Episodes
Feb. 25, 2020
106: How to Connect on Social Media with Ryan Valk AKA @CaliforniaFarmer
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/106
Feb. 18, 2020
105: Enabling Regenerative through Robotics with Clint Brauer, Co-Founder and CEO of Greenfield Robotics
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/105
Feb. 11, 2020
104: Building the Next-Generation Tractor Company with Mark Schwager, Co-Founder and President of Monarch Tractor
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/104
Feb. 4, 2020
103: Engaging and Empowering Women in Ag with Monica Bratuti, Co-Founder of Global Women Fresh
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/103
Jan. 28, 2020
102: Developing Stakeholder Capitalism in Ag Tech with Heidi Burns of HarvestPort
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/102
Jan. 21, 2020
101: Founding and Branding a CPG Company with WTRMLN WTR Co-Founder Jody Levy
Show Notes: https://themodernacre.com/101
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...