first organic breweries and, most recently, the...
35: Engineering Solutions for the Future with Chris Laudando of Motiv…
Join our Closed Facebook Group Our first repeat guest on the show is Chris Laudando. Chris was a part of the Forbes AgTech Summit episode () and after talking to him, we knew we had to get him back on the show for a full episode. Chris has so much...
34: Building a Platform for Food and Ag Startups with Nina Meijers fr…
Join our Closed Facebook Group This episode showcases the best of startup innovation in food and ag! We had the pleasure of talking with Nina Meijers, who is a Senior Associate and Platform Manager of FoodBytes! by Rabobank. FoodBytes! was launched...
33: Marketing with a Purpose with Tim Young of Small Farm Nation
Join our Closed Facebook Group We had the great pleasure of interviewing a fellow podcaster and standout farm-marketer, Tim Young. Tim has an incredible story, from having a successful career in corporate America to leaving it all to start a farm...
32: Side Hustling with Alexandra Rae Danell of Harvest Joy Design
Join our Closed Facebook Group We loved talking with Alexandra "Rae" Danell, who started Harvest Joy Design to share the unique story of farms through photography. With a passion for agriculture and marketing, Rae decided to start a business outside...
31: The Power of Automation with Bear Flag Robotics CEO, Igino Cafiero
Join our Closed Facebook Group We loved getting to talk to Igino Cafiero, who is the co-founder and CEO of Bear Flag Robotics. Bear Flag is a startup focused on tackling the challenge of automating farms to reduce cost, increase output, and make...
30: AgFunder Co-Founder & CEO, Rob Reclerc on AgriFood Tech Venture C…
Join our Closed Facebook Group On our 30th episode (!!!) we had the great privilege to talk with Rob Reclerc, who is the Co-Founder and CEO of AgFunder. AgFunder is the leading online investment platform, focused on AgriFood Tech investments. We talk...
29: Solving the Water Problem with SWIIM System
Join our Closed Facebook Group This week we talk with Harry Ferdon of SWIIM System, which was recently ranked as one of the Top 25 Most Innovative AgTech Startups by Forbes for the second straight year! The water challenge facing farmers across...